The Easiest Quiz: Trisha scores ten
Trisha from Lancashire called between Pilates classes while a full group waited for her at Greenfield Studios in Trawden. Scott asked the class to shout hello and then deliberately joked about making the quiz last as long as possible.
Kay’s 19 was the score to beat. Trisha answered questions about washing dishes, teachers, birthday cards, spelling “food”, Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5”, escalators, music festivals, sweet shops, excuses for lateness and the noise made by a tiger.
Her laugh repeatedly interrupted the run, particularly after Scott struggled to move on from the tiger noise. Asked to name a decade, Trisha answered “1950”, which the quiz rejected because it was a year rather than a decade.
She finished with ten points. Scott asked to say goodbye to the waiting class, who responded together before one member called: “Get on with it. Thanks, Scott.”
Paddy McGuinness
Paddy McGuinness joined Scott for a wide-ranging conversation about television, radio, family life and the public phrases that had followed him through his career.
Scott revisited the way Paddy’s catchphrases had escaped their original programmes and become things strangers shouted at him in public.
Paddy discussed the difference between presenting high-energy entertainment and the more personal work he had undertaken in recent years.
The conversation also covered friendship, northern identity and the performers and programmes that influenced him before his own television career.
Paddy stayed involved across several links, reacting to the quiz and Scott’s increasingly serious attempt to prepare for Country 2 Country.
The Birthday Game: Jan heads to Popworld
Jan, 55, called from a farm after feeding two donkeys, chickens, cats and two Leonberger dogs. One of the dogs, Elsa, worked as a reading-therapy dog at a local primary school, while a new Bedlington-poodle puppy called Bingo was already dancing around the kitchen.
Jan shared her birthday with Candi Staton, George MacKay and U2’s Adam Clayton. Her birthday plans involved going clubbing with her daughter at Popworld in Watford after around 20 years away from nightclubs.
The game moved through three number-one songs before settling on a 1990s dance choice, which matched Jan’s plans for the evening.
Country 2 Country
John Kerr joined Scott to preview the Belfast festival and explain the strength of Northern Ireland’s country audience. He described fans as organised, passionate and committed to seeing artists across the UK and Ireland.
Scott invited John to join the live Friday programme and began rehearsing how he should address the arena crowd without relying on “yeehaw”.
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The handover focused on Scott’s journey to Belfast, the country wardrobe he was assembling and the possibility that nerves would reduce his stage entrance to a double thumbs-up.
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