2011: it's a big, big year for 'The Big Weekender'...

So much to pack in! So much to talk about! Hang on to your hats - it's going to be a white-knuckle ride...

Sketches, interviews, local goss, local music - plus a passionate commitment to the very best in Europop!

And why not swallow your pride and follow us on Twitter @TheBigWeekender or @nickon1055

and catch up on local travel and traffic information.

Currently with Paul Dawkins, of "The Show Must Go On"...  blending the latests arty and music stuff with the quality madness of The Big Weekender....

Yes, yes, YES! We've got the Olympic bug! 

We've spent the whole week browsing the internet just so we can brief you FULLY, FRANKLY and OLYMPICLY about all the 2012 ticketing possibilities!

Plus:

The Return of:-
-  Nick's Big Stick
- Barry's Special European Penfriend
- The Leather Club
- We Love Curry!
- The Return of...
Oh, just tune in and find out. It's your PUBLIC DUTY!
 

March
Nick's back...and badder than ever! And we don't just mean in terms of his technical ability...  

No Nick...just Barry! Not even Mrs Harris!

February included
Well, Nick's away (without written permission from Shirley), so Barry will be joined in the studio - for one week only - by Mrs Harris!

- 'Now I'm 50': Mrs Harris lifts the lid on what it's like to raise your bat on reaching the half-century mark...

- 'Costume Drama Complications': we'll be dressing up IN THE STUDIO to pay homage to our favourite slices of pointless period telly...

- Plus music from Shedwood, sport with Howard, films with Neil...and 'Tight Men' with Paul Dawkins!

So stop doing other things! PUT THAT DOWN! And LISTEN!

February
- The return of the oobercooks!
- Nostradamus back from the dead!
- Daniel's Big List!
- Nick's Big Nose!
- Barry's Special European Penfriend - this week...Inga from Ingolstadt!
- Live music from a shed....sorry...live music from Shed!
- And Nick and Barry's Lerrrrrrrrrrrrrv Trayn Speshal!

Remember - it's a legal requirement to listen! SO LISTEN!

- Find out who Nick wants to beat this week with 'Nick's Big Stick'...
- Take a peek behind the scenes at mankini purveyors Balls & Co of Old Bond Street...
- Hear a special message from Barry's Hungarian penfriend, Sarika from Szeged...
- Sample another cracking edition of 'Nick Pretends to Be' (this week, Kate Middleton)... 
- And find out what Rob Ott's been building for the past fortnight...

All this, plus live music from Shed and someone else, and the return of 'How the Other Halves Live'!

So cancel all engagements...AND TUNE IN, DARN IT!


AND
- Find out who's been trying to oust us from power...
- Discover who keeps Britain's monasteries in check...
- Cop a load of our new interview feature 'Nick Pretends To Be': this week, Lady Gaga... 
- Get a rare insight into the genius of French music legend Jean-Michel Jamjarre...
- And meet Mr Golf...

All this, plus the return of 'Nick and Barry's Leather Club'!

So don't kid yourself you've got something better to do...JUST LISTEN!


January
- Hear what our wives have to say in 'How the Other Halves Live'...
- Join the discussion in our no-holds-barred 'Tight Men' feature...
- Find out what's in Nick's strange bag, in the feature we like to call 'Nick's Strange Bag'...
- Help us re-ignite our love of Indian food in 'We Love Curry'...
- Follow our application to replace Andy Gray and Richard Keys...
- Revel in the long-awaited reboot of our world famous 'Billie' celebrity spot...

All this, plus the return of 'The 5.30 Fondle' and 'Nick & Barry's Love Train'...

You can't POSSIBLY miss it!