Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things February's Moments of the Month
Mar 7, 2026
Stevie Martin, Taskmaster star and comedian who admits to sofa envy. Harry Enfield, veteran sketch comic who rhapsodizes about the humble wig. Amy Gledhill, stand-up and podcaster celebrating cheap white bread sandwiches. Charlie Higson, author and comic exploring the romance of the Voyager probes. Short, quirky highlights of interiors, wigs, sandwiches and space.
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Voyager Probes Show Human Ingenuity
- Charlie Higson finds the Voyager probes deeply romantic and scientifically awe-inspiring because they launched in 1977 and still communicate from interstellar space.
- He highlights their 175-year planetary alignment slingshot, primitive onboard computers, and NASA reprogramming a damaged chip 13 billion miles away.
The Golden Record Choices Revealed
- Charlie Higson recounts the Golden Record decision process and its eclectic tracklist representing humanity.
- He names Chuck Berry’s Johnny B. Goode, Louis Armstrong, Blind Willie Johnson and whale song, noting Here Comes The Sun was excluded for cost.
Why Cheap White Bread Wins
- Amy Gledhill passionately defends cheap sliced white bread as versatile, comforting, and nostalgic.
- She lists favourite sandwiches: pea with butter and vinegar, tomato (raw or cooked), mushroom, mashed potato and even lasagna on white bread.