Still on a high from their wins at the Sony Awards, good old Xfm were yesterday able to announce that one of their most famous shows is returning for a six week run at the end of the month. Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and producer / sidekick Karl Pilkington will return to the 1-3pm slot on 28 May.
Bigging up the return of one of the station's most famous presenters, the station's Programme Controller Andy Ashton told reporters: "Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are great friends of the station and we are incredibly grateful that, as busy as they are, they can still find time to return to Xfm and reunite with the K-Man [that's Karl Pilkington] for another run on Saturday afternoons. The archived shows online are one of the most popular items at www.xfm.co.uk and I know the audience will be as excited as we are about hearing the show back on Xfm whilst Adam and Joe are away."