Back after six weeks
Scott returned to his afternoon programme after six weeks away.
He thanked DJ Spoony and OJ Borg for keeping the show running and welcomed Zoe Ball back to breakfast.
Listeners sent messages celebrating the return of “Captain Fat Fingers”.
Scott admitted he had switched back from the healthy juices of breakfast radio to custard creams.
Vernon loses his voice
Radio 2’s return to normal did not last long.
Vernon Kay had woken with a severely strained voice just as he was due to reveal Paddy McGuinness’s Children in Need cycling challenge.
Scott compared the sound with Phil Mitchell and Jo Whiley after Glastonbury.
The Birthday Game: Tracy
Tracy from the Yorkshire Dales turned 50.
Scott warned that the feature might be chaotic because he had not presented it for six weeks.
He carefully reminded himself of the rules before offering Tracy number-one songs from her birthday.
DCI Mills returns
Scott formally returned to the Music Police office.
He praised DCI Spoony for solving four cases from four and OJ Borg for solving another during the previous week.
The office was spotless, and Spoony had even refilled the biscuit tin.
Claire’s case
Claire supplied a tune she associated with dancing and singing in the 1990s.
Scott believed he recognised it almost immediately.
The answer was Shakedown’s At Night, allowing him to celebrate a rapid first case back.
Paul’s mystery
A second caller, Paul from Surrey, remembered a tune that sounded to Scott like a television quiz-show theme.
The clue was placed before listeners as the next investigation.
Fifty years of Teletext
Scott marked 50 years since the launch of Teletext in the UK.
Archive audio explained the original CEEFAX system and the black box once required to store pages.
Listeners remembered pressing “hold” before a page changed, checking travel news and booking cheap holidays from rapidly rotating listings.
Scott recalled arranging a bargain trip to Gran Canaria with his friend Anthony in the 1990s.
Handover
Scott handed over to Sara Cox after his first afternoon back and the successful reopening of the Music Police.
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