Kingdom's Blog

September 29th, 2010

It’s okay if you do, that’s what I’m here for!


Back at the tail end of August this year we started a new clip on The Word is Out with Fairprice Mobility and we’ve now managed to get the prize fund up past the £600 mark. With that in mind, I thought it only fair that I recap some of the wrong guesses we’ve had on air over the past few weeks. Remember, you can play the game live on air 15 times every week, so there’s no excuse for you not getting your hands on some free cash!


Enough waffle… this is the list of wrong guesses so far:


High heels, hoover, husband, underwear, shoes, potato peelings, handbags, glasses, rainwater, dishes, carrier bags, clothes, hair, jokes, toilet, boyfriend, organs, dentures, cycle, teenagers, tights, curlers, cuttings, furniture, makeup, shoes, car, self, toys, teabags, knitting, records, wheelbarrow, wardrobe, jewellery, soap, umbrella, money, decorations, mobile, world, gold, trophies, water, trees, friends, blood, batteries, lifestyle, curtains, laughter, dishes, magazines, rollers, knowledge, mattress, bicycle, computer, paint, tongs, age.

September 29th, 2010

Men cry like big girls when they hear the song ‘Everybody Hurts’ by REM according to music regulators PRS.   It turns out that you’re all quite a sensitive lot!  James called to say that Roberta Flack’s, “Killing me softly” reduced him to tears. Even ‘Halfway Up The Stairs’ sung by Kermit the Frog’s cousin got one man in the Kingdom blubbing!
Poor Ed was feeling under the weather at Travel HQ and is battling with a man cold, which led to a flood of many other male breakfast listeners calling to confirm that the sniffles season had begun. You’ve got to feel sorry them - it must be terrible being a man!
See you tomorrow!

Diane x

September 28th, 2010

Ian was very upset today as his favourite chocolate bar, dairy milk had been asked to remove the slogan, ” a glass and a half of milk” and replace it with “The equiva lent of 426ml of  fresh liquid mile in every 227g of milk chocolate.”

You came up with some memorable ones yourself,  such as, “Put a tiger in your tank”, “Compare the meercat.com - simples”, KFC - “finger licking good.”  

We also had a special guest in the studio.  Amanda Lyon paid us a visit to tell us about her new album , “My Celtic Soul”.  It has some amazing songs on it such as Wishing Well and Easy but are favourite was Aint No Sunshine which is sung beautifully.  Go out and buy it now at HMV!

We’ll be back tomorrow morning from 6am.  Don’t be late!

Love and kisses, Diane and Ian xx 

September 27th, 2010

It was lovely for us to be back together again after our holidays away.  Ian had a lovely time up in the Highlands with Roxy the dog.  The weather was great but the midges seem to take a major liking to Ian’s legs and bit him all over!  I’m having to go on a major diet as I enjoyed too much pasta and wine and it’s certainly showing!

We celebrated World Tourism Day today.  Thank you for for all your suggestions on where to go.  It made us both feel like booking another holiday again!

Don’t forget to tune in tomorrow from 6am for more fun and frolics.  We’ll be waiting from 6am.  Try not to be late!!

 Love and kisses,  Ian and Diane  xx  

September 25th, 2010

So it didn’t seem like it in the wee hours when the alarm went off at 3.45am, but what a fun week on the Breakfast Show with Barry - and did seem to just wizz by!

 In a week where i finally joined the newtworking world of Twitter live on air (which i think Barry got a real kick out of he’s been hasseling me to join for over a year!). We gave away some amazing prizes including a £700 Bedlam Paintball package, Golden tickets to see every single show @ the Kirkcaldy Comedy Festival, £30 voucher to Farmview Restaurant in Kirkcaldy, and “Krakatoa”, the brilliant new Cramola Foam type drink that i also got to taste,  AND …. speaking to the one and only Mr Eric Idle live on air!! I really enjoyed speaking to you all on the phones- some different listeners that join Ian & Diane on breakfast as opposed to the Friday night gang on Nightfever and few same familiar names.

And i do now know the main ingredient of White Pudding too!! Word is out is @£600 for Monday’s show with Ian & Diane.

 Thanks for having us. Naomi & Barry xxxxx

September 23rd, 2010

So i was sent back to the 80’s yesterday when Roddy from Allyballybee’s came in to see us on the Breakfast Show - and i got to sample ‘Krakatoa’ , the new Cramola Foam type drink. Don’t remember it?? Well you’re too young then! We were asking how much a can of Cramola Foam was in 1973??? 10p was the answer and 10 lucky listeners won a lemon & lime and an orange Krakatoa.  The Word is Out wasn’t ; ‘hair’ or ‘curlers’ so now it’s £560 up for grabs on Thursday’s show

Naomi & Barry xxx

September 20th, 2010

So it’s Barry & myself on the Breakfast Show all week and what an amazing start to it with Eric Idle on the the show  - and what a genuinely friendly, and extremely punctual man he is! He was telling us about his new musical ‘Spamalot’ he star’s in, that’s on at The Playhouse in Edinburgh In October. He also mentioned he was feeling a tad “peely-wally” due to having a few with some lucky pub goers in Edinburgh!!

We gave away a fantastic prize, a pair of ‘Golden Tickets’ to lucky listener Rosanne of Glenrothes who’ll get to see every single comedian at the Kirkcaldy Comedy Festival- which kick’s off this Friday the 24th September.

Barry & i have decided to pretend that we’re actually getting up early each day to go to the airport!!! Just helps with peeling yourself out of bed part!! We are of course back with you tomorrow morning from 6am and very much looking forward to you joining us then.

 Naomi & Barry xxx

September 19th, 2010

Okay so you’ve got to do something first… you’ve got to run a 10K. This weekend coming is the Anster Haddies East Neuk 10K which (as far as I know) the last Fife 10K of this year. If you race you get a medal and a milky way, if you come along and support you get to spend time in a beautiful part of the Kingdom and get an enormous sense of well being.

If you fancy taking part you can enter this week at Entry Central and join me at the start line on Sunday. It’s a flat, fast, out and back course which is great for getting a Personal Best (PB) which I did last year even though I picked up an injury at 8K. After today’s race I’ve just heaped the pressure on for this weekend after knocking 2 mins off  my previous PB. Come along on Sunday and see how I do - you’ll not miss me in my luminous Carnegie Harriers vest.

September 18th, 2010

On Saturday Night I felt a little ill with the flu.  I must stress this was not the man flu as a lot of FEMALE callers and texters suggested. 

 Arron in Dunfermline suggested warm hunny and lemon juice.  The lemon juice to kill the germs and the hunny to coat my throat to stop me sounding like Darth Vader.

Bil in Auchtermuchty recommended 2 bottle of alcohol and 6 meters of rope.  Firstly drink the 2 bottles of alcohol, the tie myself into bed with the rope so I don’t fall out of bed.  It wont help cure my flue but it will make me feel better till I sober up.

Also Heather in Cupar suggested using alcohol as well so I might give it a go when I get home while I watch Casualty in bed.

Fingers crossed I am feeling better for Monday as I am on air all week for Barry Snedden, so I will see you next week at 7pm.