Ella Henderson calls the show
Ella Henderson called after hearing Scott tell Claire Richards that she could fit her fist inside her mouth.
Ella said the old party trick had suddenly resurfaced online and she was being tagged in posts about it.
Scott remembered asking her to demonstrate it around the time Ghost was released, almost a decade earlier.
Ella said she had not attempted it recently and was trying to leave the drunken party tricks behind as she moved through her late twenties.
She then introduced 0800 Heaven, her collaboration with Nathan Dawe and Joel Corry.
The Birthday Game: Paula
Paula from Bourne in Lincolnshire had been baking since five in the morning.
She made her own lemon loaf birthday cake with lemon curd, lemon buttercream and small meringues, alongside sausage rolls, quiche and a goat’s-cheese tart for a weekend away.
Scott explained the BBC’s “never eat sent-in cake” rule, despite Paula insisting that both her cakes and kitchen were trustworthy.
Paula was spending her 60th year travelling. Her trips included Amsterdam, Geneva, London for afternoon tea and Elton John, Catalonia, Norfolk and a planned family wedding in Turkey. She also hoped to visit New York before beginning her Christmas baking.
Her first spin was Donny Osmond’s Puppy Love, number one in 1972. Paula liked Donny but rejected it.
The second was Gabrielle’s Dreams, number one in 1993. She immediately regretted leaving Donny but gambled again.
Her compulsory final song was Billie Piper’s Because We Want To, number one in 1998.
Paula accepted the final result and received the birthday balloon.
She later called back because she was struggling to install BBC Sounds, allowing Scott to guide her through the process live.
The Music Police
An anonymous caller remembered a melody with uncertain words about moonlight.
The clue had attracted a large response because the tune sounded familiar even though the caller had disappeared after leaving the message.
Listeners identified the song as Charlotte Nilsson’s Take Me to Your Heaven, Sweden’s winning Eurovision entry from 1999.
Dale in Nottingham confirmed the answer despite being embarrassed that he had not recognised a Eurovision winner more quickly.
The Music Police declared the anonymous case closed.
Handover
Scott handed over to Sara Cox after closing the case and checking whether Paula had successfully found BBC Sounds.
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