January 2020 Blog Posts
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Who's Lance?
31st January 2020
Things we talked about today…
The Panto transfer isn’t the only drama going on at the Grand Opera House, Laura said that yesterday they had a burst pipe which Fireman Sam tried to fix, they couldn’t get hold of a plumber so just went in to random businesses on the street and asked for one! A customer from Plonkers nipped over whilst having his dinner and fixed it. Lance – you are a hero.
It’s House Band Friday and we had the fantastic Garrow Hill in to perform their original song Skeletons, aiming to send a message to their audience about mental health – make sure you check out the video on our Facebook Page.
Ben thinks he’s found the best new skincare regime – Charcoal cream on your face! Has anyone tried 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 Fraggle Rock and Simon won.
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning a fantastic day out with The Principal York, today’s was a lovely Champagne Afternoon Tea.
Today’s Game was Quizoo. Well done to today’s winner Jean!
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £100 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
Lindsey didn’t quite manage to complete the categories with the letter T so missed out on £100, and dungeon tickets! She got 3 out of 5!
Posted by Laura at 9:42am
Test The Teacher @ Applefields!
30th January 2020
Things we talked about today…
Laura has hurt her toe this morning and has strapped it up as she is convinced the longer she leaves it like that the more chance of the toe nail growing back on is… Ben had to explain it doesn’t work like that.
Emily from Applefields School faced the Test The Teacher Challenge, and as she was the first contestant this year, she is at the top of the leader board with a score of 6! Check out the video of her stacking the cups and answering the questions on our Facebook page now…
Hot dog legs have been voted the worst social media pic, anyone else guilty of posting one of these?
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 Chicago and Heather won.
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning a fantastic day out with The Principal York, today’s was a lovely Champagne Afternoon Tea.
Today’s Game was Ben’s Big Jumble. Well done to today’s winner Ian!
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £100 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
Stef the teacher was so close but didn’t quite manage to complete the categories with the letter H so missed out on £100, and dungeon tickets! She got 4 out of 5!
Posted by Laura at 10:40am
Moment of Weakness
29th January 2020
Things we talked about today…
Ben’s son Nick was off school ill yesterday until the doctors said he wasn’t contagious and could go back. To prove that he shouldn’t go back to school for the afternoon he tried to force some tears, but ended up weeing instead. At least he still got his way, he couldn’t go back to school without his uniform!
Laura had a moment of weakness the other evening and when Sam was just half an hour late home, she had convinced herself he had fallen in to a ditch and that’s why he wasn’t responding. When he did arrive home, because of Laura’s reaction he thought it was the right time to advise her on what to do if he did actually die – the advise was ‘move on’.
Mamma C has reviewed another movie! ‘Cats – too many cats’ – check out the video on our Facebook page…
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 Happy Days and Gary won.
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning a fantastic day out with The Principal York, today’s was a lovely Twilight Afternoon Tea.
Today’s Game was The Baffler. Well done to today’s winner Philly!
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £100 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
Lewis was so close but didn’t quite manage to complete the categories with the letter L so missed out on £100, and dungeon tickets! He got 4 out of 5!
Posted by Laura at 10:12am
Happy Kazoo Day!
28th January 2020
Things we talked about today…
This morning Ben and Laura heard from Bianca from CEO Sleepout. The Sleepout will take place in April at Bootham Crescent and Laura will be taking part to help raise money and awareness for Homeless Charities – if you want to join her check out the details at https://www.ceosleepoutuk.com/
Ben and Laura are the voice of the new My21 York Pullman bus in York, they got the chance to hear themselves announcing the stops yesterday and had a whale of a time! Check out the video on our Facebook Page now…
Happy Kazoo Day everyone!!
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 Pirates of The Caribbean and Millie won.
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning a fantastic day out with The Principal York, today’s was a lovely Champagne Afternoon Tea.
Today’s Game was Quizoo. Well done to today’s winner Peigi!
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £100 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
Gemma didn’t quite manage to complete the categories with the letter L so missed out on £100, and dungeon tickets!
Posted by Laura at 10:21am
ALL NEW PANIC!
27th January 2020
Things we talked about today…
BRAND NEW PANIC this morning!! Yes the new and improved Panic has made it’s debut and is now worth £100 every day! The stakes are higher and the game is still brilliant – you get a letter of the alphabet and have 10 seconds to name 5 things beginning with that letter, depending on the categories that Laura reads out – Listen again on the app from 8:15 to see how Sophie got on…
Laura went to London this weekend and had a trip to the Lego Store, she made a Lego version of Ben which you can see on our Facebook page… she also split her trousers because she ate too much food and the food baby popped out!
