TheSaviourisHere

I heard Sara say ‘love you bye’ at the end of her link asking for messages for the upcoming Kids in a Car

Connor Phillips is in for Richie on Sunday into Monday overnight for the next two weeks. 

She's covered Good Groove before. It definitely wasn't on the schedule when i looked yesterday.
 

Is this Emil’s radio 1 opening then do we think? Covering Lauren’s maternity leave? Would make a lot of sense 

Just seen video of Scott walking his dog, what an absolute invasion of his privacy this story is weeks old, and the tabliods are hanging about his house like preying mantises, waiting for a picture of what? a couple walking a dog.
He looks deshevelled and unshaved, Sam looks low as well but Scott looks broken. The man is going through merry hell and some pap is there pointing cameras in his face. He looks unshaved, thinner than ever and miserable. Leave him alone! It's not enough he has had his dream job ripped from under his feet quicker than he could blink his life is destroyed, he probably doesn't know who to trust in his circle and may be involved with legal action against the BBC and these paps are still making stories out of it.
They are the ones responsible for this I maintain that the Mirror had the story, threatened to break it, the BBC asked for a few days to investigate and then it all blew up. Just shows how nasty these tabloids are and I hope he takes them to the cleaners like Elton John and others are. 

Poor Scott, he must know that the pap is there, it looks like even Teddy has spotted him.  They claim he is looking 'downbeat', which is no surprise given everything he has gone through in the last few weeks, but of course how do they expect him to look when he turns a corner to find someone pointing a camera at him? When he is probably just trying to do something normal like walk the dog to help his own wellbeing. Breaks my heart to see press vultures circling especially in circumstances like these. 

I feel the same way 😞 I miss Scott a lot, been listening to him for 26 years, he's always been a huge part of my daily life and got me through some tough days. It just feels wrong not to have him on the radio. I hear Sara Cox has ruled herself out of the Breakfast job ( I love Sara so that would probably have been my choice to take over, but I imagine she wouldn't have wanted to be given the job under these circumstances). Hopefully one day Scott can feel able to come back to radio, a job he loved so much. In the meantime, I hope he's being looked after and supported by those closest to him. 

It turns out to be Absolute Radio for him

A few quotes of interest from that article, as it managed to open in Reader mode for me without subscribing!

- We can reveal big names such as Vernon Kay and Sara Cox have ruled themselves out already – with BBC R2’s overnight presenter OJ Borg being seen as a front-runner in the race.
- A source said “Meanwhile, with Greg James, he is Radio One’s biggest star and it would be too big a risk to move him onto Radio Two’s breakfast show right now. They need Greg to steady the ship on R1 after the shock of Scott’s departure from the other station. Everyone has been hit really hard by what’s happened.“
- But our insiders say Sara has no interest in taking over the early morning slot. “Sara has been there and done that. She always enjoys covering the breakfast show from time to time, but she’s not currently interested in taking it on permanently.
 

Good morning everyone, it's been a while since I posted in here,(but have always dipped in and out when there's been big Scott life events, move to R2, wedding, RACTW, breakfast show etc) but felt it was the only safe place to express my sadness about what's happened over the last few weeks and that I really miss Scott on the airwaves. Been listening to him for 26 years, he's always been a huge part of my daily life and got me through some tough days. It just feels wrong not to have him on the radio. I hope he's looking after himself and surrounding himself with people who love him. I don't know what the future holds for him, but hopefully, one day, will hear his voice on radio again (obviously only if that's what he wants, if he never wants to show his face again or come back on radio ever again, than I will respect and understand that). Anyway, hope everyone n here, who have been so supportive of him are doing ok. I really hope that Scott and Sam can come through/ surviva this together. Take care everyone 

He works for Global who won't be about to get rid of him for something he did very openly 25 years ago and was even in the papers for it back then. This is just lazy journalism and clutching at straws. 

I shouldn’t laugh but that is taking it to a new level
 

There was a nice pic on insta of Scott Moyles and Greg together at Coldplay in Paris a couple years ago I mean they all went together so no beef I would say 

Plus he's replied to someone mentioning Radio 2 that it isn't that. 

