Steps
All five members of Steps joined Scott for the first half of Big Guest Friday.
The conversation covered the group’s return, the songs that had become permanent fixtures at weddings, parties and Radio 2 events, and the choreography audiences still expected them to perform.
Scott asked how the group balanced nostalgia with wanting each reunion to feel current rather than like a museum piece.
They discussed the intense schedule of their original success and how differently they approached touring now, with families and individual careers outside the group.
The interview also revisited costumes, key changes and the difficult task of choosing a set list from a catalogue where fans treated even album tracks as essential.
Steps stayed involved in the programme’s informal Friday atmosphere, reacting to listener memories and Scott’s obvious knowledge of their records.
Gerard Butler
Gerard Butler joined Scott to discuss the live-action How to Train Your Dragon, returning as Stoick.
He reflected on playing the character in a different format after voicing him in the animated films.
The conversation covered the physical scale of the new production and the responsibility of recreating a story loved by families.
Gerard discussed the relationship between Stoick and Hiccup and why the emotional conflict mattered as much as dragons and action.
Scott asked about his wider career in action films and how he judged whether a large set piece still served the character.
Gerard’s appearance also included the dry humour and self-deprecation that allowed Scott to move away from formal film promotion.
Nick Frost
Nick Frost joined Gerard and discussed his own role in How to Train Your Dragon.
He talked about bringing comedy into a world that still needed emotional credibility and genuine danger.
The conversation moved through prosthetics, costumes and the technical challenge of acting opposite creatures that would be completed later.
Nick reflected on his long partnership with Simon Pegg and the assumptions audiences made whenever either appeared in a genre film.
Scott asked how much of Nick’s comic timing came from preparation and how much could be found during filming.
Together, Nick and Gerard compared the animated and live-action versions without treating one as a replacement for the other.
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Gary Davies followed Scott and admitted that he had missed Lee Mack elsewhere in the building while preparing his own programme. Scott teased him about choosing which of the following week’s guests he wanted to meet.
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