The best kept secret of the morning turned out to be Jade, who popped up as Greg James's mystery guest to premiere "Into the Deep (Seas Cry)" — her Hans Zimmer-produced theme for Blue Planet 3. She admitted she "shed a little tear" when asked to write it, calling the nature series "genuinely my favourite show," and revealed her mum sobbed on hearing the finished track. Texts flooded in from listeners doing everything from emptying dishwashers to brushing teeth who said the song had turned mundane moments "epic," prompting Greg to play it twice.
Elsewhere, Ask The Nation tackled the burning issue of drinking milk straight from a café jug, after listener Danny revealed her husband Alled "shots" the leftover milk like a tequila. Alled defended himself on air — "I can't see anything wrong with it, paid for the milk, you might as well drink it" — but the nation disagreed, with 68% of BBC Sounds voters branding it "gross."
Greg also had fun with a viral clip from BBC North West, where sports reporter Ian Haslam admitted on air he doesn't watch The Traitors, confusing news presenter Annabelle. Greg used it to riff on forced workplace loyalty, getting producers and listeners to confess their own "Kool-Aid" moments, from Pepsi die-hards to Waitrose staff hiding M&S shopping.
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