Chris discovered another benefit of home broadcasting
Chris was still working remotely with COVID.
That meant he could do something he could never normally do in the Radio 1 studio:
sit there eating McDonald’s.
Nuggets.
Milkshake.
Whatever he wanted.
Scott had to remain in the building following studio rules.
Chris looked extremely pleased with the arrangement.
Scott got on completely the wrong train
Scott had a much less enjoyable travel story.
After leaving Radio 1, he boarded a train he believed would take him home.
Around 45 minutes later, he realised he was heading somewhere very different.
He arrived at:
Haddenham & Thame Parkway.
Oxfordshire.
By then there was no convenient train back.
Scott had to arrange a taxi through dark country roads and turn what should have been a relatively ordinary journey into roughly three hours of travel.
220 Kid recognised the accidental destination
The story reached 220 Kid, who sent Scott a message because the area was near where he had grown up.
That made Scott feel slightly better.
He had not intended to visit.
At least somebody could confirm Haddenham & Thame Parkway was a real place rather than a station invented specifically to punish people who board the wrong train.
Steve started Hook-up Higher or Lower at around 315 miles
The day’s Hook-up Higher or Lower began with Steve.
His figure was around 315 miles.
The story involved a substantial trip and the complicated logistics the feature had become known for.
Scott and Chris had already learned that distance alone tells you almost nothing about whether a romantic journey was sensible.
The next caller proved that dramatically.
Julie travelled 10,259 miles to Australia
Julie had met an Australian man in a nightclub before he returned home.
They kept talking for months.
Eventually he invited her over.
The distance:
10,259 miles.
Australia.
The game had already produced some enormous numbers.
This was one of the most extreme.
Scott and Chris were fascinated by the leap required to turn a holiday or nightclub connection into an intercontinental journey.
The feature’s title barely covered what these stories actually involved.
Lucas still managed around 800 miles
Another caller, Lucas, came in lower than Australia but still reached roughly 800 miles.
He had met a Swedish woman while both were in Australia.
Later they were back in Europe and decided to meet again.
The pair arranged a location which worked for both.
Even the “lower” answer in this round involved international travel.
Australia Day entered the quiz
The date was Australia Day, so Don’t Look It Up went Australian.
The show tested language, culture and facts from the country.
After Julie’s 10,259-mile story, the theme had already been chosen for them.
Scott’s own contribution to international travel that day had been considerably less impressive.
He had accidentally reached Oxfordshire.
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