The Bush and Troy Show
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The Bush and Troy Show (Heart Breakfast with Bush, Troy and Paulina)' is the breakfast show for Heart West Country
(formerly GWR) in Bristol
, England, running weekdays from 6:00am-9:00am (9:00 am is the Time Tunnel).
Paris Troy - Presenter
"Pitstop" Paulina Gillespie - Presenter
George Painter - Newsreader
Sam York - Traffic reporter
Joe O'Brien - Producer
and Wayne Rooney
, pop group Take That
and former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown
.
relating to the job into the conversation. The listener who guesses closest to the correct amount of puns used, before the worker hangs up, wins £20.
The contestant was given a number of words relating to a particular subject, and would have to state, using words representing 'True' or 'False', whether they were real or made up.
track Do They Know it's Christmas?
to coincide with Band Aid 20
. Feed The Wurzels featured vocals from weather presenter Richard Angwin
, Scrumpy and Western
band The Wurzels
, pornographic actress Cathy Barry
, actor Tony Robinson
and folk singer
Fred Wedlock
, along with the show's team. The song was available in CD format from the GWR FM studio or as a download on the station's website, with all proceeds going to charity.
in Germany. It featured impersonations of David Beckham and Wayne Rooney, as well as vocals from The Wurzels and music from members of Colston's Swing Band.
. Contributors included local footballers Steve Phillips
and Louis Carey
, from rival teams Bristol Rovers F.C.
and Bristol City F.C.
.
.
The following day, Bush and Troy were banned from being on air, and Paulina came in for an interview to tell Bristol how much she was upset. Numerous people rang in and text in with suggestions for Paulina to take her revenge on the lads.
On Wednesday 27 June 2007, Paulina got her revenge by making Bush and Troy pole dance dressed in women’s clothing and she then uploaded it to onto the GWR FM website.
Heart West Country
Heart West Country is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Bristol and Somerset. The station began broadcasting on 16 July 2010 as a result of a merger between Heart Bristol , Heart Bath and Heart Somerset .-History:The regional station originally broadcast as three separate stations...
(formerly GWR) in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, England, running weekdays from 6:00am-9:00am (9:00 am is the Time Tunnel).
Team
Andy Bush - PresenterParis Troy - Presenter
"Pitstop" Paulina Gillespie - Presenter
George Painter - Newsreader
Sam York - Traffic reporter
Joe O'Brien - Producer
The Celebrity Fish Tank
This usually airs in the first half of the show and is then repeated at the end. Each edition is a short story with impersonations of current tabloid favourites. Some of the regular victims are footballers David BeckhamDavid Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
and Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
, pop group Take That
Take That
Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
and former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007...
.
TV Island
Every Tuesday, Bush and Troy discuss TV news, along with their favourite and most hated programmes.The Bush and Troy Pundown
Every Wednesday, Bush and Troy call a local business, selected randomly from a phonebook, and try to fit punsPuns
Puns may refer to:*Partido de Unión Nacional Saharaui, the Sahrawi political party* Pun, figure of speech* Phoenicians...
relating to the job into the conversation. The listener who guesses closest to the correct amount of puns used, before the worker hangs up, wins £20.
The Really Rubbish Competition
The competition gave listeners the chance to win a rubbish prize, such as an old calendar. Musical guests would also play for a copy of their own CD, signed by Bush and Troy.The contestant was given a number of words relating to a particular subject, and would have to state, using words representing 'True' or 'False', whether they were real or made up.
Characters
- Anthony the Tramp
- Spidey Man - A Bristolian Spider-ManSpider-ManSpider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
. - Jack Nicholson - a parody of the Hollywood actorJack NicholsonJohn Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award twelve times, and has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice: for One Flew Over the...
living in Bristol.
Feed The Wurzels
In 2004, The Bush and Troy Show recorded a parody of the Band AidBand Aid (band)
Band Aid was a charity supergroup featuring British and Irish musicians and recording artists. It was founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market that year. The single...
track Do They Know it's Christmas?
Do They Know It's Christmas?
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 to raise money for relief of the 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia. The original version was produced by Midge Ure and released by Band Aid on 29 November 1984....
to coincide with Band Aid 20
Band Aid 20
Band Aid 20 was the 2004 incarnation of the charity group Band Aid. The group, which included Chris Martin of Coldplay, Bono of U2, and Paul McCartney, re-recorded the 1984 song "Do They Know It's Christmas?", written by Band Aid organizers Bob Geldof and Midge Ure.-Recording:The song was recorded...
