There was one extra sung syllable in the name jingle – “Ver-non Kay!” instead of “Ken Bruce!” – but the new host, stepping in after his predecessor’s 31-year reign, seemed keen to reassure Bruce fans that the new regime would not be too revolutionary.
After variously exclaiming: “Right, here we go! The adventure! Let it begin! Let’s do this!” the first two tracks were U2’s hit Beautiful Day and Chic’s Good Times, both of which he called “absolute classics”, possibly seeing off the social media fear-smear from Bruce devotees that the new man would fill the show with the sort of grungy stuff 49-year-olds like Kay are into.
