Valentine’s Day needed more than flowers
Scott and Chris opened Valentine’s afternoon by sending love to listeners whether they were coupled up or not.
Scott had done the conventional flowers-and-card routine but was also conscious that not everybody actually wanted flowers.
His own answer to the perfect Valentine’s gift was much simpler.
Pizza.
Granny Tinder was back
The Valentine’s special brought back Granny Tinder.
Sophia from Radio 1 handed control of her dating profile to her grandmother Lynette, who judged potential matches on Sophia’s behalf.
First up was Samuel, 26, a gardener whose profile made several jokes about tools, bushes and foliage.
Lynette liked gardening as a profession.
That led Scott into a surprisingly detailed supplementary question: where did she stand on hairy gardeners?
Lynette concluded she would prefer somebody reasonably well groomed.
Samuel survived the swipe.
NFTs were an immediate red flag
The next profile belonged to Henry, a 24-year-old pharmacist who liked horse riding, pottery and buying NFTs.
The team attempted to explain non-fungible tokens to Lynette.
She did not like the sound of them.
The subject reminded her of a previous investment she regretted after losing money.
Her verdict on Henry was therefore decisive.
Swipe left.
Granny Tinder also advised a listener who fancied her housemate’s brother, recommending honesty with the housemate before making anything more complicated.
The Who Game remembered a very particular era of culture
Monday’s Who Game produced memories ranging from crossed fingers when telling lies to pop-star clothing ranges, “What Does the Fox Say?”, dabbing and *Come Fly With Me*.
Chris offered vampires, then tried to justify them as a forgotten trend by recalling *Lesbian Vampire Killers* from 2009.
The fact he needed several seconds to remember where “lesbian vampires” had come from made the moment even better.
The quiz asked whether brand names were real people
Producer Amy tested whether familiar brand names had once belonged to actual people.
Max Factor was real and founded the cosmetics company bearing his name.
Zino Davidoff was real too and became known for cigars as well as the fragrance brand.
Barry M also came from a real founder, Barry Mero.
Valentine’s Day had therefore managed to combine romance, NFTs, Richard Gere, lesbian vampires and the history of cosmetics.
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