Richard on Virgin radio today

[dutchdiva]

Listen to it again here

www.virginradio.co.uk/djs_shows/shows/breakfast/index.html

[aaurora]

I'm listening to that now, thank you

Edit: Adored the bit at the end about Richard sleeping with James/Jeremy. *giggles* Protest much, Richard! Protest much!

[aaurora]

Here is the transcription of my favourite part: (Yes, I have no life)

Chris: If you were stuck on a desert island and your only hope for survival is basically through sleeping with Jeremy Clarkson or James May –

Richard: Death.

C: You’d take death?

R: Yes, I’d take death. I would embrace it.

C: Over seeing your family again you’d say, they’d go “Mummy, where’s Daddy?” “Well, I’m afraid he didn’t want to sleep with Jeremy or James May.”

R: Well, I’m sorry, yes but consider the option - seeing my family again having done the deed – how could I look them in the eye? “Mummy, why does Daddy not look at us? Why is he crying? Why is his head in his hands? Why has he never stopped crying since he came home?” So I would embrace death as a warm, welcome and not unfamiliar friend. Gladly, and let it cradle me to its bony bosom. I’d rather that then even countenance to the alternative in the circumstances.

C: I think that everyone will accept that answer.

R: Well, if anybody blames me, please let us know. I’d be intrigued! Ladies excused. Just let me know if anybody disagrees with that idea. Oh, I’m shuddering now, thank you. I’ve got the rest of the day to go through, man, and thinking of that.

C: Yeah, but now you’re thinking about it, at first it was denial, now it’s acceptance, now we’re getting aroused.

R: What’s worse, now that I’m thinking about it, everybody I see for the rest of the day knows I’m thinking about it. So if I look slightly distracted because I might be genuinely thinking “I wonder what time I’m going home?” they’ll think “Ooh, he’s dreaming about sleeping with one of them again.”

C: And the next time you see Jeremy or James -

R: Oh no, no! I am, I’ve got to go into the studio with them –

C: You know, the chemistry’s going to be very different when we see you back on screen next Sunday.

R: Do you think I might assess them? I might do the ‘up and down flicker of the eyes’?

[dutchdiva]

this was really funny to listen too

[blackopal]

He's very quick-witted, that Hammond. Lovely voice too.