Category: News
Scott's dreadful April Fool prank (a one-minute fake proposal) falls flat, but the show bounces back with a clever guessing game pitting international Pop Idol contestants against Radio 1 Live Lounge performers — plus a chat with Natasha Bedingfield about her brother's lucky recording pants. [...]
A show packed with listener contributions to the Flirt Divert voicemail number, plus Scott's new celebrity blog-guessing quiz and the return of Barryoke — featuring people named Barry singing modern pop hits. [...]
Scott and Chappers explore the surprisingly awkward (or oddly comfortable) experience of chatting on the phone while naked in the bath, plus Chappers' vocal talents get an unexpected airing in a Currys electrical store. [...]
Matt Willis drops in for a chaotic show featuring Scott's latest bizarre invention (the Twodaloo—a double toilet for couples), a campaign to win a Bob Crampton umbrella from ITV West, and Matt taking to the streets with a megaphone to deliver some genuinely funny sketches. [...]
Westwood drops by to chat about One Extra Live in Coventry, his new YouTube channel, and to tease Scott about his toilet habits before taking over the show on Easter Monday. Later, Jo Whiley visits to discuss her unexpected obsession with the German soap Lindenstraße and attempts to translate bizarre clips, plus Scott tries to recruit young bell ringers willing to play modern hits. [...]
Paris Hilton is hunting for a new best friend via a reality TV competition, and Laura becomes the obvious candidate—but not before the team works through some genuinely alarming (and hilarious) applicant videos. Plus: Chappers' unexpected singing career takes off in supermarkets, and Scott issues a public service announcement about chilli and intimate moments. [...]
Scott reveals "secrets of the female mind" from a men's magazine article, and the responses from female callers range from amused confession to outright fury at having their tactics exposed. Meanwhile, there's a parade of stories about attempts to look cool that end in disaster—from Scott's own tumble down wet steps at the Upstage filming to a caller who walked into a glass squash court door trying to impress his ex. [...]
Scott explores the ethics of buying someone's kids deliberately annoying presents as revenge, hears some genuinely ear-splitting examples, and discusses whether strip poker ever ends well — while Chappers and Dave continue their Sport Relief challenge with a three-legged run at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium. [...]
Scott explores whether relationships can work when neither person speaks the other's language, hears from listeners with wildly mixed results (including one involving Meatloaf lyrics), and gets distracted by Radio 1's increasingly famous toilets and a man in a badger suit called Barry. [...]
Chappers kicks off his ambitious Sport Relief challenge, visiting every English and Scottish Premiership ground to run a mile at each venue, while Scott marks the occasion with a specially written song — performed in Chappers' own distinctive style. [...]