Hired or fired?
Scott invited listeners to submit their practical life hacks for an Apprentice-style verdict.
The judges considered whether each suggestion genuinely saved time or created more effort.
One listener recommended packing clothes directly into separate bags or organisers to make unpacking easier.
Another used a cheese slicer or potato peeler to create thin pieces of hard butter that melted quickly on toast.
The first suggestion was enthusiastically hired.
The butter idea received the familiar disapproving head-shakes associated with The Apprentice boardroom.
The Birthday Game: Donna
Donna turned 44 and celebrated with a home pamper day.
Her daughter was a personal trainer who put her through three demanding sessions each week and shouted when she failed to complete exercises properly.
Donna shared her birthday with Rick Astley, Bob Marley, Axl Rose, Jimmy Tarbuck and Zsa Zsa Gabor.
She wanted something upbeat and familiar.
Her second spin was Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson’s I Know Him So Well, number one in 1985.
Donna remembered her mother playing it repeatedly when she was a child and chose to keep it.
Her unused third song was Sinéad O’Connor’s Nothing Compares 2 U.
Donna accepted the nostalgic choice and sang along as Elaine while Scott took Barbara’s part.
The potato arrives
The jacket potato sent from Tamworth finally reached the BBC.
A high-visibility “potato warden” accompanied it through the building and monitored the delivery.
Scott tasted it after its long train journey and confirmed that it still tasted like a potato.
The arrival set up a fuller conversation with Spudman the following day.
Handover
Scott handed over after the life-hack verdicts and the successful potato delivery.
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