So there it is. You, the listening public, have survived the first week of Theatre of Noise 2009.

Its been a good week with Wednesday and Friday's shows being particularly satisfying. One of our blathers from Friday's show was chosen to be aired again on the weekly Refresh FM pick of the week show.

We opened the doors of a new feature on Friday night - The Fryer Tuck Shop. This is where we take random (edible) items and fry them in the T.O.N fryer (nicknamed Boris). We then taste the items and rate them on appearance, taste, unhealthiness and ultimately how much we could sell them for in a tuck shop. We fried a Cadbury's creme egg (it was Easter after all) and Marmite flavoured rice cakes. See the score results in the boxes to the right. Just for our own amusement, we fried an avocado. This looked like battered frog and tasted like a herd of wildebeest urinating on your tongue. Don't try it at home for the love of all that is holy...
Over the last couple of nights we have blathered about gyms, germans and thundercats.

Join us at 9pm on Monday night when we will be testing more quiches in Flansubstantiation I will have items hurled at my head in ADVENTURE - our dangerously violent easter memory game.

You can text straight to the Refresh FM studio. That magic number is:

07506 287 692

Of course, only text us when we're on, otherwise you'll be texting the studio while we're down the pub thinking of stupid ideas. Check the schedule to see when we're broadcasting.

You can also email in on info@refreshfm.org.uk, or leave a phone message with our reception bunnies on 0161 224 6066. And if you're that way inclined, follow us on Twitter.

Have a nosey at other shows on Refresh FM by scooting over to the Refresh FM website.

In Chainsaw Challenge, we take three CDs which we consider to be not quite Theatre Of Noise material, and we vote for one to meet its maker in the hands of Fil The Destroyer.  Tuesday's Chainsaw Challenge pitted three CDs against each other: I Can Only Imagine (a compilation of, erm, Christian power anthems), an old album from the World Wide Message Tribe, and Deeper (a somewhat bland worship compilation).

Deeper beat the Tribe by one vote, and the poor CD was obliterated with Fil The Destroyer's angle grinder. The terrible results are pictured here. Chainsaw Challenge happens every Tuesday and Thursday. See more in Show Info.

We are now three shows in to our 20 show Theatre of Noise odyssey.

We discussed flatulence, obscure Christian lyrics, Producer Jon's needlessly specific requirements for a girlfriend(*) and whether the entirety of time is simply a cultural wasteland punctuated with a few notable exceptions (we suggested Back to the Future, Will Smith's hats in the Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Schindler's List - oh, and the Renaissance).

We also explored the contents of the Jon's sack in Sackcloth and Bashes. This delightful game involves one member of the team smashing a treasured possession or two in a sack. The remaining Theatre of Noisers must guess what the items are from the pitiful shards left. For the record, Eyan beat me 2-0. During the show we promised pictorial evidence - so here it is.
Join us tonight, when we will be welcoming back Fil the Destroyer and Chainsaw Challenge once more raises its ugly and brutal head on the Theatre of Noise.


* If by any chance you are a stunning woman who is exactly 6 ft (not an inch over or under) with a PHD and a passion for Star Wars - please contact us.....

One programme broadcast. Just 19 to go.

Last night. we raised some important questions, such as:

- how substantial is a quiche? In our Flansubstantiation test, we pitted a Tesco quiche lorraine against a Lidl quiche lorraine. I can't remember which one won, suffice to say (a) the winner took the weight at least five potatoes and (b) the loser would not mysteriously reveal an image Jesus, no matter how intensely we stared.

- what animals is the Queen allowed to shoot? We narrowed this down to (1) swans and (2) probably corgis.

This is in-depth Christian radio at its best. ...ahem...

Tonight at 9pm on 87.7FM (Manchester, UK) and all over the world by the power of webbiness, we'll be critiquing Christian music with power tools, and bringing a drawing game to a radio format.

I'm piling up my CDs ready for our first broadcast on Monday.

I'm insanely excited about some of the music I'll be forcing on our poor listener. My choices range from the delusionally cheerful to the simply frightening.

For example, This Holiday Life are brisk and outdoorsy, like an efficient picnic, while some others will make kittens cry at a distance of 15 miles - such as the chugging, growling, seething The Ascendicate.

Because it's Christian radio, the first show on Monday will have a quiche theme. Well, what else did you expect?

Join us at 9pm on Monday night, online and on the wireless in Manchester (more information here).