Category: Show Diary
Mum enters the group chat
Lea returns with an update about her best friend Lauren, a personal trainer who has begun training Lea's mother. The arrangement has expanded far beyond exercise: her mother joins their group chat and Snapchat conversations, invents nicknames for everyone and goes with Lauren on a day trip to Matlock involving fish and chips and a rowing boat.
Lea initially feels displaced as the two become increasingly close, but now accepts that she is effectively the third wheel in a [...]
Home from the final on two hours' sleep
Scott and Chris return from Paris after providing alternative commentary on Portugal's victory over France in the Euro 2016 final. With around two hours' sleep, they reconstruct the journey and preview a short Road to Paris film documenting the assignment.
Their trip included meeting David Guetta before the closing ceremony, where he performed with Zara Larsson, and spending time around experienced football broadcasters. Once the match began, however, Scot [...]
Paris proves the experiment works
Scott and Chris return from France after commentating on the Euro 2016 semi-final between France and Germany. They replay some of the most excitable moments and compare their unconventional approach with the restrained sound of conventional radio coverage. The response has been far more positive than Scott expected.
Alan Shearer calls with another surprise. He says they passed the semi-final test with flying colours and invites them back to cover Sunday's France [...]
Final preparations for France
With their Euro 2016 commentary now confirmed, Scott and Chris deal with forms, medical requirements and the reality of travelling to France. They consider recruiting a psychic "sidekick" and hear from Dawn, whose sports bar intends to put their Red Button coverage on for its customers. Scott's uncertain grasp of the fixture is exposed when he keeps finding ways to involve Neymar, despite Brazil having no part in France versus Germany.
M.O get thoroughly soaked
Girl [...]
The poll produces an unexpected result
Nearly 10,000 people vote in a Twitter poll on whether Scott and Chris should be allowed to commentate on a Euro 2016 match, and 93 per cent say yes. Scott still treats the idea as a joke that has gone too far, while Chris is already preparing as though a major broadcasting career has begun.
Alan Shearer calls from Paris with the decisive news: the BBC has agreed to put the pair on the Red Button for Thursday's France versus Germany semi-final. He says he h [...]
Carla hoped to find the Essex construction worker who looked after her friend, danced with her and let her sleep in his tent. [...]
The revived Who Game celebrated forgotten things including internet cafés, scratch-and-sniff cards and Microsoft Paint. [...]
Gary called Glastonbury “awful” after losing a welly, getting stuck in mud and spending three hours trapped in a car. [...]
Chris Mears confirmed the show’s theory by revealing that he really was wearing his diving briefs beneath his clothes. [...]
Scott and Chris asked stranded festival-goers whether their satnavs placed them nearer or farther from Glastonbury than the previous caller. [...]