CRACKER from the Forbidden City, Beijing. Host Eli, guests Pete, Mark, Alix. Chinese New Year, Agatha and zippers, Dr Pub and tipping, War Pigs – Some Estonians, a cheerful poetry for food, ban ban – some of cabanos, UK sit-coms redone in the states, Cobrastyle/Cobrastyle/Cobrastyle, Dana Kurtz – Love gets in the way.

FORM from St Custards. Host Tim, guests Tom, Pete, Sarah. The Wall, favourites streets in london, Dragonette – Competition, Comping, dr druqs and the stranglers, hoaxing and the monk, The WHO – won’t get fooled again, Dr Brand and TOTP, Shocking Blue – Never Marry a Railroad man, Changelings and Centaurs, Bird Flu – MIA.

HOE from Machu Picachu. Host Mark, guests Tim, Steve and Katie. Board Games, Sonido Drasser Lakar – ‘I Feel Great’, Smelling on the Radio, Eli Arrives (c. 19 minutes), Hip hip by Hurrah! punctuation in pop, Hip hip by hurrah in full, Dr Brand and cheap products, seeeed, seeeed catalogues and gardening, Dr Druqs and The Las, Area Codes.

WISH from Sidmouth beach. Host Tim, guests Mark, Kat, Alix. What cheese is good to fry, new seven wonders, ethics of magic and wishes, theory forecast, talk talk, wittgenstein, constructed languages inc st hildegarde and sohrisol, Dr Pub and bar snacks, Can, Judith Chalmers, Dr Druqs and E-Zee Posse, I Wish.

KEY from Isla Morada. Host Eli, guests Tom, Pete, Kat. Apology in latin, EMO, puzzles and The Riddle, Video on the Radio, Daft Punk, Ladies be buying shoes, Ray Charles, Dr Druqs and Afroman, No Spoilers! Magic Key, more no spoilers, The Key, The Secret.

SET from the pyramid of luxor (doesn’t start with salterello, oddly). Host Eli, guests Mark, Kat and Pete. holloway changes it’s name, phileas fogg, box set go, new math(s), Black steel and response, Robyn Heartbeat, Egyptian Gods, Shouty Japanese punk, Dr Brand and chocolate bars, badgers why are they all grumpy, cod-reggae jeans on.

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