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Before I interview most people in studio, the radio engineer will always ask forÌýa "bit of level".Ìý That's industry speak for "stopÌýtalking and get the guest toÌýtalkÌýso I can adjust the volume".

So I always ask people what they had for breakfast. It's a great icebreaker, and quite revealing. It varies from nothing to a full fry. A memorable one once was 2 weetabix and 2 cigarettes.Ìý

Today Cahir from Derry band "Fighting with Wire" hadÌýwholegrain cereal with banana, very rock n roll! Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber had Special KÌý;ÌýDerek Keilty whose book "Will Gallows & the Snake Bellied Troll" has been chosen for the Richard & Judy'sÌýChildren's Book Club puts uncooked porridge oats into a bowl, thenÌýcornflakes on top; and Mike Ward, tv critic with the Daily Star makes his own muesli! What happened to the days of whiskey chasers and cold baked beans eaten out of the saucepan? Or the story of one very famous Northern Ireland pop star who saidÌýhe had porridge and red wine once for his breakfast in a Dublin hotel?

So what did you have for breakfast? It's only for level!