Tag: 2007
Scott returns with a chaotic edition full of deliberately unfunny "sick jokes" designed to test listeners' sense of humour, plus the return of the posh noise and an ambitious nationwide experiment to disrupt supermarket trolleys using ultrasonic frequencies. [...]
With Scott on holiday, Chappers takes over the week with a selection of the show's most memorable moments — including the legendary florist robbery prank and the Darren and Joanne email saga that spawned the catchphrase "do the right thing." [...]
Scott's away on holiday in northern France with his dad, so today the show runs a highlights episode featuring some of his best-loved bits, starting with the infamous "Bubba Game" — a feature that has won multiple international radio awards. [...]
Scott drops a wallet containing £50 and the studio's phone number on a London street to test public honesty — and when a finder agrees to return it, she changes her mind and triggers an on-air chase through the streets. Meanwhile, the team debates whether various romantic gestures are genuinely sweet or deeply creepy. [...]
Louis Walsh drops by to discuss his shock sacking from and swift reinstatement as a judge on The X Factor, reveals details about the new series and line-up, and delivers his blunt opinions on current pop stars from Britney Spears to Amy Winehouse. [...]
Laura attempts to secure a celebrity to read out Flirt Divert text messages but spectacularly fails, first trying to trick Scott with fake Brad Pitt clips before eventually resorting to using a voice-changing machine on her own voice. [...]
Scott investigates a supposedly science-backed "jiggy noise" that's claimed to make women swoon, and hears from listeners about the most dangerous concerts they've attended — including one memorable Travis gig involving projectile vomiting. [...]
Scott discovers a real property advertisement from Los Angeles that explicitly markets homes as an escape from Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, and Britney Spears — proof that the young actress's celebrity status is literally affecting the housing market. [...]
Scott and the team call up real bookshops asking for made-up books with ridiculous titles and author names, catching the booksellers' increasingly baffled responses. [...]
Scott and the team play a selection of hilarious messages left on the show's float divert answerphone — a feature where listeners give out a fake number when they want to dodge someone asking for their contact details — and somehow Mis-Teeq appears to be among the callers. [...]