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I learned of news that Russians are launching several UFO schools; the schools will teach people how to see UFOs, how to react upon spotting UFOs and how to deal with meeting extraterrestrial beings. Flamin' Norah! These are skills that should be ingrained in all humans, a person shouldn't have to be schooled.

Today is the second anniversary of the end of the Biggest Show. I remember getting back from yooni early that Friday to get the radio on and prepare for the final show from the world's greatest radio partnership. Usually when the radio's on, I do something else simultaneously; stude, housework chores, etc. but that day I sat and gave the radio my undivided attention. The demise of the Biggest Show had been announced months before but it was still quite a surreal experience. It started with the end of the hairy-toed one's show where she chose to dedicate "Superstar" by Jamelia to them, I was appalled but I guess it was the best Parsnip would allow. The DJs rendition of the Stere-off-oniks' "Have a Nice Day" was cringeworthy too. The show was brilliant, with no playlist restrictions, Mark and Lard dished out the best selection of music that Wunefem had probably ever played in it's daytime history. As I was really only a fan of the Biggest Show in its 1-3pm incarnation, I had never heard the likes of "Facts of Life" by Black Box Recorder, "Crystal Lake" by Grandaddy and "It Could Have Been a Brilliant Career" by Belle and Sebastian before, so they were still giving me new bands and songs to get hold of right until the end. Belle & Sebastian are now my favourite band ever and that day kicked it off. Every silver lining has a cloud. All the old characters were there, there was a multitude of respected guests, it was a fantastic show and it was ended perfectly with "Crazy Nights", the half catchphrase and the obligatory launching of the emergency continuity track (meant or accidental, it was the work of genius).

Now, we have Rocket Science and Mint at the weekends on 6music with Marc Riley, where he combines the "Lard" role with that of a proper DJ and it's great lishening. Mark Radcliffe hosts his programmes on weeknight Radio Double One, he's a class apart as a DJ but sometimes his guests and the bylaws of Radio Double One hamper the show however his shows are really good and when everything just clicks perfectly (guests, music and not having to play too duff a selection of playlist tracks) they can be sublimely brilliant. There are many people who gave up lishening to Mark and Marc when they left Wunefem, I can't understand this, while the magic of the Biggest Show and the shows before will never truly exist with both of them apart, I think it fortunate that the public are still able to hear two of radio's few legends in whatever form their shows might take and importantly, still on the BBC.

The photo features a feral pigeon.