A gravy fountain
Scott heard from listeners experimenting with increasingly ambitious festive food ideas.
Dan from Hastings described using leftover cheeseboard ingredients in a fountain and dipping pieces of tiger bread into it.
Scott compared the creation with fondue and immediately promoted it as a possible Game Changer.
The discussion expanded into the idea of a gravy fountain for Christmas dinner.
The ultimate Elvis song
Radio 2 launched a public vote to find the nation’s favourite Elvis Presley song ahead of what would have been his 90th birthday.
The shortlist contained 90 of his UK top-20 hits.
Scott encouraged listeners to choose carefully from an unusually large catalogue and noted the continuing popularity of the annual Elvis festival in Porthcawl.
The Birthday Game: Kirsty
Kirsty from St Ives in Cambridgeshire turned 37.
She enjoyed daytime clubbing and was preparing for a Saturday session beginning at four in the afternoon.
Kirsty wanted old-school dance and house music and specifically hoped to avoid ABBA.
Her first spin was Destiny’s Child’s Independent Women Part I, number one in 2000.
She liked it but chose to continue.
The second was Queen and David Bowie’s Under Pressure, number one in 1981.
Kirsty kept it because her father would have disowned her if she rejected it.
One final Music Police investigation
DCI Mills returned to the beat for one final case before Scott’s move to breakfast.
The force replayed the listener’s clue, gathered competing suggestions and attempted to reach a definitive verdict.
Scott treated the case as the closing chapter of one of the afternoon programme’s defining features.
Handover
Scott handed over after Kirsty’s Queen choice and the final Music Police investigation.
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