Vicky McClure brings Svengali to Radio 1
Vicky McClure joined Scott and Chris to talk about Svengali, the rock-and-roll comedy in which she plays Shell opposite Dixie, played by the film’s writer Johnny Owen. Huw Stephens also appears as himself, one of several people from the music world woven into the story.
Vicky explained that the part came her way after Johnny heard her being funny during a Radio 1 interview with Edith Bowman. That made the visit feel like a pleasing return to the place where the idea had started. She described the film as warm, funny and full of music rather than another piece of hard drama, and admitted that getting to play someone lighter than many of her best-known characters had been part of the appeal.
Innuendo Bingo gets very wet
There was no gentle introduction to Innuendo Bingo. Vicky and Chris filled their mouths with water and faced a run of clips involving Mary Berry, golf balls in hot water, horse racing, Nigella Lawson and a particularly useful choice of words from a railway report. A clip about Hadrian’s Wall also supplied a line about a place where people could “meet and gaze”, while a story involving Jedward and Vladimir Putin brought talk of riding bareback.
Vicky did not sit back and absorb the punishment. She leaned into the game, repeatedly catching Chris and giving back almost as much water as she received. By the end, both of them were drenched and the studio floor had taken its usual punishment.
Vote George changes musical direction
The search for student-election campaign songs continued with George Bradley, who wanted to become community officer at Leeds. His video began with the brash confidence of “Swagger Jagger”, then abruptly changed mood for a falsetto take on Beyoncé. Between the musical choices, George fitted in promises about student safety, landlords, transport and volunteering.
Scott admired the sheer commitment, even if the two halves sounded as though they belonged to completely different campaigns. It joined the growing collection of student videos whose creators had realised that a recognisable pop song was the quickest way to make policies memorable.
Chris upgrades Scott’s young farmers rider
Chris then called the National Federation of Young Farmers about an upcoming appearance in Blackpool. Posing as the person responsible for Scott’s requirements, he steadily expanded the backstage rider while the organiser remained remarkably calm.
The requests included six boxes of Pinot Grigio, a pizza shaped like Scott’s face, Lebanese food, bonbons and expensive vanilla candles. Chris also asked for a freshly washed and shaved member of staff who would avoid eye contact, plus two young farmers whose job would be to compliment Scott. White goods, wet-look hair gel and a large tub of Vaseline followed.
By the time Chris wondered whether piglets or koi carp could be supplied, and requested S Club 7, Cher and Jersey Boys albums alongside four different cardboard cut-outs of Danny Howard, the list had become indefensible. The organiser nevertheless promised to see what could be done, leaving Scott impressed by her patience and slightly worried about what might actually be waiting for him.
Charlie Sloth faces Real or No Real
Charlie Sloth joined the end of the show for Real or No Real. Among the claims was one connected to Grimmy’s Sport Relief cycling effort, giving Scott another chance to revisit the previous day’s marathon broadcast. Charlie read the strange stories better than Scott and won by 30 points to 10.
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