Back in the Music Police office
DCI Mills opened a fresh case file after the force’s successful return the previous week.
Listeners were given another partial tune, uncertain lyric or remembered melody and asked to submit possible matches.
Scott stressed that the most confident witnesses were not always the most accurate.
Building the case
The programme compared early suggestions and attempted to establish the likely era, genre and source of the mystery.
As usual, evidence ranged from carefully reasoned possibilities to songs sharing only a single note with the original clue.
Scott kept the case open rather than forcing a premature arrest.
The Birthday Game
The Monday contestant received three number-one songs from 30 September.
Scott re-established the rules before encouraging the listener to choose according to personal enjoyment rather than chart prestige.
End-of-month messages
Listeners marked the final day of September with birthdays, anniversaries, new jobs and the reluctant acceptance that autumn had properly arrived.
Handover
Scott handed over to Sara Cox with the new Music Police file still active.
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