Scott introduces a new feature where listeners text random phrases to unsuspecting contacts in their phone book, with hilarious results — including accidentally texting Alan Carr. The show also explores the embarrassing subject of violent grandmothers, pet burial ethics, and whether bedroom webcams are genuinely innocent or cause for concern.
The show kicks off with Scott and the team launching a new texting game: sending the phrase “Do you really think you should be wearing that?” to random contacts without checking who receives it. Scott accidentally sends it to Alan Carr, and listeners are encouraged to play along and report back on reactions. The team discusses how the early morning timing means most people are likely naked, which has obvious complications.
A significant portion of the episode focuses on listeners who’ve been knocked down by elderly women. Peter Mason calls in to reveal he was knocked out cold by an angry grandmother at his son’s school sports day seven years ago — a source of ongoing humiliation. This leads to broader discussion about women surprisingly outperforming men at various competitions and physical confrontations.
Scott gives his opinions on Gok Wan’s “How to Look Good Naked,” criticising it for being formulaic and repetitive every episode. He notes that Gok has started speaking in the third person in 2008 and coined new phrases like “Gockerella” — affectations that Scott finds grating. The show also covers a listener’s question about whether her new boyfriend’s bedroom webcam is a red flag or innocent technology, with the team suggesting more detail is needed before judgement.
Finally, a caller reveals his new house has a pet cemetery in the back garden from previous owners’ buried animals, raising the ethical question: should you dig up and relocate your predecessors’ dead pets when you move house? The team discusses whether it’s considerate to take your own departed pets with you.
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