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.
After finishing second at Eurovision, Sam Ryder came straight back to Radio 1 and told Scott his two-hour pre-contest phone call had helped convince him to take the opportunity in the first place. [...]
Sam Ryder returned to hear Camila Cabello praise “Spaceman”, while Scott and Chris played Can This Animal Swim? and dug embarrassing lines out of an old Radio 1 book. [...]
Camila Cabello listened to “Spaceman”, praised Sam Ryder’s voice and said Britain had a genuine chance at Eurovision before the quiz introduced Scott to Lord of the Rings hobbit Farmer Maggot. [...]
Scott, Chris, Joel Corry and Radio 1 listeners tried to reproduce Sam Ryder’s enormous “Spaceman” note as Eurovision fever built and the Young Farmers’ old farming remix somehow still filled a dancefloor. [...]
Lorde's viral crowd-shushing inspired Scott to silence builders, colleagues and anxious thoughts before he discovered people on Stupid Street still thought Sam Ryder was Jesus or a yoga teacher. [...]
Scott worried about what to do with his hands on Michael McIntyre's The Wheel before callers revealed break-ups on opposite train platforms, at motorway services, on a ski lift and at a family wedding. [...]
Dove Cameron listened back to her first Radio 1 Live Lounge performance, praised Lil Nas X and mercilessly critiqued herself while Brother or Lover fooled most of the team again. [...]
Greg failed to complete Scott's bizarre ransom demands for the royal pencil, while listeners offered TikTok hacks involving vacuum-cleaner ponytails, pillowcase luggage and mouthwash before toothpaste. [...]
Camila Cabello's description of single life as 'gloss time' prompted Scott to remember filling a cancelled holiday with an early-morning fishing lesson from a stranger called Alan. [...]
Scott discovered two teenage girls had thrown boyfriend-seeking messages into the Humber in 1966 before Dean and Luke fooled almost the entire team on Brother or Lover. [...]