Weekend Breakfast 5th August!

Here’s the best bits from a very busy Weekend Breakfast show!

Countdowns:

• 19 days until the next Bank Holiday
• 29 days until the kids go back to school
• 149 days until 2019

The show began with a tribute to Barry Chuckle, who has died aged 73:

Here’s the Chuckle Brothers speaking to Gateway’s Joe Edwards back in 2011:

Celebrity Birthdays:

• John Whitaker, British equestrian, former Olympian (63)
• Samantha Sang, Australian singer, had a massive hit with “Emotion” in 1978 (67)
• Wayne Bridge, English footballer, a left-back who’s now retired. Played for Reading, Brighton, Man City, Southampton, Chelsea and Fulham. (38)

Newspaper front and back pages:

And how to ensure you get a say in the next elections:

Some facts you didn’t know this time last week:

TV listings for tonight:

Your showbiz update:

Brand new to the cinema this weekend:

On this day, the 5th August:

Some things you can get up to with the kids this summer holidays:

And an update regarding the collection for the Bull Inn pub in Hockley:

Thanks for your company – hope to have it again next Sunday from 9 til 12.