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Scott Mills' former school Crestwood College in Eastleigh, Hampshire are embarking on a new name after expanding. [...]
Unofficial Mills brings you podcasts covering the breakfast shows in that awkward period between Christmas and New Year. [...]
These days Radio 1 has been mostly automated over New Year's Eve as the station counts down to a brand New Year, but ten years ago it sounded very different. [...]
Scott refuses to leave the house with a broken veneer
The front of one of Scott's veneers has fallen away, leaving what appears to be a missing tooth. He has avoided social events because smiling makes it look as though he has been punched, although the underlying tooth is still present and a repair is booked.
The temporary gap explains the subject nobody in the studio has wanted to mention. Chris had assumed it was a Christmas injury, while Scott is mainly relieved that radio allows him to work [...]
The result can finally be revealed
The previous night's Robot Wars episode ends with Scott and Chris as celebrity champions. Their team defeats machines operated by Jordan Stephens and Suzi Perry, vindicating the trip to Glasgow and explaining why they had struggled to discuss filming without revealing too much.
Scott controlled the weapon while Chris helped drive, supported by Dangerous Dave. Chris wants greater recognition for his contribution and the pair celebrate with the intensity of a foo [...]
The strange week between Christmas and New Year
Scott and Chris return on Breakfast unsure whether Wednesday still counts as Bamboleo Wednesday when most listeners have only just gone back to work. Chris had to text the previous evening to confirm that the show was really happening before leaving the pub early.
They greet people working through the holiday period and defend themselves against claims that the programme is pre-recorded. A listener heading to New York for her 21st birthday helps by [...]
Scott and Chris are taking to the airwaves for a massive six hours on Christmas Eve with all of their favourite 'Bangers' of the year. [...]
The mums open the wrong son's presents
Scott and Chris repeat their most uncomfortable Christmas tradition. Each has selected, wrapped and delivered a present to the other's mother, but both mums have been told that the parcel was chosen by their own son.
They call the women and ask them to open the gifts live on air, accepting praise for taste and effort that belongs to somebody else. Scott admits he has invested more thought in Chris's mum than in his own girlfriend, while Chris enjoys the dec [...]
The carollers pick up
The Breakfast show calls the University of Illinois's free Dial-a-Carol service again. A recorded message warns that high demand may create a 15-minute wait, but Scott remains on the line until a volunteer answers and asks for a name, location and request.
The result is an intimate American performance heard live across Britain. After earlier calls with Judge Rinder and M.O, the service has become one of the year's most persistent festive threads, with the hold music and ch [...]
Scott and Chris are to appear in a two-part Robot Wars Christmas Special on BBC Two over the festive period. [...]