Scott and Chris offered a safer alternative to drunk texting an ex
The programme began with the familiar problem of late-night phone use.
A couple of drinks.
A bit of emotion.
Suddenly somebody is posting song lyrics or messaging an ex.
Chris admitted he had been known to post sentimental lyrics or little spoken Instagram videos after a night out.
Scott discovered that at least one Radio 1 producer had notifications switched on specifically so those posts could be captured before Chris deleted them the next morning.
The show therefore offered a public service.
If listeners were drunk and tempted to message an ex, send the message to Scott and Chris instead.
They would receive the chaos without anybody reopening an old relationship.
The premium-listener club officially opened
After Darren’s waxing disaster, the show leaned fully into the concept of premium listeners.
The imaginary first-class section was roomier.
It smelled better.
There was champagne.
The ordinary listeners remained loved, but the VIPs had supplied stories so extraordinary they had earned promotion.
Listeners were asked to email the headline of their best anecdote.
The show would decide which one deserved to be heard.
Laura chose the police story
One submission promised a police matter.
Laura worked in education and had been preparing a Halloween activity.
She created realistic fake body parts from latex or silicone.
She took them home in a black bin bag so she could add blood and make them look even more convincing.
Then she put the bag in the boot of her car.
This was the crucial mistake.
A shopper thought she had discovered a killer
Laura went shopping at Aldi.
When she returned, a frightened older woman was on the phone to the police.
She had apparently seen the bag and the realistic body parts.
From her perspective, the explanation was obvious and horrifying.
There were body parts in a car.
The suspected owner had returned.
Police arrived while the woman indicated Laura and, in panic, effectively identified her as the killer.
Laura had to explain that the horrifying objects were Halloween props for work.
Scott and Chris could barely imagine the scene.
The activity had been intended for children.
It had accidentally produced a full car-park crime investigation.
VIP status was the only possible outcome
The story easily cleared the premium-listener threshold.
Scott and Chris had wanted a tale that always got a huge reaction when told among friends.
Nearly being treated as a murderer because of craft supplies comfortably qualified.
The feature was already proving that giving listeners a fictional first-class upgrade was enough to make them reveal stories they might otherwise never have put on national radio.
The Who Game and Euro planning rounded out Monday
Chris was also organising himself for the European Championship, including fixtures and calendar reminders.
The Who Game returned with more forgotten cultural references.
The show was starting to move from spring reopening stories into the very specific atmosphere of a summer dominated by football.
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