With the real James Bond screen tests reportedly happening this very weekend, Emil Franchi threw open the search to Radio 1 listeners before his show wrapped. Callum Turner, Jack Lowden, Joshua Connor and a mystery fourth contender in Aaron Pierre were named as the actors said to be in the frame. Listeners sent in their own voice-note auditions, including Dan the plasterer attempting a villain voice that Emil reckoned "sounded like Mr Bean was the villain there." Vicky got in touch to point out her actual surname is Bond, making her, in her words, "the true Bond girl."
Listen: Bond auditions
Florence Pugh's cooking skills got a run-out too, after Emil played a podcast clip of the actress claiming her steak sandwich has made men fall in love with her. He asked listeners for their own go-to dish for wooing someone, with Danny from Liverpool crediting his shakshuka for landing his now-wife and Tim from Falmouth's 12-year-old son apparently nailing nasi goreng.
Listen: Florence Pugh's steak sandwich
The One Word Story feature brought its strangest tale yet, with Scott phoning in the word "massive" to describe the birth of his 13lb baby girl, said to be a record-holding size for a baby born in the UK. Elsewhere, Loughborough University's football team, backed by the show last week, reported back after losing their FA Trophy tie, while Willie the TikTok organist earned a shoutout for serenading Zara Larsen with church-organ covers of her songs.
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