Corporate language
Scott invited listeners to reconnect after the weekend by sending examples of office phrases such as “touching base” and “circling back”.
The discussion continued the programme’s fascination with language people used at work but rarely anywhere else.
Jessie the singing dog
Lauren Lane called after hearing Scott discuss animals responding to music.
Lauren was a singer and had noticed her dog Jessie Jujus joining in while she practised with a microphone.
She began making howling sounds to encourage her, after which Jessie threw back her head and sang along.
The performances had become popular online.
Jessie appeared especially responsive to ABBA and demonstrated her singing voice for Scott.
Lauren said she sometimes had to shut the dog out when practising because Jessie insisted on joining every rehearsal.
The Birthday Game: Sarah
Sarah turned 40 after a large weekend party and was spending the day walking with her husband before a late lunch.
She was a keen golf spectator and had attended the Open in Liverpool with her mother.
Sarah wanted something from the 1980s or 1990s, ideally Take That, George Michael or Bananarama.
Her first spin was Joe Cocker’s version of With a Little Help from My Friends. She rejected it.
The second was Chaka Khan’s I Feel for You, featuring Stevie Wonder on harmonica.
Scott considered it one of the strongest records of the 1980s and repeatedly warned Sarah against gambling, but she continued.
Her compulsory final song was Fedde Le Grand’s Put Your Hands Up for Detroit, number one in 2006.
Sarah immediately said she should have stayed with Chaka Khan.
She requested a birthday balloon but joined a temporary backlog after the programme ran out.
The Music Police
Scott opened a new Monday Music Police investigation and asked listeners to study the caller’s limited evidence.
The case was carried forward for Thursday.
Handover
Scott handed over to Sara Cox after Jessie’s ABBA performance and Sarah’s unsuccessful third-spin gamble.
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