The foot theory had become a full scientific trial
Toby’s idea that childhood wishing might somehow influence adult foot size should probably have ended on Monday.
Scott and Chris instead made it bigger.
Listeners had already begun suggesting other body parts they wished were larger or smaller.
One caller even said she had wanted a bigger chest when she was younger and believed her feet had grown instead.
Chris decided the only responsible response was a long-term experiment.
Listeners had until Christmas to manifest something
People were invited to choose one measurable body part.
Measure it now.
Spend the next few months thinking positively about whatever change they wanted.
Then check again around Christmas.
Scott remained clear that there was no scientific basis whatsoever for expecting a result.
Chris still liked the idea of creating a Radio 1 control group made entirely from listeners willing to stare at part of themselves and wish.
The project turned a throwaway Love Island quote into a proposed five-month investigation.
Blow Your Own Trumpet celebrated a delayed wedding
Tuesday’s Blow Your Own Trumpet returned for listeners who wanted a small fanfare.
One caller had finally married after roughly two years of pandemic disruption and rearrangements.
That was an unusually substantial achievement for a feature which often celebrated tiny pieces of life admin.
Another listener had ended up feeding cows after a day at Carlisle races.
Scott and Chris did not require the achievements to fit any particular theme.
If somebody was proud, the trumpet played.
Does the animal fart?
Don’t Look It Up then introduced one of the most basic-sounding questions the quiz had ever used.
Does the animal fart?
An octopus?
According to the quiz:
no.
A lion?
yes — and the presenters were told a meat-heavy diet does not make the result especially pleasant.
Then came the Bolson pupfish.
The round claimed gas management was significant enough for the tiny fish that the answer was effectively yes.
Scott and Chris approached the entire category with the seriousness of wildlife documentary presenters despite spending much of it laughing at the word *fart*.
X Factor auditions finished the quiz
Old *X Factor* audition clips returned afterwards.
Artists who later became famous were heard at the stage when they were simply another hopeful walking into an audition room.
The show had managed to move from manifestation science to animal flatulence and then into ITV talent-show archaeology without treating any transition as unusual.
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