In 2006, Bez was promoting a compilation album titled "". The Happy Mondays again reformed: the third incarnation of the group had Bez touring with them. On 2 July 2007, they released their first studio album in 15 years entitled "Uncle Dysfunktional". On 4 September 2007, Bez went head-to-head with royal correspondent James Whitaker on ITV television programme "Don't Call Me Stupid" and beat him. Bez and James taught each other about their respective specialist subjects: the Manchester music scene and royal etiquette, and then they were quizzed on what they had learnt. This was followed by a general knowledge round. Despite not knowing that the Queen has two birthdays, Bez won. His prize, as selected by James, was a bottle of expensive red wine and a decanter so he didn't have to drink any "poor person's supermarket plonk".