December 2019 Blog Posts

Who remembers Roamer Robots?!

31st December 2019

Things we talked about today…

A couple in the US have been in the news today as they called the emergency services in fear they were being burgled, but it turned out to be their new robot hoover! Laura mentioned that the robot hoovers remind her of the Valiant Roamer Robots you used to have at school. But, what were they actually for, what did they teach us?! Were they just a treat? These questions need answering on our Facebook page…

One couple in Leeds have put out an ad for a Nanny for their daughter, who is 18, has a driver and needs a Nanny to cook and clean for her whilst she is at University? We can’t decide if she’s going to be the coolest person at Uni, or if the Nanny will get in the way of the housemates… come on though, it’s easy to stick smiley faces in the oven and fill up a Pot Noodle with water isn’t it?

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was Spongebob and Paul won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Jay didn’t quite manage to name 5 Pokemon just missed out on the £25, and dungeon tickets! 

Posted by Laura at 9:56am

Resolutions

30th December 2019

Things we talked about today…

Over the weekend a football team decided to give up at half-time as they were 8 goals down and just left! Come on people, play till’ the end! Even Laura’s football team kept playing until the end at 12nill down!

It’s New Year’s Eve tomorrow and the top list of resolutions have been revealed, of course this most popular is to lose weight and the other is to quit social media! After a small debate, Laura and Michael realised they couldn’t quit social media, so Laura is just going to learn how to play the piano instead in 2020!

Finally, a tip for you all going out for New Years Eve, Asparagus is the new hangover cure! Make sure you eat some before you start drinking and apparently you’ll be right as rain. 

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was Benny Hill and Andrew won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Graham didn’t quite manage to name 5 Animals beginning with the letter F and just missed out on the £25, and dungeon tickets! 

Posted by Laura at 10:09am

Shopping on Christmas Day?

27th December 2019

Things we talked about today…

Apparently over 1 billion pounds was spent actually ON Christmas Day this year – why were you shopping?! If you had any free time on Christmas Day it should’ve been spent sleeping or eating…

It was the World Pie Eating Championships this week and the winner, Ian, ate a whole pie in 34 seconds. Incredible Scenes!

The top TV and Film inspired Baby Names of 2019 have been revealed, at the top of the list we have Elizabeth from The Crown! The list also featured Khaleesi and Nala.

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was Pink Panther and Jonny won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Mary didn’t quite manage to name 5 Brands of Shoe and just missed out on the £25, and dungeon tickets! 

Posted by Laura at 9:25am

1 more sleep to go!

24th December 2019

Things we talked about today…

It's Christmas Eve!!! Tim is in for Ben today and Laura was here too, we’re all feeling very festive here at Minster Towers! Christmas Jumpers and Hats galore!

1 more sleep to go! Thank you to the cast of the Grand Opera House York panto for their rendition of Sleeps Till’ Santa… thank you for all of your videos, it’s nearly here!

Merry Christmas from us on the Breakfast Show – have a good un. 

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was Harry Potter and Chris won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Harry didn’t quite manage to name 5 Actors that have played the President of the USA and just missed out on the £1000, and dungeon tickets! He got five but 2 were after the bell!

Posted by Laura at 10:02am

Milking the Dog

23rd December 2019

Things we talked about today…

It's Christmas Eve Eve and Tim is in for Ben today, he was telling Laura that today is ‘Manic Monday’ where everyone realises they’ve forgotten one thing for the Christmas Festivities and have to run out and get it! Poor Tim is braving his full Christmas food shop today, good luck!

Laura went home at the weekend to see her family for Christmas and discovered her dog may be pregnant! Her mum thinks it’s a phantom pregnancy but was told the best way to check was to milk the dog?! We think someone was winding her up…

The Minster FM team did our Sleeps Till’ Santa today, check out the video on our Facebook Page… 2 sleeps to go! Eeeeeeee!

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was Only Fools and Horses and Lucy won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Aiden didn’t quite manage to name 5 Christmas Carols and just missed out on the £25 and dungeon tickets!

Posted by Laura at 10:17am

Hey Big Spender!

20th December 2019

Things we talked about today…

Check out our Facebook page for your reindeer name! Ben is Sugar Plum Snickerdoodle, Laura is Pointy Toes BonBon (naff) and Patrick is Honey Ham St. Candy Cane – Merry Christmas!

