Bangers had caused a constitutional crisis
Monday’s decision to move Bangers to 3.40pm had gone down badly with a significant part of the audience.
One bell-ringer said the normal 2.40 slot fitted around practice.
Another caller described the change as “not democratic.”
Scott could not believe people cared this much about ten minutes of two presenters choosing songs.
The show’s unofficial Bangers statistician was even brought in to discuss who was winning overall and which artists were safest choices.
Green Day apparently had an excellent record.
Friendly Fires did not.
Radio 1 found the compromise
If people wanted Bangers at 2.40 and other people wanted it at 3.40, the solution was obvious.
Do it twice.
The first Double Bangers day gave both groups what they wanted.
Scott and Chris accepted that they had accidentally created extra work for themselves because one person had asked to move a feature.
That was exactly how the show often evolved.
A listener complained.
The programme overreacted.
A new format appeared.
Lauv reviewed his first Live Lounge
Lauv joined after his debut Live Lounge.
The automatic transcript mangles his name badly, but the source title and programme description identify him clearly.
Scott and Chris continued their habit of asking artists to hear their performance back and judge themselves.
Lauv was able to pick out details the presenters had not noticed.
For Scott, that was the interesting part.
An audience heard the finished performance.
The artist heard every tiny thing they might have done differently.
Someone sent an actual letter
Then the team received something increasingly unusual in 2020.
A handwritten letter through the post.
Scott and Chris were used to texts, tweets, WhatsApps and emails arriving instantly.
A physical letter felt different.
Somebody had written it, addressed it and deliberately posted it.
The message was personal enough for the presenters to treat it seriously.
It would lead directly into one of the following week’s strongest listener moments.
Funny Business went to Texas
Tuesday still meant Funny Business.
One call reached a business connected with growlers, the large refillable beer containers used in parts of the United States.
Scott and Chris initially heard the word in exactly the way the feature encouraged.
The person answering calmly explained the actual product.
The presenters had once again travelled internationally in search of a company name they could not say without laughing.
Double Bangers had solved Monday’s argument.
The audience would now expect it again.
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