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Steve Wright in the Afternoon - Director Danny Boyle and comedian Mark Thomas

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It's the first Big Show of 2011 and Steve, Tim Smith and Janey Lee Grace are joined by Oscar-winning British film director Danny Boyle, who discusses his new movie 127 Hours - his first based on a true story. The team also play host to stand-up comedian Mark Thomas who talks about Walking the Wall - his very unusual recent ramble along the entire length of the Israeli Separation Barrier. There's a fresh batch of Factoids for 2011 - as the team try and out-trivia each other with gems about the whopping memory capacity of the first ever personal computer, America's first nudist organisation and which British car was the first to sell a million. In the Talkie bits, the team discuss unwanted Xmas gifts, what to do with your tree as twelfth night approaches and why you're more likely to get a job if you wear glasses. The Oldies are chosen by 21-year-old groundsman Sam Elliott from Culloden in Inverness who treats us to one of the Beatles stranger tunes, as well as a guitar classic from The Eagles.