Laura’s mum decided she would treat her work colleagues to an impromptu performance of ‘Hey Big Spender’ at the works Christmas do… in a restaurant. There were prosecco corks used as props stuffed in her bra we don’t want to know anymore!!

Our Christmas Roadshow is visiting the final stops today, Pickering Primary and Hempland today! We have been on the road all week visiting two schools a day with Energi Trampoline Park! The Minster Monster, Enzo and Mary Poppins will all be joining Laura and occasional special guest the TC to treat your school to some festive fun! A big thanks to yesterday’s schools Selby CP and Wigginton Primary for giving us their rendition of 5 Sleeps Till’ Santa, check out the videos on our Facebook page now…

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was Doctor Who.

GAME WHEEL (7.30)

This week you could be winning a day out to Catterick Races over Christmas and New Year!

Today it was One Line Movie Quiz, the answer was Elf and Pablo won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Karen and Harry didn’t quite manage to name 5 Landlocked European Countries and just missed out on the £1000 and dungeon tickets!

Posted by Laura at 9:09am

Roland Rat is Driving!

19th December 2019

Things we talked about today…

Check out our Facebook page for the latest thing to go viral – a steering wheel that looks like Roland Rat!

Laura’s friend is a Speech Analyst and said her most recent project was to analyze Swallowing! Naturally, the whole group then forgot how to swallow when being analyzed like when you think about breathing and forget how to breath! Nightmare…

Ben and Laura spoke to the Wicked Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Vicki Michelle this morning! You can find out how she is enjoying performing in York on Listen again from 7am.

Our Christmas Roadshow is visiting Selby CP and Wiggington Primary today! We will be on the road all week visiting two schools a day with Energi Trampoline Park! The Minster Monster, Enzo and Mary Poppins will all be joining Laura and occasional special guest the TC to treat your school to some festive fun! A big thanks to yesterday’s schools Copmanthorpe and Lakeside for giving us their rendition of 6 Sleeps Till’ Santa, check out the video on our Facebook page now…

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was Home Alone.

GAME WHEEL (7.30)

This week you could be winning a day out to Catterick Races over Christmas and New Year!

Today it was 3 Sec Theme Tune, the answer was IT Crowd and Danny won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Chris did manage to name 5 Characters from Mario Kart won the £25 and dungeon tickets!

Posted by Laura at 9:25am

Roasties For The Win!

18th December 2019

Things we talked about today…

The Grand Opera House Panto reviews are in and it turns out Laura’s plan to out Ben for his bad dancing has failed, as it turns out he’s done very well! 

Roast Potatoes have been voted the best Christmas Dinner item ahead of Pigs in Blankets and Yorkshire Puds! Laura agrees, but Ben says you can’t beat a Pig in a Blanket.. what do you think?

Our Christmas Roadshow is visiting Copmanthorpe Primary and Lakeside Primary today! We will be on the road all week visiting two schools a day with Energi Trampoline Park! The Minster Monster, Enzo and Mary Poppins will all be joining Laura and occasional special guest the TC to treat your school to some festive fun! A big thanks to yesterday’s schools Westfield Primary and North Duffield for giving us their rendition of 7 Sleeps Till’ Santa, check out the video on our Facebook page now…

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was Casualty and Kelly won.

GAME WHEEL (7.30)

This week you could be winning a day out to Catterick Races over Christmas and New Year!

Today it was Ben’s Big Jumble and Hannah won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Kieran didn’t manage to name 5 Actors from Love Actually didn’t win the £25 and dungeon tickets!

Posted by Laura at 9:28am

Christmas Rowing!

17th December 2019

Things we talked about today…

It’s been revealed that the control of the TV remote is the top argument we have over Christmas – however Ben begs to differ and says it’s ‘What time are the in-laws leaving?’ 

Our Christmas Roadshow is visiting North Duffield Primary and Westfield Primary today! We will be on the road all week visiting two schools a day with Energi Trampoline Park! The Minster Monster, Enzo and Mary Poppins will all be joining Laura and occasional special guest the TC to treat your school to some festive fun! A big thanks to yesterday’s schools Hobmoor and St Paul’s for giving us their rendition of 8 Sleeps Till’ Santa, check out the video on our Facebook page now…

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was Teletubbies and Sarah won.