Ben and Laura will be taking a trip out today to have a ride on the My 21 bus with York Pullman! The pair recorded the stops for the bus and now can’t wait to hear themselves! We’re sure they will enjoy it a lot more than the commuters on that bus…
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 Shrek and Debs won.
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning a fantastic day out with The Principal York, today’s was a lovely Champagne Afternoon Tea.
Today’s Game was One Line Lyric Quiz. Well done to today’s winner James!
PANIC (8:15)
You can win £100 and a family ticket to York Dungeon if you can hold your nerve or £1,000 if the buzzer goes off!
Sophie didn’t quite manage to complete the categories with the letter D so missed out on £100, and dungeon tickets!
Posted by Laura at 10:51am
New Panic is coming!
24th January 2020
Things we talked about today…
New Panic is coming! Ben and Laura announced this morning that from Monday, Panic will have a new format.. we can’t say much more than that apart from, there will be more cash! Make sure you tune in on Monday to play the brand new Panic!
House Band Friday’s are back in business! And today we were joined by Serotones. The band that won York City Supporters Trust Battle of the Bands were brilliant! Make sure to check out their video on our Facebook page now.
It’s Burn’s night tomorrow night, have you made plans? Ben was having a rant as his wife was wanting a party! Ben’s argument was that none of them even know what Burn’s night is for- just an excuse for a do!
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 Cheers.
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning a fantastic family day or night out to Ten Pin Bowling for up to 6 people.
Today’s Game was Quizoo. Well done to today’s winner Emilie!
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!
Natasha didn’t quite manage to name 5 Sean Connery Movies and didn’t win £25, and dungeon tickets! Tune in Monday for all new Panic!
Posted by Laura at 10:32am
Fifteen, Yas Queen!
23rd January 2020
Things we talked about today…
Millennials have come up with new names for numbers in Bingo! They include 15 – Yas Queen, 49 – Amazon Prime and 38 – Avocado on a Plate!
Ben was outraged yesterday when he took his car to be hand jet washed at a flat rate of £8 and the man said it would be £10 because the car was dirty! That’s why you take a car to get cleaned surely?! Ben only wanted his number plate doing so in the end negotiated to £2.
A Parrot has been spotted on top of Selby Abbey, it’s owners are trying to coax it down from the roof but it’s not having any of it! Laura told us that her auntie recently went to the zoo and was impressed with how the parrot was repeating everything she said in a female voice – until she walked to the other side of the cage and realised it was a woman doing the same thing on the other side. Oh well! They had a nice chat.
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 Love Island.
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning a fantastic family day or night out to Ten Pin Bowling for up to 6 people.
Well done to today’s winner Helen!
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!
Louise didn’t quite manage to name 5 SpongeBob characters and didn’t win £25, and dungeon tickets – but was by far the most fun person we’ve ever played panic with!
Posted by Laura at 10:15am
The Circle of Teeth!
22nd January 2020
Things we talked about today…
New feature alert! We’ve heard that Laura’s mum gives some, interesting reviews to new tv and film – so Laura and Ben put her to the test! Mamma C Reviews kicked off with a review of Cobra, she didn’t like it as it didn’t feature any snakes.
A new survey has claimed 40% of people prefer Valentines Day to Christmas Day! What is going on?! You get less presents and less pigs in blankets!
Ben found out his son had a girlfriend today, this is because he came home with no front teeth as they both headbutted playing tag! But, baby Kara got her first tooth as Nick lost his – the circle of life!
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 Les Mis.
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning a fantastic family day or night out to Ten Pin Bowling for up to 6 people.
Well done to today’s winner Caroline!
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!
Maddy didn’t quite manage to name 5 TV shows starring Ant and Dec and didn’t win £25, and dungeon tickets!
Posted by Laura at 10:34am
No Free Cash!
21st January 2020
Things we talked about today…
Ben and Laura went into town yesterday afternoon to see what all the fuss was about with a company that had claimed they were giving away free cash on Stonegate! Well, after waiting with a large group of people for a while, it seemed that the company may had gone somewhere else with the cash – and just before they left a man turned up trying to get the audiences email addresses for the free cash. Ben was not having this, he was scared it was a scam so decided to heckle the man! We later found out he was legit.. it’s not panto anymore Ben!
A new survey has claimed that 4 in 10 adults are still scared of the dark – Ben admitted he isn’t scared of the dark, but he is scared of what Jess has left on the stairs in the dark as they become obstacles for him on a dark morning! Laura admitted that Sam often turns all of the lights off in the house and waits in the dark to jump out at her – she is not scared of the dark, just her fiancé’s stupidity.
