Bake Off produces too much material
The new series of The Great British Bake Off has begun with more innuendos than the programme can reasonably save for Bingo. Scott plays highlights involving firm fruit, dimples in the bottom, drizzle going into both cakes and brakes being moved to the end.
The programme also accompanies listeners receiving GCSE results. Successful students celebrate, while those disappointed with their grades are reminded that other routes remain open and directed towards the exam-results helpline.
Gandalf returns to work
Gandalf reports back after using a sick voice to leave work for Bristol Rovers’ match at Chelsea. His team lost, he returned to Bristol around three in the morning and arrived late for work the next day, which at least helped maintain the illusion that he was recovering.
He has avoided his boss by staying at his desk, leaving for long lunches and hiding in his car. No disciplinary conversation has happened, but Gandalf accepts that he may only be delaying it. He retires from using the sick voice and promises not to push his luck again.
Lewis serves the jokes with the meal
A video of fast-food employee Lewis improvising through a drive-through order spreads online. He turns requests into rapid rhymes, calls a quarter-pounder “quarter cheese, yes please”, asks which drink belongs “on that bad boy” and calculates three Seven Ups as “21 Up”.
Lewis says none of it is scripted. He began the job at 16 for summer pocket money and gradually developed the confidence to make customers smile. Some now visit specifically for his service. Scott places a pretend order and receives a fresh series of lines, ending with fries, drinks and “a partridge in a pear tree”. The team immediately wants to arrange a visit for the full Lewis experience.
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