The Scaremongers on Marc Riley

Wanting to get a copy of The Scaremongers brief but (for me!) thrilling inaugural radio appearance on Marc Riley's Brain Surgery on Wednesday night and without all the connectors that would have made the job easier and that would have ensured a pristine recording, in true 1970's fashion I propped a microphone against the front of the computer speaker and pressed play. It took me back to Top of the Pops during the heyday of the Glitter Band and Mud: the two things missing from the experience was my Big Sister pushing me to the side, pressing the off button and saying 'The Scaremongers are rubbish, and you'd best not be taping over my David Cassidy' and my mum ruining the fidelity of the recording by opening the Room door and calling me through to the Living Room for my tea. (Calling the two downstairs reception areas The Room and the Living Room - was that normal or was it yet another of those inexplicable quirks unique to the sub-genus of our family, like calling dessert 'finish off'?)

Anyway, I hope Marc and his team don't mind me half-inching four and a bit minutes of their show, which I only caught on Listen Again. It's what is known in the trade as a 'ropey copy', so I don't think it's going to put anyone out of business. I just wanted to record it for posterity! It's my first time on the radio, don't you know!