The Birthday Game: Scott
Scott turned 40 and was the first member of his friendship group to reach the milestone.
He loved Christmas and had previously held tree-decorating parties on his birthday.
Scott wanted Steps, Motown, Stevie Wonder or Kylie Minogue.
His first spin was Daniel Bedingfield’s Gotta Get Thru This.
He liked it but wanted something more exciting for the celebration.
The second was Tom Jones’s Green, Green Grass of Home.
Scott rejected that too.
His compulsory final song was George Michael and Elton John’s live version of Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.
He was delighted.
Presenter Scott stood up for Elton John’s entrance, continuing his long-running habit of rising whenever the introduction reached “Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Elton John”.
Dear Fearne enters the Millennium
Fearne Cotton returned with another letter from her teenage friend Harry, dated 11 January 2000.
The fact that the letter existed confirmed that Fearne had survived the feared Millennium bug and that the internet had continued working.
Harry described aching after football trials and enclosed a thank-you letter for Fearne’s parents.
Fearne remembered him as an unusually polite guest who always sent proper notes after staying.
A video mixtape
Harry referred to a video he had made for Fearne.
She assumed it was effectively a mixtape containing boy bands such as A1, Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, with possibly something mellower from Gabrielle.
He also described buying her a Christmas present while suffering through a painful walk into town.
Fearne could not remember the gift but suspected it might have been a bracelet.
The gym was a leisure centre
The letter accused Fearne of spending her time lazing around and going to the gym rather than attending school.
Fearne insisted that gyms were still largely called leisure centres in the 1990s.
Her routine involved using a cross trainer while watching television.
Another friend, Pete, briefly took over the letter to send his own greeting.
Handover
Scott handed over after another detailed journey into Fearne’s teenage correspondence.
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