Scott and Laura launch a tongue-in-cheek romantic novel writing venture, unveiling the first two chapters of "A Long Hot Summer" under the pen name Stephanie Black, complete with dramatic readings featuring some memorable accents from the team. [...]
Scott reads steamy extracts from a tacky romance novel on air and asks listeners how many actually read them—discovering that young women are far more into Mills & Boon than he'd expected. He also plugs his new BBC 3 show Upstaged, a talent competition broadcast live from glass boxes in Bristol. [...]
Chappers debuts a new guessing game where he has to estimate how many kissing partners callers have had, while a listener's confusion between Kelly Osbourne and Kerry Katona leads to an awkward on-air moment. [...]
Scott discovers a ridiculous home fitness invention that's somehow worse at being discreet than it sounds, and previews early contestants for his new BBC Three talent show Upstaged, including a five-piece girl band called The Electric Dolls performing their track "Baps Are Baking." [...]
Scott discovers he might have psychic powers after a series of small coincidences, and decides to put his newfound abilities to the test by offering predictions to callers — including Barry from Wiggins, who wants to know if he'll get lucky tonight. [...]
Scott watches a reading from psychic Sally Morgan that accurately predicts his new BBC3 show Upstaged before it's publicly announced, plus listeners share stories of girlfriends with unusual practice habits — from TV presenter aspirations to beautician training. [...]
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. [...]