Children in Need and Band Aid 30
Scott returned from Children in Need after visiting Albert Square, watching One Direction perform and joining Sir Terry Wogan for a late-night quiz hosted by Nick Grimshaw. The total raised on the night set a record.
Radio 1’s Track of the Day was Band Aid 30’s new version of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, recorded to support the response to Ebola in West Africa. Bob Geldof urged listeners to treat downloading it as participation in the fundraising effort rather than a review of the song.
A vocal lesson from Felicia
Scott found American vocal coach Felicia’s YouTube guide to singing Sia’s “Chandelier”. Listener Jade joined Chris for a lesson in placement, open throats and heavily modified vowels.
“Party girls don’t get hurt” became a set of sounds designed to push the resonance into the correct place. “I’m the one for a good-time call” and “I’m going to live like tomorrow doesn’t exist” received similar treatment before Chris and Jade attempted the record in full.
The results were not always tuneful, but following Felicia’s instructions made both sound recognisably closer to Sia. Scott called it one of his favourite things the show had done for a long time and immediately searched for more of her lessons.
The X Factor shout escapes the television
During every X Factor result, one audience member could be heard shouting “Only the Young” above everybody else. Chris discovered that reproducing the scream was an exceptionally effective way to annoy Scott.
He filmed himself doing it while Scott drank coffee, walked along the street and stood distracted in a lift. The final shout made Scott physically jump. The compilation was placed on Radio 1’s Facebook page and Scott’s dislike only encouraged Chris to ask listeners to copy it whenever they saw him.
The shout also became useful punctuation around the show. A delayed text from Judge Rinder revealed that he had responded to Scott’s Strictly exit by eating carbohydrates, while a woman in a shop had demanded that Scott perform the crab dance beside a trolley of decorations.
Bingo ambitions grow
Max Branning actor Jake Wood had told Scott that he wanted to play Innuendo Bingo, although EastEnders filming and Strictly training made arranging it difficult. Kat and Alfie actors Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie had also expressed interest at Children in Need, producing the possibility of a three-way edition from Albert Square.
Greg James played Real or No Real. True claims included Skepta wearing a Sports Direct shirt at 1Xtra Live, Blink-182 adding numbers after a dispute with another band and Scott and Sir Terry listening to Nelly’s “Hey Porsche” through noise-cancelling headphones during their Children in Need quiz.
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