And the Wagon Wheel has been voted Britain’s favourite retro tea time snack (what a niche award category). Ben and Laura are not a fan of eating them – but love trying to catch one at the York Theatre Royal panto! Do you like a Wagon Wheel?
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 Dukes of Hazzard and Elaina won.
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning a fantastic family day or night out to Ten Pin Bowling for up to 6 people.
Well done to today’s winner Sam!
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 quite manage to name 5 Characters from He-man and didn’t win £25, and dungeon tickets!
Posted by Laura at 9:39am
Mamma's Movies
20th January 2020
Things we talked about today…
Laura’s mum has been to the cinema to see the new Sam Mendes film 1917. Whilst most describe it as poignant and moving, Mamma’s Movie Reviews (this we are trademarking…) mustered up 2 words ‘shooty’ and ‘war-ey’. Are they even words? She also answered the phone top Laura in the cinema then proceeded to tell her off for calling – why did she answer?!
York City FC’s Daniel Parslow continues his benefit year raising money for Headway with his Grand Football Quiz this evening. The event is being held at Acomb Conservative Club and tickets are £5 to enter!
Ben’s son Nick has a new hairstyle and new glasses – he looks exactly like the Milky Bar Kid! So much so that Milkybar actually tweeted Ben saying they will pass on the photo to the powers that be! Free chocolate for life, mmm…
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 Willy Wonka and Fiona won.
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning a fantastic family day or night out to Ten Pin Bowling for up to 6 people.
Well done to today’s winner Pablo!
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!
Marie didn’t quite manage to name 5 Members of S Club 7 and didn’t win £1000, and dungeon tickets!
Posted by Laura at 9:42am
Eating like the Dog!
10th January 2020
Things we talked about today…
Laura’s brother had a nightmare over Christmas as he couldn’t enter his local pet shop where he used to work – when questioned why he explained he was hungry on shift once and was caught eating dog treats from the pick n mix! Shame!
It’s been revealed that on average, people have around 60 baths of tea at work in a lifetime! What?! Outrage.. Laura says she could do that in a week, just give her a straw!
Apparently the Yorkshire accent is the most trusted in the country! Ben says this must be why people tend to like Laura more than him. Laura thinks its down to the fact she’s funnier, doesn’t ring a bell, is more approachable, makes a better cuppa… the list goes on.
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 Sex in The City and John in Barlby won.
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning a gift that Laura and Ben got for Christmas that they don’t want! All about that re-gifting guys.
Well done to Mark who won a Ferrero Rocher Collection!
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!
Stuart didn’t quite manage to name 5 Things you can Charge and didn’t win £25, and dungeon tickets!
Posted by Laura at 10:42am
Re-gifting a Re-gift!
9th January 2020
Things we talked about today…
Laura thinks she has found a World Record – the world’s tiniest grape. The picture is on our Facebook Page now, check it out to see what you think!
Poundland have brought out a £1 Wedding Band for the ladies to propose to their men this leap year. Firstly – what is with the weird tradition that women only do it on a leap year? And secondly, does it matter how much money you spend on a ring or is it the sentiment? Discuss.
Bens in trouble and wants us all to forget that it’s now a new year. His wife Jess facetimed him with a ‘new year hairdo’ which he then thought was a joke perm. Turns out it wasn’t… oh dear!
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 Hannah Montana and John in Barlby won.
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning a gift that Laura and Ben got for Christmas that they don’t want!All about that re-gifting guys.
Well done to Nick who won a Batman Wallet that Laura had re-gifted to Ben and Ben had now re-gifted on air!
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!
Mo didn’t manage to name 5 Chart Hits by PJ and Duncan and didn’t win £1000, and dungeon tickets!
Posted by Laura at 10:05am
Dermot's Eau De Toilette
8th January 2020
Things we talked about today…
It turns out that Dorothy, Helen, Rupert and Donald are the big baby names for 2020! Sorry… who is calling their child Donald?
Laura’s mum had a cleaning nightmare when trying to vamp up her living room. She found a hack online that you can use Baking Soda to get rid of stains from rugs – she didn’t have any and thought Baking Powder was the same thing. A flourey pasty mess later, there’s a new rug on the way.
Ben’s Baby Kara is magic! She moved 5 feet across the floor with no one looking at 11 weeks. Ben thinks she may have transported herself by the power of wind – you know what kind.
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 The Flinstones and Sam won.
