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Tuesday beginnings and the name thing Scott opened Tuesday by immediately clocking how many people share the same name, admitting it’s something that “always throws me a bit” when it happens in real life. Ellie Brennan and Tina Daheley were both in, with Scott noting it felt like “one of those proper Tuesday shows where people are very chatty already.” The opening run leaned heavily on listener messages, with Scott laughing that “we’ve not even done anything yet and you’re all already telling us your life stories,” before steering into the first big topic. The name conversation widened quickly, with Scott explaining how awkward it can feel calling out someone’s name when there are “four Davids, three Sarahs and a Mike all turning round.” Ellie chipped in that she avoids names altogether in those situations, while Tina admitted she sometimes doubles down and “says it louder and hopes the right one answers.” School awkwardness and things that still sting From names, the show slid neatly into school memories, sparked by listeners texting about moments that still make them cringe years later. Scott shared that certain things “just sit with you forever,” even when you know they shouldn’t matter anymore. Ellie recalled school situations where teachers would single people out, saying “you could feel the heat in your face,” while Tina admitted she still remembers being called out incorrectly and not correcting it because it felt worse to speak up. Listeners piled in with voice notes about assembly mishaps, being picked last, or answering questions confidently and being completely wrong. Scott read one that made him stop and say “why does this still hurt?” before admitting that radio is essentially “a safe space for all of us to relive it together.” Saying it out loud: letters and confessions The letters segment returned with Scott reading messages that people had clearly been sitting on for years. One listener wrote about finally admitting something they’d kept quiet since school, which Scott described as “quite brave, actually.” Ellie reacted quietly in the background, while Tina pointed out how often people only realise later “that they weren’t the only one feeling like that.” Scott stressed that writing it down or saying it out loud “does actually change something,” even if nothing else shifts. Several listeners followed up immediately, prompting Scott to joke that “we should probably put a warning on this show — you might accidentally process something.” Pause for Thought Pause for Thought brought the pace down, focusing on reflection and perspective. The speaker talked about noticing patterns in everyday behaviour and how people often carry things far longer than they need to. Scott thanked them afterwards, saying it was “one of those ones that sneaks up on you,” before allowing a short beat of silence before moving on. Ellie commented that it tied neatly into what listeners had already been sharing that morning, and Scott agreed, noting “sometimes the show sort of makes its own running order.” The handover At the end of the show, Scott handed over to Vernon Kay, greeting him directly and referencing the morning’s themes. Vernon responded by picking up on the listener stories, saying it sounded like “one of those mornings where people have been properly honest.” Scott agreed, replying that “they really have today,” before outlining what had been covered. The post 3 February 2026: Name twins, school awkwardness and saying it out loud first appeared on Unofficial Mills.View the full article

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Scott opened the show with immediate Monday energy, joking about Jason Mohamed accidentally building a whole feature around “Brown Dog Day” instead of Groundhog Day: “Oh no, it’s Jason Mohamed got it completely wrong and it’s actually Groundhog Day and not Brown Dog Day… I know you made that whole feature.” Ellie Brennan was welcomed back after DJing at the weekend, proudly declaring, “The best thing was I had control of a smoke machine,” while Tina Daheley returned feeling “about 85% there” after illness, blaming January and February for wiping her out “like clockwork every year.” Knitwear was admired across the studio, and Scott shared his own busy weekend seeing Jo Whiley DJ — “She did play Britney for me” — and Harry Hill live, including a “massive inflatable sausage” thrown into the crowd. Manners, machines and the AI uprising The morning’s first big talking point came from the mailbag, sparked by a letter from Zoe in Nottingham asking whether she should say please and thank you to her smart speaker. Scott read her question aloud — “Do you have to say please? Because I always do… and then when it comes on, I do say thank you to her” — which quickly spiralled into a full debate. Tina worried aloud, “If we start not saying please and thank you to