Radio review

Malcolm and Linda, both listeners to Jeremy Vine (Radio 2), wanted to make it absolutely clear that they are not an item. "Oh, I'm glad I'm not married to you," cried Malcolm. "You are an absolute moron," replied Linda. There was more. "All you are is a very greedy man looking for a transient moment of pleasure," she yelled. Malcolm, to be fair, didn't rebuff that accusation. "On behalf of paté lovers," he said with swagger, "it's great".

"It" is foie gras, or as Vine put it, "this fatty paté thing". The discussion was prompted by Bolton council's decision to ban the substance from its buildings. So, said Vine, relishing the unlikely thought, "You go to the canteen and order some lunch, and you will not find it there".

These sort of items are a form of catharsis on the show, a broiling 10 minutes or so of name-calling and views so opposed it hurts your head to try and visualise the actual distance between them. Vine steps aside and lets sparks fly until things reach what sounds like a nasty peak. It didn't take Linda and Malcolm long to get there. "Two falls, one submission or a knockout," quipped Vine, reaching for a soothing spot of Take That.

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