“Growl!”
“I love AI. I love A.I. and I love Chichibutti.”
“Take your outside leg like I used to tell Scott Mills, because he couldn’t tell left from right.”
Scott opened a rain-lashed Tuesday by thanking Tina Daheley for the news and joking, “Thanks for wine. Very impressive growling this morning. Growl!” . He immediately launched into December food confessions, asking listeners whether they’d reached the stage of “having a piece of cheese or a couple of mint supplies… or some of the old Irish Christmas milk?”.
Festive Confessions and Listener Treats
Listeners were already in full December mode. Scott encouraged them unashamedly, telling Stacy who resisted chocolate for breakfast, “Just do it, Stacy. It’s Christmas.”
Paul admitted to a nightly mince pie and Scott responded, “Do it. It’s Christmas!” .
Zoe introduced the team to “Cheesemas” at work, where everyone pools money for cheese, chutney and bread. Scott loved this: “Let’s just get on the cheese. I love that.” .
Messages rolled in about puff-pastry mince pies, early morning cheese plates and the escalating logic that “it’s Christmas” excuses everything.
Tina’s Dark Showering
One of the show’s funniest segments was Scott explaining the new wellness trend “dark showering.” Tina was immediately sceptical. When Scott suggested dimming the lights, she fired back: “In my bathroom, it’s big light on. Who has lamps in their bathrooms? Do you? Someone’s doing well.”
Scott teased her for her “see-through door” bathroom arrangement. Tina questioned the safety of showering in semi-darkness, while Scott demonstrated his shower’s water pressure proudly.
Listeners chimed in with their own habits, including LED disco showerheads and, less glamorously, listeners stuck on the M1 complaining the water sounds made them need the loo.
Scott also reignited the leg-washing debate, announcing, “Taylor Swift doesn’t wash her legs,” prompting gasps and laughter. Tina’s dry response and eye-rolling were unmistakable even through audio.
Pause for Thought
Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley delivered a deeply personal Pause for Thought about the final days of her father-in-law’s life. She described moments of sadness, laughter and unexpected comfort, such as finding his overdue library book: Kate Botley’s “Have a Little Faith,” which she called “a God moment.”
Scott was visibly moved, saying many listeners would relate.
Messages poured in: “I just had to pull over and have a moment,” wrote Stu on the A46, and another listener said, “Well that’s me crying… what a beautiful way to look at life.”
Scott described the segment as one that “stops you in your tracks.”
Tension in the Easiest Quiz
Danny had set the marker at zero yesterday, so today’s player, Keita from Bristol, only needed to avoid disaster. Her hesitation over a paperclip threatened disaster: “Kita, you did hesitate… but your answer was correct.”
Scott nearly fell apart laughing as she struggled to name her favourite book, prompting the quiz to reject her delayed answers: “These are all lovely answers… about a minute ago.”
She finished on 11 points. “A little bit gutted,” she said. Scott reassured her: “It’s 11 more than yesterday.”
Dermot O’Leary Joins the Show
Dermot arrived full of warmth, greeting Scott with “Morning, handsome pants.”
They discussed mystery voices, George Clooney’s wisdom, and Dermot’s NFL presenting. Dermot insisted he avoids learning the mystery voice’s identity: “I would literally sing like a canary… it’s best for me not to know.”
Their reminiscing included trekking in Kenya with Olly Murs and hosting Radio 2 in the Park.
Dermot also promoted his “Radio 2 All Stars” series, featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor, OJ Borg and Sean Keaveny.
The Call the Midwife Christmas Cast Takeover
Helen George (Trixie), Laura Main (Nurse Sheila), Stephen McGann (Dr Turner) and Renee Bailey (Joyce) brought joyful festive chaos to the studio.
Helen confessed she’d removed her glasses because she felt she looked like “Deirdre Barlow.” Stephen cheerfully admitted it was him who said so.
They discussed learning midwifery on set with an advisor: “Day one, you had a baby in your arms… it’s quite full on.”
Stephen praised his showrunner wife, Heidi Thomas, and admitted she waits outside the door while he reads scripts, bursting in when he laughs: “What was the joke? Is it good?”
Renee recalled discovering she got the role while in Tesco “by the cucumbers,” pacing the aisle in shock.
They teased the new Christmas special, partially filmed in Hong Kong. When Stephen noted “the sensible ones go,” Helen protested loudly, and Scott delighted in the mock-arguments.
The cast also explained GIFs to Stephen, who thought they were physical gifts: “I’m learning so much… it’s like going to university.”
The Most Chaotic Birthday Game of the Year
Jeanette from Southampton wanted Human League. She got Teletubbies.
After skipping Pink Floyd and then Leona Lewis, Jeanette reluctantly opened Spin 3: Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh.
Scott panicked as it played: “We can’t play all of this… Vernon, you agree?” Vernon thundered in: “Get it off!”
Listeners were split between horror and glee. One wrote: “My son was loving that, get it back on!” Another: “I stopped my workout, I refuse to exercise to Teletubbies.”
Scott finally cut it short, declaring, “The reason I cut it off was because it’s awful.”
Scott Hands Over to Vernon
With the show in absolute chaos, Scott handed over to Vernon, who joked he didn’t mean to sound so furious yelling “GET IT OFF!” at Teletubbies.
Scott also teased him with a fake claim that Joel Dommett once played the purple Teletubby. Vernon: “No he wasn’t.” Scott: “You can tell me anything.”
The two wrapped with affection and silliness, exactly how a Breakfast Show handover should sound.
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