GAME WHEEL (7.30)

This week you could be winning a day out to Catterick Races over Christmas and New Year!

Today it was One Line Lyric Quiz and Rachel won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Nicky didn’t manage to name 5 Sherlock Holmes Stories didn’t win the £1000 and dungeon tickets!

Posted by Laura at 9:39am

Jingle Bells!

16th December 2019

Things we talked about today…

Today is officially the day we start to feel Christmassy and Laura has definitely got the memo, turning up to the studio with jingle bells on her jumper! Whilst it was annoying that they made a sound every time she moved, it worked out for Heidi as she won tickets to the Grand Opera House Panto by correctly guessing that Laura was playing jingle bells on her jumper!

Our Christmas Roadshow is starting today! We will be on the road all week visiting two schools a day with Energi Trampoline Park! The Minster Monster, Enzo and Mary Poppins will all be joining Laura and occasional special guest the TC to treat your school to some festive fun! Today we will be joining St Paul’s C of E and Hobmoor Primary!

A big thank you to Acomb Primary for today’s rendition of Sleeps Till’ Santa – 9 Sleeps to go! 

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was Aladdin.

GAME WHEEL (7.30)

This week you could be winning a day out to Catterick Races over Christmas and New Year!

Today it was One Line Movie Quiz and Hattie won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Stewart didn’t manage to name 5 things you need to have a licence or permit for and missed out at the last minute by saying Dog License, which was abolished in 1987 so he didn’t win the £25 and dungeon tickets!

Posted by Laura at 9:31am

Insta Earnings

12th December 2019

Things we talked about today…

It’s been revealed this morning that Cristiano Ronaldo is Instagram’s’ highest earner making £38.2 million from sponsored posts just this year! Laura has offered her Instagram services in return for free food.. Any takers?

Make sure you nip down to Poundland this Christmas, their Self Service machines have Santa’s voice! We’ve posted it on our Facebook Page for you to check it out…

A big thank you to Yorkshire’s Winter Wonderland and Bempton Primary School for today’s rendition of Sleeps Till’ Santa – 13 Sleeps, he’s coming!

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was EastEnders and Gemma won.

GAME WHEEL (7.30)

This week you could be winning a family day out to Calypso Cove!

Today it was The Baffler and Fiona won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

John didn’t manage to name 5 Blue Peter Presenters and didn’t win the £25 and dungeon tickets!

Posted by Laura at 10:29am

Queen's Pressies!

11th December 2019

Things we talked about today…

The Queen reportedly buys 620 gifts for all of her staff and family for Christmas, and usually its something from the palace shop. Well if you work in the palace shop you know how much she spent on you!

It has been revealed today that half of 18-24 year olds cannot read a traditional clock! What is going on?!

A big thank you to York High School for today’s rendition of Sleeps Till’ Santa – 14 Sleeps, he’s coming 2 weeks today!

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was Friends and Laura won.

GAME WHEEL (7.30)

This week you could be winning a family day out to Calypso Cove!

Today it was Urban Dictionary Corner and Catherine won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Sally didn’t manage to name 5 Ingredients Rachel from Friends uses in her Traditional English Trifle and didn’t win the £1000 and dungeon tickets!

Posted by Laura at 10:37am

Opera Stars!

10th December 2019

Things we talked about today…

The Sleeps Till’ Santa this morning was interesting, the game wheel got involved and it was decided that 15 sleeps would be sung in an operatic style!

The ten funniest jokes ever according to science have been revealed, which peaked the listeners interest – Laura and DG had tons to read out, and some of them were actually funny!

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was Inspector Gadget and Sophie won.

GAME WHEEL (7.30)

This week you could be winning a family day out to Calypso Cove!

Today it was Big Jumble and Roxy won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Paul didn’t manage to name 5 Songs from Dirty Dancing and didn’t win the £1000 and dungeon tickets!

Posted by Laura at 10:03am

Is that Debbie in the Mirror?

6th December 2019

Things we talked about today…

Big Cast Announcement! The Grand Opera House panto Snow White and The Seven Dwarves included the Town Crier, but it was missing a Magic Mirror! This morning Ben and Laura could exclusively reveal that the magic mirror will be… Debbie McGee!

