Listeners proudly confessed to early wrapping, wreaths and scented candles.
🎃 Halloween Hangover and Bonfire Buzz
Scott began Monday’s show chatting to Tina Daheley and Ellie Brennan about the weekend’s trick-or-treat antics. Scott confessed he’d had “not one single trick-or-treater” at his house yet again, while Tina admitted little Athena dressed as a witch for the fourth year running but “we just trick-or-treated our own house.” Ellie, meanwhile, went all-in for Bonfire Night, raving about Alexandra Palace: “There was a JCB putting wood on the bonfire – it was like Glastonbury!”
They laughed about Dame Jo Whiley’s “exclusive firework party”, Scott joking, “A bit like Jonathan Ross’s famous Christmas do – we weren’t invited either!” Listeners joined in with Halloween tallies: Karen from Queensbury made 132 treat bags, while Sarah in Blackpool tuned in during her “morning shred.” That prompted the now-infamous confusion over Les Mills – “Who’s Les Mills? I thought it was French – Les Miz!” laughed Scott.
🎄 Rise of the Christmas Creepers
By 6.50 a.m., talk turned festive. “Some people won’t like this,” Scott warned, “but this is for the Christmas Creepers.” Listeners proudly confessed to early wrapping, wreaths and scented candles. “Put your tree up when you want,” urged Scott, “hang the lights, live your life.” One texter had even spotted an inflatable snowman going up next door – Scott declared, “They’re in it for the long haul.”
Tina teased him for already ordering decorations, while Ellie checked whether supermarket Christmas delivery slots were out yet – they were. One listener admitted, “I’ve already meal-planned for the big day and built Pinterest boards.” Another boasted, “I’m embracing every festive reed diffuser and cheesy Christmas movie.”
☔ Wet Monday and the “Leaf-Blower Community”
After seven o’clock came the Good Morning Minute, packed with listener updates. The theme? Wet. Scott read: “Amy, 32, left her tea on the side – she’s dev-astated. Annie in Nottingham, muddy walks with three Dalmatians. Laura in Dumfries – still wet.” He joked, “You know why it’s wet, Sophie – that’s the water cycle. Geography for you!”
Then came Mel from Reading’s complaint about a 6 a.m. leaf-blower. Scott confessed, “I have got one – but I don’t use it for leaves, just to recreate Mariah Carey’s wind machine for Ellie’s hair.”
🤔 The Easiest Quiz on the Radio
Contestant Kai from Northampton and his workmates played along from the building site. Confidently he began: “I got 50 last week!” but stumbled on “Where might you go for a dance?” replying only “Da da da …” Scott replayed it in slow-mo for comic effect. Kai vowed to “resign from work” but took it well, scoring 10 points and lasting “as champion for 24 hours.”
🎅 Creeper Confessions Continued
More proud early-birds texted in. Anne had “wrapped all my presents, written the cards, made chutney and jam, and bottled my Christmas booze.” Scott gasped, “My jaw is wide open.” Another listener, Scott the cartoonist, draws “a Christmas cartoon every day just to wind my friends up.” Ellie confessed to watching Channel 5’s festive films: “Big-city woman moves home, falls for charming local – that’s the plot of all of them.”
🏃 Sara Cox’s Great Northern Marathon Challenge
Scott checked in with Sara Cox, one week from her five-day charity marathon. She joked she might “turn 180 degrees and start a new life in the woods.” Scott praised her training and icy knee-compressor gadget; Sarah quipped, “I’ve just had a poo bag full of ice at home.” She’s tapering, avoiding “germy people,” and promised: “Whatever happens, I’ve given the training my all.” Scott assured her, “The whole Radio 2 family’s behind you.”
🎬 Guest of the Day – Keira Knightley
At 8.30 a.m. Scott welcomed Keira Knightley, in radiant Monday form. Top quotes:
“Bend It Like Beckham – that’s the one people still shout about.”
“I’ve only seen Love Actually once – at the premiere.”
“My kids say I’m embarrassing; apparently I can’t dance to Lizzo.”
They swapped family chaos stories – Keira admitted “there’s a lot of shouting in the mornings” – and discussed her children’s-book debut I Love You Just the Same, inspired by sibling rivalry and bedtime drawings. She described once being awarded “a blue plaque on my local chippy!”
Scott quizzed her on past film endings – she could barely remember them: “I definitely die in Atonement… don’t I?” They bonded over The Traitors, both obsessed with “Celia Imrie’s fart – best moment on British television.” Keira promised to “cancel filming” to watch Thursday’s final.
🕺 Seatbelt Westlife Remix & Vernon Kay Handover
To close, Scott unveiled the “Seatbelt Warning Remix” of Westlife’s You Raise Me Up: each dashboard beep perfectly in time with the chorus – “Put your seatbelt on!” The team roared with laughter before handing to Vernon Kay, who teased his week with Tom Daley as guest co-host.
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