8 April 2020
8 April 2020
Archive note on the duplicate date
This is the second distinct supplied podcast dated 8 April 2020.
It is not a duplicate of *Out Out – While In In* and is therefore preserved separately.
Scott had performed emergency dentistry
Scott arrived with a very visible lockdown problem.
One of the veneers at the front of his mouth had fallen out.
A normal solution would have involved a dentist.
Normal dentistry was not readily available.
Scott therefore bought a bag of small mouldable beads online.
He softened the material in hot water, shaped it himself and created something capable of filling the gap until he could get professional help.
Chris was amazed Scott had attempted it.
Scott expected dentists listening to tell him off.
At least one messaged to congratulate him on the temporary improvisation.
The phrase SOS dentistry felt appropriate.
The Mariah challenge still would not die
Radio 1 was still asking listeners to hit the spectacular high note in Mariah Carey’s “Emotions.”
The more people failed, the more everybody wanted to try.
Scott had become obsessed with finally hearing one convincing attempt.
The feature was ideal remote radio.
A listener needed only a phone, enough confidence and neighbours willing to tolerate the noise.
One listener was permanently locked in at the pub
Then came J.D., whose lockdown location made everybody else jealous.
She lived in a pub near Witney with her boyfriend, parents, brother and his girlfriend.
The venue was closed to ordinary customers.
The family still had the building.
That meant beer which needed drinking before it went off.
Pub games.
Giant Jenga.
A pub garden.
Snacks.
And no formal last orders.
One family rule involved the loser of a game taking a shot.
J.D. admitted that this could leave people noticeably drunk before dinner.
Scott decided she had achieved the ultimate combination:
lockdown and lock-in.
Ali Plumb supplied isolation viewing
Radio 1 film expert Ali Plumb also offered things to watch while people were spending much more time at home.
The conversation included adventure and comedy recommendations rather than pretending everybody wanted serious prestige television.
Scott and Chris were already discovering how quickly people could exhaust the obvious streaming choices.
A trusted recommendation had become more valuable than ever.
Tap End returned to the Rubik’s night
Chris’s university autobiography revisited a themed night where students tried to arrive dressed in multiple colours and swap clothing until they matched one colour, like completing a Rubik’s Cube.
Socks and shirts were easy.
Trousers were not.
Chris eventually traded his jeans for an orange skirt because he needed the colour.
The story captured exactly the kind of student-night problem which sounded almost impossible under lockdown.
5SOS broadcast from Los Angeles
Finally, Calum Hood and Luke Hemmings from 5 Seconds of Summer joined from their kitchens in Los Angeles.
The band’s album was at number one and the pair provided a remote Radio 1 mix.
They played their own “Wildflower” and moved into big pop choices including Dua Lipa.
Scott liked how naturally the new format had developed.
A week earlier, celebrity DJ sets from bedrooms and kitchens felt experimental.
By 8 April, Radio 1 could connect two members of 5SOS in separate L.A. kitchens and simply carry on.
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