Scott returns
Scott returned after two weeks away and immediately complained that machines appeared to dislike him.
His electric-car screen had stopped working again, following the earlier incident in which he and Sam were trapped inside the vehicle.
The electronic passport gates had also rejected him when he returned from holiday.
A member of airport staff suggested his name might closely resemble somebody else’s, meaning the automated gates could continue sending him towards assistance unless he changed it.
Listeners offered alternative explanations, including changes in weight and appearance.
Rylan’s famous friends
Rylan had appeared on Joe Lycett’s television programme and said he could count his showbusiness friends on one hand.
He named Ruth Langsford, Eamonn Holmes and Claire Richards from Steps, but failed to mention Scott.
Scott replayed the clip and made his disappointment clear.
Rylan sent a voice note explaining that he had looked at only three fingers and forgotten his thumb and little finger.
He awarded Scott the thumb while retaining Ruth, Eamonn and Claire as what he called the “heritage” friends.
Scott argued that his latest birthday made him more heritage than Claire from Steps.
The Birthday Game: Victoria
Victoria from Bognor Regis turned 53.
She had taken part throughout her life in the British Cohort Study, which began with around 17,000 babies born during a week in April 1970.
Participants were periodically tested and monitored, and many supported one another through a Facebook group after missing conventional 50th-birthday celebrations during lockdown.
Victoria shared her birthday with Joss Stone, Cerys Matthews, Dele Alli, Bob Harris and Lisa Stansfield.
She liked 1980s pop, soul, funk and dance music.
Her first Birthday Game spin was David Bowie’s Let’s Dance, number one in 1983 and produced by Nile Rodgers.
Victoria accepted it immediately.
Her unused alternatives would have been Jess Glynne’s Hold My Hand and Martine McCutcheon’s Perfect Moment.
The Eurovision vote
Scott reminded listeners that voting was about to close in Radio 2’s search for the ultimate UK Eurovision song.
Listeners could choose up to five entries from more than 60 songs representing the UK since 1956.
Steve Wright would reveal the winner during Eurovision Super Saturday.
Showbusiness sneezing
Scott questioned whether Michelle Visage’s enormous sneeze on the set of RuPaul’s Drag Race was genuine because it sounded almost theatrical.
Michelle later confirmed that the sneeze was real and so loud that she had to warn the sound team before it happened to protect people wearing headphones.
She said she had once tried to suppress sneezes but now let them out fully.
Handover
Scott handed over to Sara Cox after his first programme back from holiday.
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