.so tell us some more about the show

I try to cover any aspect of cycling that interest me or that other people seem to be interested in. From Le Tour to commuting to bike messenger films, from Kraftwerk to testing bike bells in the studio to the future of the Herne Hill Velodrome. What has worked particularly well in my opinion are the interviews done while riding. We've had some really interesting guests, and it's always the unexpected things that happen on a ride that provide the most interesting material in an interview. For the next season of shows I'm working on a radio interpretation of French pataphysician Alfred Jarry's The Passion of Christ As An Uphill Bike Race, a special feature on Tim Krabbe's novel The Rider and much more.

.is it hard thinking of ever more music that can be linked to cycling?

I guess there are only so many good songs that are linked to cycling. But I keep discovering new ones, especially in other languages like French and Italian. Even Japanese! We've still not had to resort to Queen's Bicycle Race on the show, so clearly we're doing OK. Maybe a compilation album is in order.

.have you ever managed to blag free kit from a shop owner you've interviewed?

Nope never. Not even a discount. Bike shop owners are notoriously tight, aren't they? And to be honest, I'm not much of a blagger, either.