Shaun Keaveny

I never thought anyone would top Big Phil Jupitus' breakfast show on Radio 6 but we truly have a new contender for the best toast and tea DJ. I remember that when Shaun Keaveny took over, he went AWOL for a bit and I thought, "He can't hack the early mornings". But then he resurfaced. I don't remember the reason for the no-show.

It must have been a really tough job taking over from Phil Jupitus; that really was a great show and I'm a big fan of Mr Jupitus. He's a very funny, intelligent and charming man.

However, Shaun has really made the show his own. He has that great Northern wit that I identify with and a level of intelligence that proves that us Northern men can have depth to them as well as humour and charm.

This morning he did a great spoof of a fictional meeting in a club between Paris Hilton (currently promoting a new television programme in which she is looking for a new best friend) and Prince William (some Royal bloke). In the spoof, Paris and PW swap telephone numbers after some innane chatting up routine. Shaun's general distaste at PH and all who sail in her is very funny indeed. He has similar distaste for those other true virtuous females: Madonna and Victoria Beckham.

He also played this great song from Prefab Sprout from the 80's. What a great tune from a truly quintessential band (also from the North).