Brother or Lover was apparently not complicated enough
Scott and Chris began wondering whether the format could be expanded.
If two voices come on the radio, could the team work out whether one person is speaking to their mother or lover?
The phrase itself sounded dangerous.
That was part of the appeal.
Listeners immediately began volunteering.
Another suggestion was Dad or Daddy, which the programme wisely did not develop too far.
The idea was saved for a possible future special.
Katie and Andrew sounded fairly obviously related
The normal game still had business to finish.
Katie, 22, ran her own dog-walking business in Bedfordshire.
She introduced Andrew.
The pair had recently done a Tough Mudder together.
They also spent time in a jacuzzi at home.
Scott immediately thought lovers.
The phrase *jacuzzi together* was simply too suggestive.
Then the details arrived.
The hot tub belonged to the family home.
They lived with their parents.
They had spent Christmas together before.
Andrew now thought Katie might go elsewhere that year.
Everything suddenly sounded much more sibling-like.
The team almost unanimously chose brother
One question involved whether Katie had ever blown Andrew’s fuse, because Andrew was an electrician.
The double meaning made everybody uncomfortable.
Another clue revealed they regularly ended up in the family hot tub.
Most of the team eventually locked in brother.
Only one person chose lovers for the drama.
The reveal:
Andrew was Katie’s brother.
For once, the apparently easy game genuinely was easy.
Scott still enjoyed how much discomfort had been generated while reaching the correct answer.
Teddy had discovered his hormones
Scott’s dog Teddy had developed another behaviour issue.
He was becoming increasingly frisky.
Cuddly toys.
Visitors.
Even family members’ legs were apparently at risk.
Scott wondered whether this was the point where a dog owner begins considering neutering.
The show asked for professional advice.
A vet explained the options — and Chris asked a dangerous follow-up
Listener Beth, a vet, joined.
She confirmed that neutering was one of the procedures vets routinely performed and talked through the decision.
Scott considered whether Teddy had reached the right stage.
Chris then asked whether, if he brought the dog in, the vet could deal with his problem at the same time.
Beth played along.
Scott joked about a two-for-one offer.
Teddy would get the free one.
The conversation had moved from responsible pet ownership to Chris volunteering for surgery in under a minute.
Pop-opera covers completed the quiz
Don’t Look It Up transformed familiar songs into dramatic operatic versions.
The pair also had to decide whether unusual-sounding names belonged to real people.
The day’s entire theme seemed to be identity:
brother or lover.
mother or lover.
real person or fake.
Dog with testicles or dog without them.
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