Not so much a moment, but one of my all-time favourite memories of the R1 show was the Barryoke Barry Island special in 2008. I was planning on uploading it in July, but under the circumstances, I've decided to upload it now as an Easter weekend treat:
 

It's been a horrible week but I'm hoping it is just that and with Easter here the dust can settle. 

Old features/clips/pods of Scott have been my go-to for many years when I am in need of a pick-me up. It's strange that now the reason I need cheering up is due to Scott being in the news, but nonetheless there is a huge amount of fun to look back on.
Only on Sunday just gone - before any of us knew - I listened back to all of the old clips of Barryoke on here, because myself and a friend had been to see a comedian called Barry and I wanted to share the joy of Barryoke with her.
The Unofficial Mills YT channel has loads of amazing old clips on there which I just pick at random when I need a giggle. 

It has been a very difficult week to week to digest. It has made me really appreciate this forum and what a respectful community there is here.  It's been a big help to have this corner of the internet for sharing and hearing how other people are feeling about it all. Like others, I have been listening to Scott since I was a teenager, the Flirt Divert days.
I agree that having Greg back next week will bring some real feeling of stability back to a very strange week on the radio.  Dean did a fantastic job last week I thought, whenever I tuned in to him there was warmth and laughter.  Others sounded like they were struggling themselves, which is totally understandable.
This evening I have been listening back to podcasts from the Radio 1 days and genuinely laughing out loud at Scott and Chris. Remembering the good times. 

I don't doubt he is, he has many friends in the radio industry who will be supporting him, including the likes of Greg, Zoe, Sara, etc. Personally I can't wait for our frined Greg to be back on Tuesday, need stability and hearing Greg will be that. Yes Gary is good, Dean was ok last week, but Greg back is what we all need I feel, I sent him a DM last week. He did not reply as one would expect. But still. 

Completely agree. It’s been a hard, hard week for all involved. I’ve said it so much that i feel knocked for six and I really do. I turn 40 next week and have listened to Scott on and off for 25 years (steadily from 2018 to him leaving Radio 2 afternoons and on and off prior to 2018 - j listened when I could), it has felt like having the rug pulled beneath me and then I tell myself that I don’t know him personally. 
 
I’m not sure that we will ever find out the full story but I do hope that he’s able to put his side across in time. It may take a few years, it might not happen at all.  I do hope he’s being well supported by his family and friends around him.  
 
 

So there are lots of feelings and things to consider with this case and the wave of consequences it has made. 
I was saying about Sara.... Imagine the turmiol she will have to deal with knowing this is the way she got the breakfast gig, because of this story.
Imagine the turmoil of OJ who likely gets drive, again "yes I got the 2nd on the grid slot only because of...... " I really feel for the innocent parties though, I never took to Ellie Brennan but I think she has done a really outstanding job on air this week with Gary in what must be one of the most awkard weeks of their careers.
Tina is coming back into this next week? and potentially having to report on it, if BBC news decide it is to be covered still (remember she works for BBC news not Radio 2 as does Ellie?). 
Gary has been slagged off for dropping features and being "Gary" but he has done what any PD would expect, steered the ship through the rough sea. remember he was at R1 when the DLT crisis happened, when Wright failed at breakfast, and more, so this is one of those times for him, one of those times he has had experience of in the past, I would say just the right man to steer it through. 
I know collegues of Steve Wright said him being pushed off of afternoons was the end of him, maybe it was, the haters all blamed Scott for that as well, when Scott was simply offered a new job, and took it, if you were Scott at R1 for 25 years and the PD of Radio 2 comes in and says, hey.. you don't say fuck off... and I might add R1 offered Scott another two year deal in 2022 to stop him moving and he ultimately decided he wanted to. 
So all of this is a very sad culmination for all involved, very sad, Scott who was just getting started at Breakfast, really, moulding Ellie into the Stark role, knowing if they brought some of his games to life she would be the other player. 
Spare a thought for organsiations as well affected by this, minor, but Welcome Break decided to remove the named bridge, charities have dissacoiated from him already, he (I read today) is likely to loose his docterate, with more affiliations more than likely to come who will announce his removal. Not pleasent for anyone involved. 
Spare a thought for Chris Stark, a man who would not be where he is today without Scott Mills, Jordan North, another man whom Scott mentored, and got into Radio 1, Chris Moyles, someone who worked with Scott closely. All having to be on air and not mention it, no doubt Moyles, Dom, Mistajam, Pippa, Jordan have been in the kitchen in Leicester Square discussing it. But still, Chris Stark, very awakrd for him at the moment. 
Greg James - someone else Moyles and Mills mentored in his early days at R1, someone who idolised Mills and wanted to be like him, having to come back on air Tuesday and do his "fun" show with this happening, and potentially being reported on by Callum Leslie on his news updates. Greg will probbly be told to say nothing, which is why I expect Moyles has not mentioned it on his show, its live, its potentially a case legally if you say anything so let the news do it. 
You have to think of all of these people directly, or indirectly affected by this event. Far more affected than a few of us having a moan threatening to boycott the BBC. 
I simply hope for the following for all involved; The fire burns down to embers, and out, Scott is able to live the rest of his life in peace with Sam and Teddy, with the hope of coming back on air one day. The complainant is appeased and gets compensated for their suffering. 
I hope one day, Scott is able to tell his side of the story, but for now we have to (and yes I know this is a bitter pill to swallow) accept the fact we will not hear from Scott, the BBC, or anyone else on it. 
 
