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Tea Break Tour聽is all about the people behind our brands. Every show, every story and every connection with our audiences starts with a person and this series is a chance to pause, put the kettle on and recognise the talent and creativity that brings Bauer to life. From audio and publishing to teams across the wider business, Tea Break Tour celebrates the personalities you hear, read and see every day, sharing the stories and moments you don鈥檛 always get when the mic is live or the day gets busy.

Kat Shoob takes on the Tea Break Tour! We caught up with Kat听蹿谤辞尘 Magic Radio鈥檚 Home Time show for a Tea Break Tour – although it turns out it wasn鈥檛 actually tea! Over a (questionable-coloured) coffee, Kat told us about working with her co-presenter Tom Price, life behind the mic and her proudest moments on air.

First off, how do you take your tea?聽
I don鈥檛 like tea. It鈥檚 coffee but it鈥檚 a questionable colour.

Can you describe the Home Time show on Magic in three words?聽
Officially, I would describe it as calm, warm and inclusive. Unofficially, I would describe it as a bit silly.

What鈥檚 it like working with your co-host Tom Price every day?
Very fun. We both bring in lots of snacks. He鈥檚 a very funny man – I know you wouldn鈥檛 know it but he鈥檚 a very funny man, so we have lots of laughs. Me and Tom always wanted to work together. We鈥檇 worked together before and then when we got here we spoke to the boss and we were like, 鈥淐an we have a show together?鈥� and it didn鈥檛 happen immediately – took a little bit of time and then a couple of years later we got our show together and the rest is history.

What鈥檚 one thing people might be surprised to hear happens when the mic鈥檚 down?聽
Me and Tom take it in turns every day to drive the desk, to be in charge of playing the tunes. There鈥檚 lots of crisps. We鈥檙e always having a little gossip. We鈥檙e always having a laugh.
Lots of other presenters drop in to see us – people from Absolute, people from KISS – it鈥檚 like an open door. Although it鈥檚 not open door because we鈥檙e live on air but there鈥檚 always someone sat in the seat in between the songs having a chat, telling us about what鈥檚 going on in their lives, which we love.

It鈥檚 like the Magic party! Who鈥檚 better at driving the desk?聽
Oh, me of course! I鈥檝e got a fader finger.

You鈥檝e interviewed so many people, is there a standout guest?
We had the Grinch on the show as a guest, which was as chaotic as you can imagine. Do not invite him on the show. It doesn鈥檛 work.

Is there anyone you鈥檇 love to have join you on the show?聽
I would love to have someone like Jennifer Saunders join us on the show or Joanna Lumley.
Actually, I bumped into Joanna Lumley because there鈥檚 always someone hanging about in these corridors. She told us this mad story about the Underground and how she used to have a flat nearby – she was just being gorgeous. I had to get back on air and I knew the song was running out but I just wanted to stay with Joanna Lumley.

We all would like to stay with Joanna Lumley! What鈥檚 been the funniest moment on air?聽
It鈥檚 always silly moments where little noises in the studio happen. Or sometimes you might accidentally – it happens quite a lot – when you鈥檙e going into talking on the radio, you smack yourself in the face with the headphones. I don鈥檛 know why radio presenters can鈥檛 work out how to put their own headphones on, but it happens quite a lot.

What鈥檚 been your proudest moment so far?聽
Because of the time that we鈥檙e on, from 4pm, a lot of my friends listen in the car with their children. So that鈥檚 always really lovely that my mates鈥� kids get to hear me.
I鈥檝e had two babies since I鈥檝e been at Magic and my eldest baby, who鈥檚 four, he listens to me on the radio too. So that鈥檚 a really proud moment.

Is there anything exciting coming up?聽
We鈥檝e got loads of exciting stuff coming up this year. We were even planning at the end of last year things that we were going to do this year. So keep watching, because there鈥檚 going to be lots of things happening off and on the show. You鈥檒l have to wait and see, I鈥檓 afraid.

Finally,聽 what鈥檚 the perfect tea break snack?聽
Jammy Dodgers!