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Watch highlights of Lily Allen, Razorlight and The Wombats as they took over Zane's show!
Alistair from the Radio 1 webteam gives you a blow by blow account of the night's proceedings via : - 20:58 - The Wombats sign out with David Bowie's Life On Mars, a fitting end to a show that's had elements of the otherworldy about it from the start.
- 20:55 - Eugene McGuiness, who apparently drunk a pint glass full of The Wombats' sweat in a pub in Brighton brings the show towards a close.
- 20:47 - Margaret Thatcher invented Rasberry Ripple icecream - a 'fact' according to Dan Haggis of The Wombats.
- 20:43 - Poo flavoured curry or curry-flavoured poo? The ultimate question.
- 20:37 - Next track is Smells Like Teens Spirit on the ukelele - big.
- 20:26 - The Wombats have just told The Killers that they've been nominated for 2 Brit Awards - this is the first that The Killers have heard of it.
- 20:24 - Dan Haggis and Ronnie from the Killers are planning a joint birthday party in February - watch this space.
- 20:23 - Ronnie from the Killers is on the phone in America and sounds pretty worse for wear.
- 20:16 - Charlotte has proposed to Tord via text and he's accepted - it's getting real nuptial up in here.
- 20:15 - Some massive shapes are being pulled in the studio to Depeche Mode.
- 20:01 - This has been one of the most legendary days in the lives of The Wombats - interviewing Paul McCartney on Radio 1 - how do you follow that?
- 19:56 - According to Paul, when The Beatles were 17 and playing at a wedding, George took a dislike to a lady who told him off so poured a pint over her blonde rinse.
- 19:52 - Macca is singing down the telephone. Amazing scenes.
- 19:51 - Paul McCartney, the actual Paul McCartney, yes Paul McCartney of THE BEATLES is on the phone in the studio.
- 19:48 - Dan Haggis has a french girlfriend called Anne-Marie - you heard it here first.
- 19:46 - Would you rather eat 1000 toenails or eat someone else's fat? Another Would You Rather text from the twisted imaginations of the audience.
- 19:40 - The Wombats are speaking of minor tours, and wonder if anyone knows about Theseus?
- 19:33 - Next song up is the track played at the end of the film Fight Club - The Pixies' Where Is My Mind.
- 19:31 - Do Oasis have ergonomic pillows? Should one sleep with one's legs behind one's head? These questions and more are being discussed right now.
- 19:26 - As well as controlling the mic and selecting songs The Wombats are now playing their own jingles, taking over R1 good and proper.
- 19:09 - Would you rather be boiled alive by a crab or have a crab on your face? A Would You Rather courtesy of The Wombats.
- 19:03 - First track of the night and it's A-Ha's Take On Me.
- 19:00 - The show's kicked off and The Wombats are making rude handsignals at the webcam.
- 18:55 - Hi this is Al from the R1 interactive team, going to be sitting in on tonight's dep and telling you what's going on behind the scenes.
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