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My guest on tonight's was recently introduced as someone who has "survived seven wives, fifty arrests and a monstrous drugs habit." OK, you'll have guessed by now that it isn't Daniel O Donnell.

Instead, I'll be devoting the second hour of tonight's show to an interview with the man dubbed America's greatest living songwriter, Steve Earle. He'll be talking about his brand new album Washington Square Serenade, which was inspired by his love of New York.

However, if the absence of D.O.D. has left you devastated, then fear not as you can check out his home on the . In Daniel's diary, I note that he is heading off to Portugal on holiday and is making sure he packs his "Speedos". Now, there's a mental picture that's going to stay with you all weekend!