machines, eventually are we going to lose our manners?” Ellie raised the fear that machines might remember, while Scott joked, “When the time finally does come, AI will remember me that I was one of the polite ones.” Listeners piled in with voice notes confessing to thanking dishwashers, cash machines and “Chachubity,” cementing the theme that politeness now extends well beyond humans. Pause for Thought: Rabbi Miriam Laurie Rabbi Miriam Laurie joined for Pause for Thought, marking the Jewish festival Tu B’Shvat — the birthday of the trees. She spoke about her father-in-law Hilton, describing how he mourns trees being removed, asking, “Who are we to take away this life that has been here for longer than us?” Miriam reflected on how artists like David Hockney changed the way she looks at trees, noting that even in winter, “you’ll see buds hiding there, getting ready for the promise of spring.” She described trees as “free therapists” that lower stress and help people think clearly, adding that they “talk to each other, sharing warnings of disease and danger through their root network.” Scott thanked her warmly, telling listeners to “give a tree a nod later,” closing the slot with its usual calm before the morning picked back up. Supermarket tourism goes global Another big thread returned from Friday: grocery store tourism. Scott admitted, “One of the best bits of going away is going to the supermarket abroad,” picturing “Serrano ham-flavoured crisps, rosé on the terrace and that lemon sparkly drink.” Nadia in Frimley recalled visiting America in the 70s and being overwhelmed by fizzy drinks: “There was this aisle with every flavour under the sun… I picked up a can of each flavour.” Jill then took things further, championing French stationery aisles as “a treasure trove of paper,” revealing family holidays were planned around repeated supermarket visits. Scott happily accepted tips for Le Clerc, Turkish olive aisles and Swiss Coop, declaring himself “never happier than when I’m in a foreign supermarket.” Take That, Robbie Williams and Gemma The biggest moment of the morning came from the Take That documentary. Scott replayed the clip of a teenage fan shouting her phone number at Robbie Williams — “6-7-8-9-7-0-8. Call me any time!” — before revealing Robbie had tried calling it on Instagram. Scott then revealed he’d tracked her down properly and introduced Gemma live on air. She explained it was filmed in 1992 at an HMV signing in Chester: “My dad wouldn’t take me, so I had to catch the bus… we waited round the back till they came out.” Gemma confirmed it was her home phone number and laughed that her dad “would have gone mad if everyone had started ringing.” Now a teacher, she said the attention had been overwhelming, adding, “One of my mates said, you just epitomise the 90s with your Benetton jumper and your inset hairspray hair.” Scott played Robbie’s “She’s the One” for her, with listeners texting in disbelief that the moment had come full circle. Letters, jumpsuits and the midlife poll The mailbag returned later with questions about Ellie’s Christmas tin whistle (“Have I played it since? Not really”) and Tina’s new ambition to learn calligraphy. Another letter revisited Scott’s jumpsuit, prompting him to admit, “I got the orange T-shirt wrong… it was giving my first time in prison vibe.” He revealed the jumpsuit had already been donated to Oxfam and spotted in the shop window, joking they should “take a zero off” the £30 price tag. Results of the Instagram poll were finally revealed: “With over 53% of the vote, the midlifes have it,” narrowly beating “you look great.” The handover to Vernon Kay The show closed by setting up Piano Room Month. Scott handed over cleanly to Vernon Kay, who joined live from Maida Vale and joked about the technical delay: “Through the joys of modern technology, we are coming to you live from Maida Vale via Birmingham, then back to London.” Vernon described seeing Jarvis Cocker rehearsing, saying, “I can see Jarvis holding his microphone like only Jarvis does,” with the BBC Concert Orchestra ready. Scott wrapped it by reminding listeners, “Nobody knows what the cover’s going to be until they start playing it,” before wishing Vernon luck and stepping aside as Piano Room Month officially began. The post 2 February 2026: The Take That number, supermarket tourism and AI manners first appeared on Unofficial Mills.View the full article

I missed this, sorry it's late. But I did! Twice! And I laughed and cried at the same time. Was just a brilliant nostalgia trip and an insight to Radio 1 in the 90s and early 00s. Never have I known a radio show be off the air for over 20 years, and have so many people turn up to see them who remember. I saw them near Manchester, then they came to Birmingham after and I thought why not as it's 20 mins away from my front door. I'm glad they did it, and it feels now the book has been properly closed.