Today is apparently the last day it is acceptable to dump a partner before Christmas! Anything after today will seem too harsh, and you should stay with them until the 3rd of January… what do you think?

Sleeps Till’ Santa is well underway and we want you to get involved! Thank you to Snappy for our 19 sleeps to go video! Go to minsterfm.com and send us your sleeps till santa video to help us countdown to Christmas!

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was X Factor and Suzie won.

GAME WHEEL (7.30)

This week you could be winning a choice of some festive prizes including a real Christmas Tree from York Christmas Trees!

Today it was Urban Dictionary Corner and Colin won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Kate didn’t manage to name 5 Capital Cities further North than London and didn’t win the £25 and dungeon tickets!

Posted by Laura at 10:26am

Eat the Pie, Save the Foil!

5th December 2019

Things we talked about today…

Today Laura and Ben spoke to Karen from Foil for Snappy about the Eat the Pie, Save the Foil! Scheme. If every person in York saved just one Mince Pie case and donated it to the cause, that would be around 140kg of Aluminum that could be diverted from Landfill and sold to raise money for the fantastic cause that is Snappy. Find out about the collection points by listening back from 9:15am.

It’s National Pigs in Blankets Day today! Laura told a story of how her pigs were missing their blankets at the weekend and Ben has discovered pigs in blankets for breakfast! What do you think? Have your say on our Facebook page…

Sleeps Till’ Santa is well underway and we want you to get involved! Go to minsterfm.com and send us your sleeps till santa video to help us countdown to Christmas!

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was Home Alone and Sue won.

GAME WHEEL (7.30)

This week you could be winning a choice of some festive prizes including a real Christmas Tree from York Christmas Trees!

Today it was The Baffler and Colin won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Adam didn’t manage to name 5 Sports that didn’t involve a ball and didn’t win the £25 and dungeon tickets!

Posted by Laura at 10:24am

Bad Connection

4th December 2019

Things we talked about today…

Panto Rehearsals for Snow White and the Seven Dwarves are well underway at The Grand Opera House York and Ben has revealed there will be another cast announcement very soon.. Who will be the Magic Mirror?!

It has been revealed today by Uswitch that York holds the street with the 2nd fastest broadband in the UK, and the street with the worst! Kingsclere, Huntington is the worst, whereas York Road in Elvington is the best!

Sleeps Till’ Santa is well underway and we want you to get involved! Go to minsterfm.com and send us your sleeps till santa video to help us countdown to Christmas! MC LC took today's to the next level...

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was Game of Thrones and Sue won.

GAME WHEEL (7.30)

This week you could be winning a choice of some festive prizes including a real Christmas Tree from York Christmas Trees!

Today it was One Line Movie Quiz and Jim won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Chris didn’t manage to name 5 Films that Richard Curtis wrote and didn’t win the £1000 and dungeon tickets!

Posted by Laura at 10:26am

Studio Grotto!

2nd December 2019

Things we talked about today…

Advent has begun! This morning we have had the wonderful elves from Yorkshire’s Winter Wonderland decorating our studio. It genuinely looks like Santa’s grotto in there!

The Toy Appeal is well underway, and one listener has pushed the boat out with her effort! Megan challenged her little brother Bobby to get as many presents for the Toy Appeal as he could with £10. Find out how they got on at our Facebook Page now!

The Christmas Tour with Ben and Laura is back! Energi Trampoline Park will be bringing Minster FM to a number of Primary Schools this Christmas to have a fantastic festive time! If you want them to come to your school – sign up at minsterfm.com

Chances to win on air with Ben and Laura… 

SCREEN STARS (6:20)

Win a pair of cinema tickets to Everyman York tickets if you can work out the movie or TV show that is hummed by Laura… 

This morning it was Star Wars and Sam won.

GAME WHEEL (7.30)

This week you could be winning a choice of some festive prizes including a real Christmas Tree from York Christmas Trees!

Today it was Ben’s Big Jumble and Freya won.

PANIC (8:15)

You can win £25 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!

Spencer didn’t manage to name 5 Units of Measurement and didn’t win the £25 and dungeon tickets!

Posted by Laura at 10:31am