Sat 8 Jan (Special) - Join Phil & Ben as they help get the new station off to a start on Saturday morning when they host a special programme entitled Lift Off Music One. Rugby Mayor Jerry Roodhouse is guest of honour.

(Ben nearly didn't make it - he was still in bed when Phil arrived to pick him up, less than 30 minutes before they were due on air. Hopefully the evening start will give him more time to rise. Mayor Roodhouse was a good sport and answered serious questions on the Borough as well as some typical Phil & Ben queries: "Have any of the councillors ever fallen asleep during a meeting?" and "Do you ever get fed up with seeing your picture in the local papers?" Ben even got to try on the Mayor's chain of office for size, an experience he likened to "having a year's supply of chocolate coins around your neck".)

Mon 10 Jan (Show #1) - Tonight's Burning Question is "Does your car start first time?" Phone 547790 and start your car on air. If it fires first attempt, then it gets to be on the radio. Also the other usual features, plus music including Texas, U2 & The Beatles.

(Phil & Ben made it through the first evening show intact, although two listeners complained after New Order's 'Blue Monday' was faded to make way for IRN news at 11 pm...)

Tue 11 Jan (Show #2) - All listeners who phone or write in will now be entered into the draw to win a meal for two at Bengal Spice. Burning Question: "What's the best shop in Rugby?". Tracks include Oasis, Supergrass plus the 12" 'Blue Monday' played in full this time.

(The slightly looser format seems to have benefitted the show. Phil & Ben now settling in a bit more. There were some phone calls and e-mails whilst the show was on air...)

Wed 12 Jan (Show #3) - Tonight's programme features tracks by Rugby's mysterious Hard Disco - little is known about members MC-B and DJ-C. Also more opportunity to win the meal, plus music from Primal Scream, Macy Gray and Prince.

(Ben gargled water for 17 seconds and earlier spilt (someone else's) tea over his and Phil's CDs. There were some calls from complimentary young ladies, but Phil managed to accidentally cut off a Hard Disco track mid-flow...more of them on later shows...)

Thu 13 Jan (Show #4) - Phil & Ben's guests will be Bergin, Tinny & Dave, better known as Rugby quartet Flyboy. As well as talking about themselves and their music, they'll be drawing the winners of the Bengal Spice competition.

(The boys arrived "late" but got things going in time for Flyboy's prompt arrival at 9.30. The band drew out the first Bengal Spice winner: Jeff Broom of New Bilton. Flyboy were then weighed in at a total of 40 st 7 lb. Ben's brother Sam phoned in to answer the band's competition and win their CDs, possibly prompting allegations of corruption, cronyism and sleaze at the heart of the show!..)

Fri 14 Jan (Show #5) - With Ben fulfilling a prior commitment (his cousin's engagement party), Phil will be hosting tonight's show solo. Whilst he hopes for some callers, expect music from local acoustic group Wireless.

(When he "remembered" that Ben wasn't with him, Phil kicked off with the seldom-heard Smiths track "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish", immediately prompting a phone call of enthusiastic approval. Wireless arrived at 9.30 and gave Music One its first live performance, playing acousitc versions of songs by The Beautiful South, Bob Dylan and Crowded House. Ben managed to appear during the second hour - on the phone...)

(Ben was not feeling 100% tonight after being a bit ill at the weekend. So, the Burning Question was "Does Ben deserve any sympathy?" He got some kind words from several girl fans, one of whom described him as "the true talent behind the show!", although another insisted that "Phil is the driving force". The last comment is of course correct, as Phil picks up Ben and drives him to every show - it's the only way to stop him being late!..)

(Ben felt a bit better - he even shaved and freshened up at the start of the show. Colin Stephens won the Barby Sporting meal by naming Charlie Watts as Stones drummer. Emma from Bilton asked the lads to plug her search for band members and even called back to demand "more enthusiasm" from them! Ben played dominos with Phil's CDs and jumped out of the window to avoid hearing The Smiths. Then there was an ironic sexist e-mail about cash machines...)

(Phil dropped his biggest "clanger" yet on the count Ben is keeping - he messed up the intro to the show, but just managed not to crash the vocal on The Stone Roses 'One Love'. There were a few requests, plus an unexpected live call from Ben's godmother Penny in New Zealand...)

(White Star represented themselves well and were even able to embarrass Phil by reminding him of when he managed to walk into a bus shelter in broad daylight on holiday last year. This is what happens when you invite bands on whose members are personal friends! The singer of the Abba song was Denise Van Outen, by the way...)

(The lads really enjoyed this one...they'd been a bit tired in the final half hour of the last show, so were determined to make this a good performance. There were a couple of requests, but Fridays do tend to be quiet...)

Due to Phil being ill, this evening's show will not be airing. Guests Deep Sea Divers have been rescheduled to Mon 31 Jan (see guest list above). Refresh this page for daily updates on when the Phil & Ben Show will return. (The slot was covered by Keith Greenwood)

(The slot was covered by Keith Greenwood)

(The slot was covered by Nathan Pestridge)

(Ben reckoned this was his favourite show so far. Towards the end, Nathan Pestridge phoned in from Tesco's where he was working and informed Music One that it was going out across the in-store speaker system...Phil & Ben said good evening to Tesco's customers, naturally...)

(The acoustic set from Afterglow - guitar and violin - went down very well...)

(The lads were actually only in the studio until 11.45 - they left 15 mins early so that Phil could make it to a haircut appointment...)

(The Divers played three songs live between 9.30 and 10 pm. Later in the show, Phil tried to in ject a bit of controversy by asking "Has football gone down the pan'?" There was one caller in response - a man called Roger who sounded remarkably like Ben's dad Colin...)

(...In the end, nobody did play. However, Visitation's visit went well, with three of their spaced-out tracks being aired in full. Mark and Nige entered into the spirit of the show, even bringing Phil and Ben some stick-on name badges...)

(My Darling Ni-Hilist caused a stir, with outspoken lead singer Sam apparently having been down the pub before appearing. His use of the words "arse" and "crap" didn't go down too well with Music One. Still, it was a lively half hour. The Burning Question asked listeners whether the Brit Awards were "a pile of old pants"...)

(The entire quartet of Sancho arrived with their manager in tow. Unexpectedly, they brough a guitar and played two acoustic songs live as well as chatting. It turned out they had come from Ipswich just to be on the show! Their management company is based in Daventry...)

(Ben owed Phil some petrol money. At the start of the show, he was able to muster up 73p - so he still owes Phil some petrol money! The final edition went as well as could be hoped. Ben discovered how to lower his chair (that only took 37 hours spent sitting in it!). It all came to a finish with the Hawaii Five-O theme giving way to The Beatles' "The End" - and you can't say fairer than that, can you?)