. Feed The Wurzels featured vocals from weather presenter Richard Angwin
Richard Angwin
Richard Angwin has presented the weather on BBC Points West since 2000.This is the regional local news programme for Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire is on BBC ONE weekdays at 1330, 1830 and 2225...
, Scrumpy and Western
Scrumpy and Western
Scrumpy and Western refers humorously to music from England's West Country that fuses comical folk-style songs, often full of double entendre, with affectionate parodies of more mainstream musical genres, all delivered in the local accent/dialect...
band The Wurzels
The Wurzels
The Wurzels are a British Scrumpy and Western band...
, pornographic actress Cathy Barry
Cathy Barry
Cathy Barry is an English pornographic actress.In 2004, Barry underwent a breast implant operation that was broadcast live on the Five show Cosmetic Surgery Live. It was reported as being the biggest breast enlargement operation to be performed in the UK...
, actor Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson is an English actor, comedian, author, broadcaster and political campaigner. He is best known for playing Baldrick in the BBC television series Blackadder, and for hosting Channel 4 programmes such as Time Team and The Worst Jobs in History. Robinson is a member of the Labour Party...
and folk singer
Folk Singer
Folk Singer is a 1964 album by Muddy Waters. Waters plays acoustic guitar, backed by Willie Dixon on string bass, Clifton James on drums, and Buddy Guy on acoustic guitar...
Fred Wedlock
Fred Wedlock
Fred Wedlock was a folk singer best known for his UK hit single "The Oldest Swinger In Town". Wedlock performed at many venues in Britain and Europe, presented programmes for West Country TV and acted with the Bristol Old Vic and the Ministry of Entertainment, as well as undertaking after-dinner...
, along with the show's team. The song was available in CD format from the GWR FM studio or as a download on the station's website, with all proceeds going to charity.
Peter Crouch in Lederhosen
Bush and Troy released this song in Summer 2006, to coincide with England being in the FIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
in Germany. It featured impersonations of David Beckham and Wayne Rooney, as well as vocals from The Wurzels and music from members of Colston's Swing Band.
Fairytale of Bristol
In December 2007, The Bush and Troy Show unveiled their second Christmas song, a parody of Fairytale of New YorkFairytale of New York
"Fairytale of New York" is a song by the Irish rock group The Pogues, released in 1987 and featuring the British singer Kirsty MacColl. The song is an Irish folk style ballad, written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan, and featured on The Pogues' album If I Should Fall from Grace with God...
. Contributors included local footballers Steve Phillips
Steve Phillips (footballer)
Steven John "Steve" Phillips is an English football goalkeeper, currently with Crewe Alexandra.-Career:The West Country goalkeeper began his career in Non-League with Paulton Rovers and then earned a big move to Bristol City where he went on to play 250 league appearances for the Ashton Gate...
and Louis Carey
Louis Carey
Louis Anthony Carey is a central defender currently playing for Bristol City. Though born in England, Carey is eligible to play for Scotland at international level through his grandparents, and has played once for Scotland's under-21 team.-Bristol City:Carey is a self-proclaimed Bristol City...
, from rival teams Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
and Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
.
Last Christmas
In December 2008, Bush and Troy teamed up with The Wurzels, Louis Carey and Steve Phillips once more to record a parody of Wham's Last ChristmasLast Christmas
"Last Christmas" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1984, on a double A-side with "Everything She Wants". It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo...
.
Paulina's video
On Monday 25 June 2007, Andy Bush and Paris Troy announced they had a secret video of Paulina pole dancing. After a lengthy argument they decided to put it on the GWR FM website, as soon as this happened Paulina walked out on the show, leaving Bush and Troy to finish the show themselves. The video subsequently received 11000 hits.The following day, Bush and Troy were banned from being on air, and Paulina came in for an interview to tell Bristol how much she was upset. Numerous people rang in and text in with suggestions for Paulina to take her revenge on the lads.
On Wednesday 27 June 2007, Paulina got her revenge by making Bush and Troy pole dance dressed in women’s clothing and she then uploaded it to onto the GWR FM website.
Santa's arrest
In December 2007, one of the GWR Bush and Troy Team, Ryan Williams 20, along with Jonny Dawson 23, was dressed as Santa Claus, spraying fake snow onto bus stops and electricity boxes around the centre of Bristol. Police issued Williams with an on-the-spot fine of £80, which the station subsequently paid.Awards
- Nomination for the Best Breakfast Show category of the 2007 Sony Radio Academy AwardsSony Radio Academy AwardsThe Sony Radio Academy Awards , started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. They are run by ZAFER Associates in association with the Radio Academy...
. - Best Breakfast Show category of the 2008 Sony Radio Academy Awards.