The Birthday Game: Rebecca
Rebecca from Huddersfield turned 40.
She was preparing to take her one-year-old son Austin on his first flight during a holiday to Menorca.
Rebecca loved early-2000s pop, including Steps, Scooch, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, although she also tried to maintain an interest in Oasis and indie music.
Her first spin was Dexys Midnight Runners’ Geno. She rejected it.
The second was The Bangles’ Eternal Flame. Rebecca said she might have accepted the Atomic Kitten version but gambled again.
Her compulsory third song was the Bee Gees’ Night Fever.
Rebecca accepted the disco classic and agreed it was difficult for anyone not to enjoy it.
Scott explained that the film Saturday Night Fever had originally been called Saturday Night until the Bee Gees persuaded the producers to use their existing song title.
Midwife Mills
Paul and his wife Robin contacted the programme while their baby was being born.
They had Scott’s show playing through BBC Sounds during the labour.
Their son Rowan arrived safely, prompting Scott to describe himself as Midwife Mills.
The story became one of the week’s main moments and was replayed during Friday’s programme.
Covers better than the originals
Rebecca’s comments about preferring Atomic Kitten’s Eternal Flame prompted listeners to nominate cover versions they believed improved on the originals.
Scott offered Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You over Dolly Parton’s recording and Britney Spears’ My Prerogative over Bobby Brown’s.
One listener nominated Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s version of Born to Run over Bruce Springsteen’s original, which Scott regarded as a much more controversial choice.
The Music Police
A new case came from a listener remembered as B.
The fragment sounded like: “Mama, I love you. Daddy, I hate you,” although the exact words were uncertain.
Scott asked listeners to investigate and carried the mystery forward.
Handover
Scott handed over to Sara Cox after celebrating baby Rowan’s arrival.
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