Tights on heads and internet behaviour Wednesday kicked off with Scott very much aware that the internet had been busy the day before — especially after a video of him with tights on his head surfaced overnight. Ellie was clear it was “terrifying” as a first-thing-in-the-morning watch, while Scott insisted it was simply “a new trend” involving putting tights over your head and trying to blow out a candle. Tina immediately wanted answers about why there were tights in Scott’s house at all, only for Scott to calmly explain, “I’ve just done panto. I’ve got a lot of tights.” Listener Kate summed up the collective reaction perfectly, saying Scott and Sam had her “absolutely howling,” though Scott conceded it’s “a lot to watch” before you’ve fully woken up. The Traitors, showers, and playing a blinder With The Traitors entering its final week, Scott found himself unable to let something go — not the secret traitors, not the untouched breakfast buffets, but the relentless overuse of one phrase. “She’s playing a blinder,” “absolute blinder,” “playing a blinding game” — Scott counted it happening “roughly five or six times an episode.” Ellie immediately clocked that now it’s been mentioned, it’s impossible to unhear, much like last series’ obsession with “I voted for myself.” Texts flooded in agreeing, with listeners also flagging “I’ve got heat on me” and “100% faithful” as phrases pushing people over the edge. Scott even threatened to write to Points of View, not about the language alone but also the constant shower shots, declaring them “gratuitous” and insisting, “It’s a classy show. Let’s keep it that way.” Naturally, the team couldn’t resist remixing the phrase into a full-blown Traitors-style montage. “Honestly, blinder,” became the catchphrase of the morning — again. Tina’s radio highlight and the hole in the wall Scott revealed his radio highlight of the previous day was Tina on Jeremy Vine’s show, specifically a live cross to a literal hole in a wall in Ilkeston that’s become a tourist attraction. Tina described children diving through it on their way to school, before reporter Matt was instructed to do exactly that — promptly disappearing mid-cross. “Matt’s just dived through the famous Nat West hole… and we have yet to hear from him again,” became an instant classic, with Scott admitting he’d rewound it several times on BBC Sounds just to relive the chaos. Sound baths and the Good Morning Minute Inspired by listener Leslie, 51, heading to her first sound bath of the year, Scott floated the idea of a breakfast show team bonding session that involved not talking. Ellie immediately questioned whether that defeated the point of a team activity, but Scott was keen, especially after Charlotte Church’s previous enthusiasm for sound baths. Listeners confirmed it can work as a group activity, which only encouraged him further. The Good Morning Minute delivered the usual mix of school runs, scrapyards, holidays, slow cookers and sunbathing in Goa — with Scott threatening to fetch a “tiny violin” for anyone texting in from a beach. Pause for Thought and a very practical gift Steve Chalk arrived for Pause for Thought with an unexpected present: a portable Blu-ray/DVD player, solving Scott’s long-running problem of owning many DVDs but nothing to play them on. Steve explained it was partly inspired by Scott mentioning he’d never seen Love Actually, prompting Scott to declare him “one of my favourite Pause for Thoughts.” Steve’s reflection focused on the loss of his friend Pete Meadows, exploring grief, hope and the idea that “though death might end a life, it doesn’t need to end a relationship.” Scott thanked him for something both “lovely” and “positive,” before happily noting he could now finally watch his DVDs. The Easiest Quiz: porridge-gate Ellen from Scarborough took on the Easiest Quiz with confidence, casually mentioning she once shared a hot tub with James Morrison in Melbourne — strictly no photos. She powered through the questions, complete with enthusiastic animal noises, but controversy erupted when she answered that you put milk on porridge. The quiz room descended into chaos, with Scott arguing that if it says “porridge” on the packet, then adding milk absolutely counts. Despite falling just short, Ellen racked up an impressive 41 points, prompting Scott to admit his heart rate had been higher than hers by the end. The porridge debate rumbled on via texts for the rest of the hour. Tony Blackburn: pure radio joy Just after 8, Scott finally got his dream moment as Tony Blackburn joined him in the studio, record box in hand. Tony took over with half an hour of soul classics, including Four Tops, James Ingram and Michael McDonald, while casually announcing he invented the radio time check back in 1964. Scott, understandably, was beside himself with joy. Listeners texted in groan-worthy jokes, Tony reminisced, and Scott admitted he was “DJ-ing for his life.” It was one of those mornings where you could hear the grin through the speakers The handover “We’ve had to move studios twice today — it’s like the hokey-cokey in here,” laughed Scott, before handing over with a cheerful goodbye that felt very much earned after a show that had, in Scott’s own words, been “playing a blinder.” The post 21 January 2026: Playing a blinder, tights on heads and Tony Blackburn joy first appeared on Unofficial Mills.View the full article