It probably seemed like a good idea at the time for Chris Evans's new BBC Radio 2 breakfast show. A mystery guest slot in which Evans would have to conduct an "interesting, stimulating and if it calls for it humorous" three-minute interview, without knowing who on earth he was about to speak to. Except, for his first show, guest Shaun Jones (listen to it, here 1hr 32 minutes in) – he blows up hot water bottles for fun – went slightly off-message. "I'm crazy, I'm crazy, I've just come out of the gym, I'm smoking!" he told Evans. "I wake up at 5 every morning, I do 30,000 kilos of squats non-stop, rep after rep after rep." Evans was a little bemused. "This is extraordinary behaviour ... When do you stop hyperventilating after your workout? You sound like you are in some kind of bother at the moment... What does your wife think about it?" "She's crazy, she's even crazier than me. She even threatened to have me sectioned ...". "I don't think you should mention the word sectioned any more, listen, it's been great to have you on the show," replied Evans, and then he was gone. There's great and there's great. And there's mystery and there's mystery. Expect Evans to be a little more clued up tomorrow.
