THE heat was rising as BBC Hereford & Worcester presenter Dave Bradley dived into a spa yesterday - to present his mid-morning show.

The 5ft-wide hot tub was donated to the BBC for the day by Kidderminster-based Hire A Tub UK and placed outside the radio station, on Hylton Road, where Dave and producer Jerry Chester took the plunge to present the show.

"Once a week we go out to visit companies and clubs to see what they do and we contacted Hire A Tub to arrange to visit them," said assistant editor Geraldine McCullagh.

"What we didn't realise is they take tubs out to businesses.

"They were both looking very pale - I didn't realise they were such pale boys!"