Scott and Chris wanted stand-ins
The programme had upcoming phone calls and interviews which Scott and Chris had already done before in some form.
Rather than simply repeat themselves, they decided there might be a more entertaining solution.
Find listeners who sounded vaguely like them.
Let those people pretend to be Scott and Chris.
The pair were surprisingly relaxed about the standard.
A perfect impression was not essential.
Confidence was.
If the caller believed they were Scott Mills or Chris Stark strongly enough, perhaps the person on the other end would accept it.
The voice doubles needed more than an accent
Scott warned the volunteers they could not simply copy a few vocal mannerisms.
They also needed to think quickly.
If an interviewee suddenly asked something personal or unexpected, the stand-in had to answer without exposing the entire trick.
The doubles were therefore being recruited as both impersonators and unofficial ambassadors for the show.
Chris’s main rule was simple:
do not say anything which would get the real presenters into trouble.
Teddy’s puppy training continued
Scott’s new dog remained a major part of the programme.
Teddy had completed his first Zoom training session.
Scott had picked up useful techniques, including recall training, although Teddy still had a habit of launching himself at Scott’s face during play and giving him small nips.
Chris continued to enjoy the absurdity of a puppy apparently having a Zoom schedule.
Scott insisted the training was really for him rather than the dog.
The Who Game invented an ice-cream app
Monday’s Who Game revived old phrases, shows and habits.
One listener remembered being told there were choc ices in the freezer whenever the ice-cream van could be heard outside.
That started a completely separate discussion.
Why, in the age of food-delivery apps, were ice-cream vans still driving around streets playing *Greensleeves* and hoping customers happened to hear them?
Scott and Chris proposed an app where people could register demand and guide the van to whichever road contained the most customers.
They immediately regretted giving away the idea for free.
Grace could not say spaghetti
Producer Grace’s pronunciation became one of the day’s best moments.
Asked what pasta she wanted with a meal, she attempted to say spaghetti.
What emerged sounded more like “scabetti”.
Scott and Chris made her repeat it.
The result did not improve.
Grace had apparently gone through life believing she was saying the word normally.
The pair were delighted to discover otherwise.
Live Lounges That Time Forgot returned
Don’t Look It Up again went into the archive.
Slaves covering The Weeknd’s *The Hills* and other old performances resurfaced.
The show also tried to persuade Grace that, once restaurants reopened, she should order “scabetti bolognese” with complete confidence and see whether anybody corrected her.
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