Mirror of Where reaches Basingstoke
Scott and Chris reviewed their appearance on Greg James’s Mayor of Where?. They had attempted to locate a caller by asking for the local newspaper, whether the town was a spa and who switched on its Christmas lights.
Sarah Brightman, Andrew Lloyd Webber and nearby Downton Abbey filming eventually pointed towards Hampshire, but Greg and Chris Smith identified Basingstoke first. The unusual questions were replayed as evidence that Scott and Chris had not used their limited opportunities wisely.
Greg brings protective clothing
Greg prepared seriously for Innuendo Bingo. Remembering the discomfort of sitting through the rest of a day in wet underwear, he wore swim shorts, a deliberately small T-shirt and his own shower cap. New circular studio lights made the outfit even more visible.
The clips included detailed household instructions, Douglas Alexander discussing an MP’s majority, Tom Kerridge filling a pie, BBC WM presenter Caroline Martin welcoming three men who restored the power, Welsh rugby commentary and a familiar Len Goodman and Arlene Phillips caravan moment.
Greg requested his favourite Dale Winton answers before the game ended. “I accept head” and “I’m looking for beef” still worked on him immediately, proving that advance knowledge offered no protection.
Cats enter circles
An online claim said that a cat would sit inside any circle made on the floor. Listeners tested string, scarves, hoops and arrangements of bananas. Some cats entered at once and remained there, while others sat pointedly outside.
One theory said that the boundary provided security, but Chris argued that cats already believed they owned the entire house. The uneven results settled nothing beyond generating an unusually large collection of cat photographs.
Show and Tell brings Chick Chick
Listener Nancy shared Wang Rong’s Chinese novelty video “Chick Chick”. Women dressed as chickens, animated birds and a relentless chorus made it difficult to explain on radio but easy to remember.
Chris admitted he had considered bringing in the same video but decided listeners had suffered enough novelty records. Scott revisited earlier discoveries including “Chacarron”, “The Ketchup Song” and the Family Guy version of “Surfin’ Bird”, the record he had once tried to push towards Christmas number one.
Wang Rong had already attracted millions of views, raising the possibility that “Chick Chick” would become the next “Gangnam Style” or “What Does the Fox Say?”. Nancy retained the credit because she had formally shared it with the class first.
Matt Edmondson played Real or No Real. Isaac Newton was credited with creating a cat-sized hole in a door, though not the modern flap, while the Arctic Monkeys really had formed before any member could properly play an instrument.
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