Ellie Taylor presented her first full Saturday afternoon show covering for Emma Willis, who is away on Strictly Come Dancing duty. Taylor said she would be "on Strictly It Takes Two duty" throughout her run, promising news and gossip from the companion show.
The main phone-in themes were "first days" and dance floor disasters. Listeners shared stories including a couple marrying in Hyde, a first day in a new job, a daughter's first day at university, and a woman preparing to demonstrate her prize-winning buttercream cakes at the Malvern Autumn Show. Dance floor mishaps ranged from a wig coming off mid-dance to a broken ankle at a work Christmas party, plus several tales from Morris dancers, including one listener who partially ruptured a calf muscle during a lesson.
Sally joined for travel news, sharing her own dance floor story about losing a wig, before technical printer problems later in the show forced her to read a handwritten travel bulletin.
After 2pm, Taylor hosted Strictly Speaking ahead of the live show's return, previewing the opening group number set to Ray's "Joy" and revealing the episode would open with drone footage. She confirmed she is hosting It Takes Two from Monday on BBC Two.
Radio 2's Children in Need cycling challenge was also discussed, with the presenter tackling the task confirming a 400-mile ride across the UK's four nations – Glasgow to Cardiff – in November, joined later in the show by Harry Judd from McFly as a guest.
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