Category: Show Diary
Scott discovers that Jono, who runs the Unofficial Mills fan site, has somehow reached his late teens or twenties without ever watching a single James Bond film — and the team can't quite believe it's possible. [...]
The climax of Best Guest Week features Atomic Kitten reunited for a charity album project, a chance encounter with X Factor's Emma Chawner, and the announcement of who's won the trip to Scott's dad's house in Normandy. [...]
Day 4 of Best Guest Week brings British cheerleading champions to teach Scott their moves in full costume, but the real comedy comes from a prank where Radio 1 staff are secretly tested on whether they'll do "career laughs" for an unfunny fake BBC executive. [...]
Day 3 of Best Guest Fortnight brings the grotesque spectacle of the Circus of Horrors to the studio, as skin-stretcher Garry Stretch and sword-swallower Hannibal perform their acts live — with the added awkwardness of it all being a radio show where listeners can only hear the reactions. [...]
Peter Dickson, the legendary voice-over artist behind The X Factor and numerous other TV shows, becomes the second contender in Best Guest Week — and brings his considerable vocal talents to bear on an array of requests from listeners. [...]
Sarah Beeny kicks off the station's Best Guest Fortnight with a chat about dating, sheds, and more, while Scott's recent bizarre eyeball antics have somehow become a top 5 YouTube hit. [...]
Radiohead drop in to play a specially devised quiz, Scott and Chappers ring the Chorley Citizen newspaper trying to sell them outrageous stories, and the show explores the burning question: how many five-year-olds could you actually fight? [...]
Hypnotist Paul McKenna visits the studio to offer advice on everything from helping Laura con her boyfriend into marriage to overcoming fear of flying, while Scott's investigation into Craig David's romantic methods reveals the star uses singing oompa loompa telegrams to woo women. [...]
Scott finally gets his moment at the World Darts Championship at Lakeside, playing a leg against Peter Crouch with Ray Stubbs commentating—and the experience is delightfully surreal. Meanwhile, listeners decode what "complicated" actually means on Facebook relationship statuses, and kids hilariously attempt to remake classic horror films. [...]
Scott, Chappers, and Laura compete to keep a Sun newspaper journalist on the phone longest while pitching increasingly outlandish celebrity scoops, and the mystery of the "Scariest Movie of All Time" deepens with hints that it might involve Scott in the nude. [...]