 

Sorry to repeat my post from the other day but the problem here is that it isn't a question of Scott being convicted in a court of law or not.
Strong allegations have been made which were sufficient for the Police to send a file to the CPS - this is very different to the police interviewing Scott and saying they wouldn't proceed.

The problem for Scott is that he hasn't been declared innocent of the allegations (and in his statement didn't protest his innocence or say he'd clear his name).    
I am not being unsympathetic to Scott here but something has gone on that makes his position untenable.  I feel for the guy as life happens and now his life is pretty much destroyed.
Let's say hypothetically when he was in his early 20s, he formed a friendship with a guy under 16 that turned sexual and then it went sour and these claims followed.  Not excusing anything but a 15 year old boy or girl can look pretty much look like and act like an adult, we aren't talking an infant here. Yes he (nor anybody) should have gone there but anybody in the gay world knows this sort of thing does happen (anybody watched Queer as Folk?) and ultimately in this hypothetical scenario Scott is both a victim and somebody guilty of behaving improperly.

But to repeat myself - this is more complicated than "innocent until proven guilty".  That is purely a legal term and doesn't explain the complexity of what is going on - especially when we know very limited facts.
The best outcome for somebody accused of something is for the police to quickly close an investigation due to baseless claims or to go to court and the allegations proved false.  Any other outcome will leave you in Scott's position.

Scott Mills said:

“The recent announcement that I am no longer contracted to the BBC has led to the publication of rumour and speculation. In response to this the Metropolitan Police has made a statement, which I confirm relates to me. An allegation was made against me in 2016 of a historic sexual offence which was the subject of a police investigation in which I fully cooperated and responded to in 2018. As the police have stated, a file of evidence was submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service, which determined that the evidential threshold had not been met to bring charges. 

Since the investigation related to an allegation that dates back nearly 30 years and the police investigation was closed 7 years ago, I hope that the public and the media will understand and respect my wish not to make any further public comment on this matter.

I wish to thank from the bottom of my heart all those who have reached out to me with kindness, my former colleagues, and my beloved listeners, who I greatly miss.”

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They have evidently been keen to protect Tina from this in her capacity as newsreader. While Ellie is back, Tina is not.
I think as the dust starts to settle it is clear the magnitude of press coverage and the way it has been reported shows there's not a clear way for Scott to return to the airwaves anytime soon. Maybe he will be able to add clarity in the future. But no employer is going to take a punt on him as it stands. All very sad.
Mail says "It is further believed by those inside the broadcaster that the alleged victim has a connection to Radio 1, where the host presented The Scott Mills Show at the time of the probe."