No New Harry (And Scott Took It Personally)
Scott opened the show already disappointed.
“I really thought we’d be waking up to brand new music from Harry Styles today, but no.”
There is an album coming in March, but that didn’t soften the blow.
“Honestly, Harry, thank you for getting our hopes up and then letting us down like a cheap pair of tights yesterday.”
The hype, the posters, the voice note — all of it led to nothing new dropping overnight. Scott kept circling back to it as the morning went on, later admitting, “Everywhere I looked, Harry Styles. Everywhere.”
By the time the album title was revealed — Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally — Scott was already imagining where it might take him:
“Maybe we have more in common than I thought we did.”
A Proper Midnight Surprise from Robbie
If Harry didn’t deliver, Robbie Williams absolutely did. Scott revealed that a brand new song had dropped at midnight — with no warning at all.
“I do have a brand new surprise from Robbie Williams.”
All My Life went out in full, followed by the revelation that Britpop — the album Scott had said on Monday wasn’t due until next month — was already out.
Scott reminded everyone why this mattered, replaying Robbie’s own words about the chart record:
“Do I think I deserve that? No. Is it… maybe achievable? Yeah. Should I grab it with both arms? Yeah.”
Listener messages backed him hard. One summed it up neatly:
“Sounds like old Robbie, but in the best of ways.”
Traitors, Jumpsuits and Becoming a Prude
The Traitors came up early, thanks to Stephen’s jumpsuit and Annika Rice’s comment. Scott admired the look but had questions.
“What a look. I mean, where do you even buy that?”
(Spoiler: Shein.)
Later, Scott took a firm stance on the show’s visuals.
“I think I’m a bit of a prude as I get older. I’ve turned into a Victorian lady.”
And then, directly to the producers:
“Why do you insist on these shots of people having a shower? It adds nothing to the plot or the drama.”
He warned he was “this far away from writing to Points of View,” a threat many listeners were very much behind.
Slippergate Takes Over the Studio
Somewhere before 8am, Scott realised the team thought he’d come to work in slippers.
“They all think I’m wearing slippers to work. Have you seen this?”
He insisted they weren’t — but conceded they did look like it. Matters escalated when a camera appeared.
“Now the team have found a camera in the studio that can just focus on my feet. What’s this? Moccasin watch?”
By later in the morning, he’d had enough.
“I am wearing a comfortable shoe to work today, okay, with fur lining… I’m never wearing these again. I’m going to burn them later.”
Pause for Thought That Properly Landed
The mood shifted completely with Cole Morton’s Pause for Thought. His story about taking his dad to the pub near the end of his life — whitebait, half a pint, and “shooting the breeze like the old days” — left the studio quiet.
Scott responded simply:
“Cole, thank you so much for sharing this morning.”
Messages flooded in straight after. One summed up the feeling:
“I’ve never cried at a Pause for Thought before today.”
The Easiest Quiz (Still Merciless)
Becky from East Devon — who can deadlift 110 kilos — took on the quiz. Everything was going fine until:
“Who mends toilets and drains?”
The pause was fatal. Even worse: her husband is a plumber.
“That is a terrible question to go out on, isn’t it?”
The quiz showed no mercy. Becky left with seven points and dignity intact.
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