The Dog Garden auditions continue
Scott continued playing pitches from listeners who wanted their dogs admitted to the Radio 2 Dog Garden.
The campaign had already become competitive, with owners presenting rescue stories, unusual talents and carefully edited voice notes as though their dogs were applying for a major television role.
Gary Davies’s “Chilli for Chelsea” campaign remained a reference point, proving that presenters’ dogs would not be allowed to bypass the process.
Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker joined Scott with an update on Pulp and the band’s latest activity.
The conversation revisited the group’s return to performing and the response from audiences who had waited years to see them together again.
Jarvis discussed the difference between recreating a familiar catalogue and finding a reason to make something new. He was clear that nostalgia alone was not enough to justify continuing.
Scott asked about the songs listeners still connected with most strongly and the strange experience of hearing personal lyrics become communal singalongs.
The interview also covered Jarvis’s distinctive writing voice, his observations of ordinary life and the way small social details often became the starting point for a song.
Jarvis remained characteristically dry about the scale of the band’s return, resisting grand claims while confirming that Pulp had more to say.
The Easiest Quiz
Tuesday’s contestant attempted to beat Vivian’s 17. The feature continued to generate arguments over timing, wording and whether the programme still deserved to call itself the easiest quiz on the radio.
The Birthday Game
The Birthday Game offered another listener three former number-one singles and the usual choice between safety and the risk of being left with the final song.
15 April 2025: Vernon Kay
The handover revisited Jarvis Cocker’s Pulp update and the increasingly elaborate dog campaigns arriving at the programme.
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