The relationship transfer deadline returns
Listener Michelle asked for advice on behalf of a friend who was uncertain about a man from her cycling club. She could end the relationship or retain him through the festive period as a winter boyfriend, but needed to know when the show’s transfer window would close.
The question revived the annual Christmas Relationship Transfer Deadline. The previous year had included Alicia Dixon reporting from the streets, Biffy Clyro and a suited-up studio operation. Scott would only repeat it if the audience wanted it and hoped to make the production larger.
The response was unanimously in favour. Listeners liked the pressure before the deadline and the security afterwards, so Scott agreed to find a date.
The shouting man calls
An anonymous caller claimed to be the man heard screaming “Only the Young” on X Factor. He was related to one member of the group, had supported them for two years and warned people sitting nearby to cover their ears before results were announced.
Production staff had asked him to lower the volume, but the judges and other contestants had begun laughing whenever he started. To prove the claim, Scott challenged him to insert “Danny Howard” into the following weekend’s show. The caller accepted while keeping his name secret.
Six months of unopened post
Scott and Chris finally opened the show’s post. The pile included outdated event invitations, multiple copies of Idina Menzel’s Christmas Wishes, a Sons of the Beach calendar, letters supporting Scott after Strictly and an old request for a birthday card that had already missed the birthday.
A note from Debra Stephenson recommended a West Country singer, while Charlie XCX’s name on the stationery initially confused the show. They also found Calum Hood’s 2003 school report, originally requested for an abandoned Teen Awards feature, and enough copies of Idina’s album to cover several family presents.
More Sia and a Bumbleleo
Sia’s version of “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile” became Track of the Day. Its theatrical opening sounded unlike her, but the voice re-emerged as the record developed.
Wednesday required another Bumbleleo, with listeners joining from libraries, laboratories, traffic jams and a dog walk. One driver lowered his window, sang at another motorist and received the correct response before both continued their journeys.
Alice Levine played Real or No Real. The programme confirmed that Wi-Fi did not originally stand for anything and that Toy Story had once carried the dreadful working title Toys in the Hood.
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