GCSE results, goosebumps and the search for a deep-fried pie
Scott opened by speaking to listeners receiving their GCSE results. He congratulated those celebrating, reassured those disappointed and made the point that poor grades were not the end of the world, citing his own route into radio as evidence that people can still follow a different path.
The programme was part of Radio 1’s week of “goosebumps” moments ahead of Reading and Leeds. Scott and Beccy talked about music, television and sport creating that physical response, before deciding to test whether emotional backing music could make absolutely anything sound stirring.
Chris was given flat-pack bookcase instructions to read over an overblown musical bed. The result, including the climactic instruction to add the shelves and put a book on it, was intentionally absurd, but listeners still played along and reported varying levels of mock emotion.
Scott then returned to Edinburgh food after a listener asked whether a deep-fried pie existed. The subject sent the team back to memories of deep-fried Mars bars at the festival, with Scott admitting that repeated attempts had not made them any less regrettable.
There were smaller arguments too, including Scott’s belief that a middle-aged man on a BMX looked stranger than an elderly one, and his accidental “Ben Dover” problem while reading GCSE messages. It was a busy Thursday show, full of celebration, food ideas and deliberately unnecessary radio experiments.
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