Social agendas continue
Listeners continued explaining why they made lists before meeting friends.
David had written conversation prompts on his hand before his first date with the woman who became his wife.
Sam’s mother wrote down items for their weekly calls so she would not forget anything.
Nicola and Laura maintained a strict rule that their social agenda could not be opened until they had ordered food, leaving the earlier part of the meeting for light conversation.
Scott liked the system because he often remembered a story before seeing someone and then forgot it by the time they met.
Scott’s eyelid
Scott noticed that his left eyelid looked slightly inflamed.
As a self-described hypochondriac, he resisted searching online because he knew the likely result would be a list of frightening diagnoses.
Listeners suggested it might be a stye and offered various home remedies.
The Birthday Game: Jane
Jane from Grimsby turned 60 and owned a demanding chihuahua called Coco, named after Coco Chanel.
She was preparing for a trip in the coming weeks and asked Scott for a signed photograph as her birthday prize.
Her first spin was Shakespears Sister’s Stay, number one in 1992. Jane found it too slow and rejected it.
The second was The Four Seasons’ December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night), number one in 1976.
Jane knew the later dance cover by Clock better than the original and chose to gamble again.
Her compulsory final song was Lenny Kravitz’s Fly Away, number one in 1999.
Jane regarded it as the best of the three. Scott explained that Kravitz had originally considered using it as a B-side until a friend persuaded him it was a hit.
Spoilt dogs
Listeners described the special treatment given to their pets.
A North Macedonian rescue dog called Kiki received a homemade dog-friendly cake for her second birthday.
A ten-year-old Staffie named Bruce had to be spoon-fed by his owner.
The stories followed Scott’s admission that Teddy had gradually taken control of his bed.
The Music Police
Scott solved several cases without needing a full listener investigation.
Peter in east London remembered the line: “Tell me why I can’t be there where you are.”
Scott recognised it as Backstreet Boys’ Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely.
Juliette in Warrington sent a short phrase that sounded like: “I don’t think you do.”
The song had been played on Gary Davies’s programme that morning and was identified as Destiny’s Child’s Bills, Bills, Bills.
Producer Ben sent a voice note late at night after a melody had been circling his head since the previous afternoon.
He associated it with Do the Bartman, but Scott identified it as Van McCoy’s The Hustle.
The programme received a large new collection of voice notes and promised to investigate them after the weekend.
A century of Welsh broadcasting
Scott looked back at BBC archive material marking 100 years of broadcasting in Wales.
A 1960s report discussed football in the north, rugby in the south and the importance of a drink afterwards.
Another report covered a shortage of potatoes threatening the fish-and-chip shops of south Wales.
Scott asked Owain Wyn Evans to teach him how to ask where the post office was in Welsh, although he decided not to attempt the pronunciation himself.
Handover
Scott handed over to Sara Cox after previewing Friday’s Wonder Years and the final Piano Room performance of the week.
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