Burns Night and St Dwynwen’s Day
Scott marked Burns Night with listeners sharing their haggis-based menus.
One family was making haggis lasagne, while another planned lentil and ham-hock soup followed by haggis, mashed potato, turnip and a dessert involving shortbread, cream, meringue, oats and strawberry sauce.
Scott also attempted to wish Welsh listeners a happy St Dwynwen’s Day, celebrating the patron saint of lovers.
His Welsh partner Sam sent a voice note with the correct pronunciation, although Scott still struggled to reproduce it.
The tradition involved carving a love spoon, so Scott told Sam he expected one when he returned home.
Joining Radio 2 on WhatsApp
Trish called after spending several attempts trying to add Radio 2’s WhatsApp number to her phone.
With no younger relatives at home to provide technical support, she eventually solved it by searching online.
Scott confirmed that her message had arrived, prompting a wave of listeners asking whether they had also successfully joined.
The Birthday Game: Tim
Tim normally spent weekdays driving a lorry and used weekends for charity motorcycle rides supporting mental-health causes.
He was planning a trip to the Isle of Man with a group of friends.
His first Birthday Game spin was Wet Wet Wet’s Goodnight Girl, number one in 1992. Tim liked it but was not in the mood for it.
The second was Men at Work’s Down Under, number one in 1983. Tim rejected that because he felt he had heard it too often on social media.
His compulsory final selection was ABBA’s Mamma Mia, which had been number one in 1976.
Tim was happy with the outcome, while listeners argued that he should have kept Men at Work.
Never Have I Trevor
Trevor Nelson joined Scott for the first edition of Never Have I Trevor.
Scott played three stories about Trevor’s past. Only one was genuine, and Trevor had to identify it.
The first involved a fan borrowing Trevor’s BlackBerry for a photograph, dropping it and running over it with her car. Trevor thought it was plausible but could not remember it.
The second claimed that a Birmingham venue bought Trevor a brand-new toilet seat every time he performed because he refused to use one that anybody else had sat on.
Trevor rejected that story, explaining that he would not use a venue toilet for a sit-down visit at all.
The third came from Rich, who said he had accidentally stolen Trevor’s toast at a Dublin hotel breakfast.
Rich had seen two slices emerge from the conveyor toaster and assumed they were available. Trevor then appeared behind him and said: “I think you’ve got my toast, mate.”
Trevor correctly selected the toast story.
The toast thief returns
Scott brought Rich onto the programme to face Trevor.
Rich argued that people could not walk away from a conveyor toaster and expect their bread to remain untouched, particularly at a large hotel buffet after a night out in Dublin.
Trevor asked why, with so much other food available, Rich had chosen to take his toast.
Rich admitted the story had become a claim to fame and said he would happily wear a T-shirt reading: “I stole Trevor Nelson’s toast.”
Trevor pointed out that Scott had made the story even better by tracking Rich down years later, turning him into an “anti-hero” rather than punishing him.
Handover
Scott handed over to Sara Cox after promising that Tony Blackburn would play the Birthday Game the following Monday as part of his 80th-birthday celebrations.
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