The Christian O'Connell Show

Bailey's Birthday: Today we celebrate another birthday. Yesterday it was Absolute Radio's, and today is the turn of the one and only, Andrew Bailey!

Absolute Radio's Birthday: Today Christian and the team celebrate Absolute Radio turning 5 with all sorts of celebs calling the show. We (eventually) have cake for all (who work on the show).

Buffest Bricklayer: Today is the grand final of our competition where try to find the sexiest builder to be the face of the new Wickes catalogue...

Jason Manford: TV funny man and brilliant stand up comic Jason Manford talks to Christian about his new huge tour, and Richie is put on the spot with regards to marriage...

Macho Number 5: Today Christian looks forward to Absolute Radio turning 5 by asking for songs with anything to do with the number 5, and we get our last 5 Mr Wickes on air to put 3 into the grand final.

First Cassettes: We mark the 50th birthday of the cassette so we ask for your first buys, and we also want to know which was better... Byker Grove or Grange Hill

Crazy, Crazy Bets: Christian hears amazing tales from the listeners (all the male listeners it must be said) about their crazy betting and Richie spends the whole show wearing a Tottenham Hotspur top! In case you're unaware, he's an Arsenal fan!

The Richie Road Show: Christian sends Richie off in a helicopter (cough cough) for the grand opening of a new Wickes store in the very glamorous Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Can't Be Friends: What type of person can't you be friends with? Someone who doesn't like football? Breaking Bad? We put this to the listeners...

Unusual Parental Punishment: Christian and the team hear some unusual parental punishments from the listeners and Richie discovers where he's being sent to next...

Best Detecitve: Christian finds out who the listeners think the best TV detective is and the guys try to work out how a parachutist managed to crash land in a building surrounded by fields

Hero Status: Richie updates Christian on some 'MASSIVE' dog news and the OC reaches a new level of hero status with his kids.

Ghost and UFOs: The OC is astonished that 1 in 4 people in the UK have seen a ghost or UFO. There's 4 of us, can you guess which one out of Christian, Bails, Maggie... and Richie... have seen one?

Aggressive Drivers: The OC wants to know who are the more aggressive drivers, men or women, and it's nearing the annual central heating argument for couples

Granny Meltdown: Following on from our theme of family breakdown stories, Christian hear's from the older generation meltdowns, the grans of the world.