Gavin Rutter

Gavin is one half of Stray FM's News Room and we put some questions to him...

If you weren't on't the radio what would you be doing?
On the road, playing bass for a series of underrated and unknown rock bands. And wondering why.

Here's a chance to come clean. Is there anything you did as a kid that you wish to own up now?
World Cup 98, England vs. Tunisia, 1.45pm kick off. I’m afraid I didn’t really have flu that day.

If someone gave you a tenner right now what would you do with it?
Buy a round of drinks. Very small drinks if there’s more than three of us.

Who's the most famous person you've met?
Stuart Hall. We were both covering a Leeds Utd game for different radio stations and I had to tell him who the goal scorers were.

Top bunk or bottom bunk?
Having always wanted to experience two-tier sleeping as a kid, it has to be top.

What's your first memory and how old were you?
Hmm, it’s football again (Notice a theme?). I remember watching the Big Match on a Saturday afternoon with my Grandad when i was 5 or 6. I was hooked. I’m not sure what I did before then. (Aston Villa beat Everton 6-2 if you were wondering).

So you end on up on Come Dine With Me...what dish would you cook to bag yourself the £1000?
A huge Paella with lots of seafood. Yum

Eeek, your house is burning down, what's the thing you'd grab as you run out the door?
How many CDs can one person grab in a hurry? Closely followed by my cat.

You’ve just fallen into a vat of toxic waste, which superpower would you like to have bestowed upon you?
Time travel, so I could go back and be more careful next time

At the end of a long day doing this radio malarkey, what do you do to relax?
Go for a bike ride.

Which would win in a fight, a polar bear or hippo? (The teacher would like to see your working!)
I don’t believe Hippos are aggressive creatures, they look quite lazy to me. The polar bear wins.

If you had to for the rest of your life, which would you give up, cheese or chocolate?
For someone who loves chocolate cheesecake this is a tough choice. I think I’ll take the risk.

Go on then, 6 billion people could read this so this is your stage, tell us a joke (no pressure!)...
An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar.The landlord says: ‘Is this some sort of joke?’.