BBC Radio 1
Coverage of Scott Mills's BBC Radio 1 years, from classic features and pranks like Flirt Divert to the daily afternoon show with Chris Stark, plus other Radio 1 presenters and shows through to more recent years.
Chris tested positive and stayed home, leaving Scott with producer Amy and Reece Parkinson while Instagram love stories, bad woodwind and Luke Kempner's Ted Hastings interrogation filled the show. [...]
Adele tickets were already a huge Jan Slam prize, but the vague promise of “unique commemorative artwork” sent Scott into a fantasy involving Adele painting a nude Alan Carr holding fruit. [...]
Francis Bourgeois waited trackside for a second Class 66 after the first failed to sound its horn, eventually getting the triumphant tone he wanted while Scott worried Teddy had developed a foot obsession. [...]
Tom Hill finally received the pop-star interview normally reserved for sister Becky, before Jordan North arrived with a phone full of forgotten culture for The Who Game. [...]
A listener refreshed his celebrity top five by dropping Jordan North and bringing in Jeremy Vine, while Scott updated his own list and Don't Look It Up travelled through international versions of The Chase. [...]
Producer Amy's driving lessons taught Scott that an automatic-only licence was possible, while Hook-up Higher or Lower travelled from Birmingham to Guildford and all the way to Mauritius. [...]
Ant and Dec joined Radio 1's relationship game, with Ant correctly switching to lovers after Abbey revealed she had never met Jacob's exes — and Abbey confirmed they had been together for nearly three years. [...]
Scott and Chris investigated the correct way to reheat takeaway chicken balls before turning the spotlight from pop stars to their siblings, including Sam Fender's brother Liam and Joel Corry's sister Amy. [...]
Tracy-Ann Oberman's husband mistook a Michelin-starred napkin for food, prompting Scott to confess he once bit into a hot lemon towel before listeners fought for credit over pandemic-era words. [...]
220 Kid revealed that his mum's Christmas perfume transported him straight back to an ex from a decade earlier, while Scott and Chris marked the end of an era for old BlackBerry phones and BBM. [...]