Independent on Sunday - Radio trivia challenge

[Andie23]

I'm all googled out on this. can anyone help me with the last 4 please?

3A - what connect John Peel with a 19th cetury sex manual?

5D - Who famously called brian aldridge from the Archers a **** live on air - Jennie Bond, Anna Ford or Jenni Murray?

5E - The first female newsreader on UK radio played the trombone, who was she?

7D - Which BBC messageboard gets the most postings?

Many thanks

[jan1956]

from google 3a the perfumed garden narrated by peel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perfumed_Garden

[Andie23]

Thanks Jan1956 - I did search on various combinations of JP and 19th century sex manual but couldn't see anything - I need an early night I think!

[Argee2]

5E. The first female radio newsreader was Sheila Borrett but I cannot find any reference to her playing the trombone.

[Argee2]

Please have you got 9C What was the singer Jeff Buckley allegedly listening to when he drowned in the Mississippi? Like you I am googled out!!

[Andie23]

Thanks Argee2

9 C is b) Whole lotta love / Led Zepplin:

[trastevere]

5D : If you google "anna ford **** archers" you will see that it was Simon Pemberton who was called a sh*t on air by ANNA FORD

[trastevere]

7D : This one has me stumped. Could it be that as the question was set by Simon Mayo of BBC Radio Five Live, the answer is BBC Five Live's messageboard? I can't find anything to corroborate this though.

[trastevere]

I'm still short of half a dozen or so answers but help with the following would be appreciated for now.

7D : (as above) Which BBC messageboard gets the most postings?

1B: Which record-breaking pop duo have just celebrated their 20th year of having hit songs in the UK? I am tempted to put down The Pet Shop Boys but surely there are other candidates.

3D: Whose album The Nightfly has a title track bemoaning the lot of the late-night talk radio host? I can't decide between Donald Fagen and Steely Dan.

4D: What were Kiss called before Kiss became Kiss? a)Rainbow b)Wicked Lester c)Frehley's Comet. I have googled that they were first Rainbow, then Wicked Lester THEN Kiss Surely the answer isn't a) AND b)

[Andie23]

Thanks Trustavere, do you think 5 D is a misprint then (should be simon Pemberton rather than Brian Aldridge) or by process of elimination is it one of the other two?

I think 1D is Pet Shop Boys too

3D Donald Fagen

For 4D I've got b) Wicked Lister. I didn't find any reference to Rainbow on any the biogs I found.

I think that 7E must be Five Live related - but I'm not sure if question is asking for a lower level message board (golf, football, tennis etc) under the overall Five Live board?

[trastevere]

Dear andie23

I'm running with Anna Ford for 5D

Regarding 4D have a look at www.kissfaq.com/bandology/kiss.html also wikipedia