and this the marble run. but this was bought by 1.5 million people before production ended in the 1980s. and what made it so special was this. supergrass helped to cruise the chopper back into pop culture in the 1990s, and since then its fan base has kept on growing. so meet michael 0 riley, who throws a big party for around 300 chopper enthusiasts every single year. my wife jokes it s a load of weirdos in a field taling about kids bikes. and she means that in the nicest possible way, because they are kids bikes. yet the majority were ridden by adults! you know, they were never designed to be ridden like that, and they are. buddies hugh, chris and gary are spreading their chopper love
so to hear a friendly voice like yours is really important and really special, isn t it? yeah. oh, you just love hugging, as well, don t you? right, come on in. and radio 2 had lots of surprises lined up. alfie boe? you like alfie boe? well, that s interesting. have a little listen to this. hey, harrison holmes, it s alfie boe. i hope you can show michael ball how it s really done. there s a call from radio 2 s gary davis. ooh, gary davis. i wonder who s on the line right now. harrison holmes isjust the best dj name ever. and even his own radio 2jingle. # radio 2. harrison holmes with special guest michael ball! - it s his dream and he s got that because he deserves it. he is always thinking of others all the time, harrison. he s one of those that worries about everybody else but himself. can i work here? can you work here? we ll have to have a word
bye! so here we are outside wogan house, the home of bbc radio two. so here we are outside wogan house, the home of bbc radio 2. harrison, it s about to happen. yeah. your dreams are about to come true. yeah. you re about to meet michael ball. did he manage to get any sleep last night, mum? he hasn t slept for weeks. as soon as he found you know, when you told him on the radio, i don t think he slept. he keeps going, am i seeing a real the real michael ball? right, guys, let s go in and let s make your dreams come true. oooh! don t go to me best past its sell by date , either we want really quality stuff. right, time to turn dreams into reality. harrison? yay! how are you, kid? making people happy. yeah. that s what we do, isn t it? we try and make people happy because people in the hospital, you know, we don t know what they re going through. they re always they re away from home they re a bit lonely.
to stay. so he is now going to. he has had it taken to stay. so he is now going to. he has had it taken off to stay. so he is now going to. he has had it taken off because - to stay. so he is now going to. he has had it taken off because he - has had it taken off because he doesn t want it happened again. uninvited guests, indeed. hat doesn t want it happened again. uninvited guests, indeed. you may remember last week we told you the story of a young radio dj with cerebral palsy, whose dream was to meet one of his presenting heroes michael ball. well, after being invited to the home of radio 2 by michael himself, harrison holmes has now received a very special masterclass. 0ur reporter steve saul went along. sent home from hospital to die, harrison s defied all the odds and thrived. despite living with cerebral palsy, he s raised thousands for charity and started presenting a show on hospital radio at furness general in barrow. it s his dream to meet michael ball and be on bbc ra