‘Back once again with the ill behaviour': Zoe Ball returns to BBC Radio 2
As Booker T And The MGs' Green Onions played in the background, Ball went on to ask if she still needed to do time checks on the afternoon show or whether 'everyone is just so relaxed and laid back that we don't even need those any more'.
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