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==History==

==Features==

Adam and Joe compose a song on a given theme (often using the program [[GarageBand]]<ref name=james/>). Listeners vote for their favourite.<ref>{{youtube|qSwLzfeoerg|Adam & Joe – Song Wars}}</ref> Both Adam and Joe have occasionally made videos for their songs.<ref>{{youtube|M_z2Jug78zw|AUSTRALIA SONG}} – song and video by Adam</ref><ref>{{youtube|h6CoNUE5Zho|QUANTUM OF SOLACE – PROPOSED THEME SONG}} – song and video by Joe</ref>

"Video Wars" was a competition set by Adam and Joe for listeners to create a music video for two Song Wars songs: either Adam's song 'Jane's Brain' or Joe's song 'Meatballs'.<ref>{{youtube|e2VIsAn-47Q|BBC 6 Music: Adam and Joe's Video Wars}}</ref> Reviewing these videos in the Telegraph, [[Gillian Reynolds]] described them as "so good they surpassed what is on TV".<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/adamandjoe/video_wars2.shtml Video Wars: The Runners-Up] – 6 Music website</ref> They were right." – Gillian Reynolds, ''The Daily Telegraph''<ref name=tel/> The winner was Chris Salt for his [[Lego]] animation of 'Jane's Brain.'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oblongpictures.com/films/janes-brain/ |title=Jane's Brain |publisher=Oblong Pictures |date=10 August 2008 |accessdate=24 July 2009}}</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/adamandjoe/video_wars.shtml Video Wars – The Winner] – 6 Music website</ref>

Listeners text or email [[anecdote]]s or ideas on a subject given by Adam and Joe, which they refer to as 'The Nation's Favourite Feature'<ref>[http://adam-buxton.co.uk/ad/2007/09/10/radio-live-and-muso-ramble-news/ TEXT THE NATION JINGLE ETC!] – adam-buxton.co.uk</ref>

A "Retro Text the Nation" segment was introduced as a podcast-only feature, in which listeners who did not listen live could contribute to Text The Nation. It was first introduced in February 2009 but from 12 September 2009, this was incorporated into their live show as it exceeded the limit of "new material" allowed to be produced on a BBC podcast.<ref name=retro>Joe wrote this jingle, then sung over a piano arrangement written by a listener: {{youtube|m0Nyb1X05O4|Adam & Joe – Retro Text the Nation}}</ref>

People who listen to the show live from 9 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. are known as "Black Squadron" – a title bestowed upon them in recognition of their ability to rise early on a Saturday morning – and are often given a task to do.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=141859075116 The Black Squadron (9 a.m. club)] – Facebook group</ref><ref>[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=143407505421 Black Squadron [on the radio<nowiki>]</nowiki>] – Facebook group</ref> From late 2009, Black Squadron's commands were issued between 10 a.m. and 10.30 a.m. instead.

* People who read the blog are known as "Blog Squadron".<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/adamandjoe BBC – 6 Music – Shows – Adam And Joe] – [[BBC 6 Music]] Website</ref>

The show's idents and jingles are mostly created by Adam. [[Jingle]]s are used to introduce the different sections and features of the show. From late 2008, listeners were invited to send in original or [[cover version]]s of existing jingles.<ref name=retro/> Despite Adam producing the vast majority of the jingles Joe's Retro Text the Nation jingle is by far the most popular.

Adam and Garth Jennings also produced a series of [[pirate radio]]-style interludes which they interrupted songs with; as the radio station is [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]] only, this was presented as a charming relic of the analogue listening experience.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/adamandjoe/downloads.shtml Pirate radio interludes to download] – from the 6 Music website</ref> The clips have also been used to cover up [[profanity|swearing]] in songs.

A social phenomenon, known as [[Stevenage|Stephenage]], whereby listeners shout out '[[Stephen]]!' in a public place. Other listeners reply with 'just coming!'.<ref name=nme>[http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=123&title=in_praise_of_adam_and_joe_s_6_music_show&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 Adam And Joe's 6 Music Show Is About More Than Cosy Nostalgia] – Luke Lewis, NME</ref><ref>[http://www.adamandjoe.com/2009/04/28/photos-of-adam-and-joe-broadcasting-live-from-the-camden-crawl/ Pictures] of 'Stephen! Just Coming! T-shirts from radio show recorded at the Camden Crawl</ref> Thereby listeners can identify each other.<ref name="cream">[http://tvcreamtowers.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/stephen-yes-im-in-trouble-just-coming/ "Stephen!" "Yes?" "I’m in trouble!" "Just coming!"] – TV Cream Towers</ref> This happens particularly at music [[gig (musical performance)|gig]]s, though other situations have been reported such as a cinema and a museum, and recordings have been sent in to the show.<ref name="cream"/>

The origins of "Stephen!" lie in one of the show's 'Text the Nation' stories about [[juvenilia]], submitted by a listener called Steve Curran. Curran related his youthful creation of a self-referential magazine, depicting him in the style of an "[[Action Force]]" soldier. The title of the magazine was "STEPHEN!".

Voiced by Adam, Boggins is a friendly but filthy and smelly dog who arrived in the studio after Adam 'left', and went on to tell Joe how much he loves him but also what he has been rolling in, and that he ate it as well. There was an ongoing debate as to whether Boggins should be put down or not.

In the course of the Christmas show (broadcast 19 December 2009) a [[pantomime|panto]] completed the Boggins story by revealing that he had been re-homed with a London street urchin. Joe was of the opinion that living on the street would result in the dog's death.

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