Did I really just hear that?

On Saturday's Jonathan Ross Radio 2 show, Mark Lamarr was sitting in, accompanied by odd bed-fellow, Dale Winton. Here's a snippet of their conversation:

Dale is talking about the work conditions being a DJ in a biscuit factory

ML: Was it like 1984?
DW: Oh no. it was much earlier than that.
ML: No, I meant 1984, the book.