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning a gift that Laura and Ben got for Christmas that they don’t want! All about that re-gifting guys.
Well done to Luke who won an Dermot O’Leary Aftershave Gift Set! AND THEN DERMOT ACTUAL DERMOT, TWEETED US!
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!
Lindsay didn’t manage to name 5 Types of Hat and didn’t win £25, and dungeon tickets!
Posted by Laura at 10:35am
Tenner a Toe!
7th January 2020
Things we talked about today…
A sports presenter has revealed this week in the press that they had received requests for pictures of her feet for money! Ben wondered if Laura wanted to build her finances this way, she has agreed to ‘a tenner a toe!’ – we’ve had no applicants yet.
Laura caught Sam Plaiting another woman’s hair over the weekend! She didn’t even know he could plait? Does your partner have any secret talents that they haven’t told you about?
Ben’s friend has started a car share, which there are many benefits from – being green, saving money. However the one thing he didn’t depend on was that the people he car-shared with were also over sharers, he’s never listened the Minster FM so much in his life!
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 Big Bang Theory and Amanda won.
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning a gift that Laura and Ben got for Christmas that they don’t want! All about that re-gifting guys.
Well done to Robert who won an Iron Man toy!
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!
Daniel managed to name 5 Landlocked English Counties and won £25, and dungeon tickets!
Posted by Laura at 10:50am
Allo Allo, Ben's Back!
6th January 2020
Things we talked about today…
Ben Fry is back after his stint in the Grand Opera House Panto! Contrary to popular opinion, we have missed him, but more so couldn’t wait to hear about all the celeb gossip he got from the panto superstars! So far he’s told us that Mark Little confirmed Bouncer is dead and Vikki Michelle answers the phone to everyone with ‘Allo Allo!’.
Laura’s debate continues as to whether she should take Sam’s Surname or her own for her Wedding. Ben had seen a news story about a couple flipping a coin at the alter to decide who’s surname they take! Sounds like a great idea, until Laura and Ben did it in the studio and it landed on Sam’s Surname… back to square one.
Ben has realized just how much money is spent on buying presents for other children all year round due to kids birthday parties! Maybe we should all just re-gift or not buy presents and save ourselves £300 a year!
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 Forrest Gump and Rachel won.
GAME WHEEL (7.30)
This week you could be winning a gift that Laura and Ben got for Christmas that they don’t want! All about that re-gifting guys.
Well done to Kate from DBG who won some of Laura’s Bath Bombs!
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 Will Ferrell Movies and missed out on the £25, and dungeon tickets!
Posted by Laura at 10:05am
BFF Bracelets
3rd January 2020
Things we talked about today…
A product has been released which may help you with your long term relationship or friendships. ‘BFF bracelets’ allow one person to send a buzz to someone else wearing the paired bracelet to show the you are thinking about them. Laura and Michael feel this is a floored system, surely you would just send loads of vibrations to your friend wrist to annoy them? Why not just send a text?
Apparently January is the month where we lie the most! Mainly about sticking to our new years resolutions, how much we drank over the festive season and making up excuses to not go to social events because of the cold weather! We don’t blame them, it’s chilly out there!
It’s Tax Return month and the HMRC have published a list of their craziest excuses that they’ve had for people not completing them in time, the list includes: ‘I was up a mountain’, ‘I had a row with my wife and moved to Italy for 5 years’ and the best one, ‘I was busy looking after a flock of escaped Parrots!’. It’s safe to say none of these will work for you…
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 Batman 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!
Paula didn’t manage to name 5 Cliff Richard songs, in fact she couldn’t name any! She missed out on the £1000, and dungeon tickets!
Posted by Laura at 10:10am
The Perfect Bath
2nd January 2020
Things we talked about today…
The formula for a ‘perfect bath’ has been revealed today, approx. 30 mins at 40 degrees with a drink in hand and a scroll on your phone or tablet is apparently the perfect one. Laura says this is missing a bath bomb or bubbles, however Michael can’t even stand a bath! He thinks you’re just soaking in your own dirt…
Today is the day most people will return their unwanted Christmas gifts, Laura says she doesn’t return them and instead has a ‘box of plenty’ where she puts things to re-gift. Michael daren’t ask for the receipt so just keeps the gifts!
Finally, the biggest news of 2020 so far… The Vegan Steak Bake is now available from Greggs! After weeks of speculation, it is here and on the shelves from 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 Footloose and Andrea 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!
Suzanne managed to name 5 Green Vegetables and won the £25, and dungeon tickets! She did it in 4 seconds, incredible scenes!
Posted by Laura at 9:43am
