Alex the Seal
S9:E2 Guest - Gavin Wood
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Jo & Sandy are superfanning to the max as their very special guest is the man whose velvety voice filled our radios and TV screens in the 80s. Gavin Wood was the voice of Countdown appearing both behind and in front of the camera. He hosted Hey Hey It's Saturday's Pop Report, and many variety specials and radio shows throughout his remarkable career - 💜👩🎤👨🎤👩🎤💜 - you are gonna loooooove this episode!!
Do yourself a favour, and check Gavin's new show, 'Gavin Wood's Countdown Live', playing at a venue near you soon. Gavin's getting the band back together with this show, featuring the Countdown Band, Brian Mannix from Uncanny X-Men, Ally Fowler from The Chantoozies, and Scott Carne from Kids in the Kitchen. To find out where they are playing, head to this link:-
https://www.gavinwoodscountdown.com/
In this episode Gavin tells the girls some juicy stories, like:-
- What Billy Idol got up to behind the scenes at the Countdown Rock Awards.
- What Doc Neeson yelled out the window of Gavin's car.
- What Krystal did to Gavin's jacket on Hey Hey It's Saturday.
- Which gesture made it clear Molly Meldrum was angry.
- What take-away lunch Gavin will go a long way to the shops for!
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