Tag: Biggest Weekend
After discussing Swansea’s French twin, Scott wanted a twin for the Radio 1 show and found an ideal candidate in Yass, Australia, while listeners claimed Florence + the Machine had miraculously healed them. [...]
Scott realised the singer of “Answerphone” had an ordinary voicemail greeting, so Ella Eyre recorded a new message built around the song while the show investigated whether a “kangatarian” was actually a thing. [...]
Broadcasting from Cardiff on the eve of Biggest Weekend, Scott and Chris used a fake button which instantly “translated” their speech into Welsh while rain forced a complete rethink of their festival outfits. [...]
A nightclub owner hired James and “Jane” to investigate what happened in the toilets, leaving the pair selling aftershave, charging phones and comparing the very different dramas unfolding in the men’s and women’s rooms. [...]
Cameraman Matt left twelve £10 notes around Swansea Grand Theatre with instructions not to spend the money on yourself, while a festival-goer revealed how a Japanese CHVRCHES fan became his route to the front. [...]
Broadcasting from the Radio 1 Academy, Chris persuaded a Swansea tattoo parlour to pretend Liam Payne had visited and then tested how long the completely invented celebrity scoop could survive detailed questioning. [...]
After keeping the plans off air for around eight months, Chris told Breakfast listeners that “someone’s actually agreed to marry me”, while Scott discovered his official role was usher with principal duties. [...]
A barista unexpectedly gave Scott his coffee for free, prompting a debate over whether staff sometimes comp drinks because they fancy a customer or because they feel sorry for them. [...]
After James the private investigator proved a husband was having an affair, his client filled the man’s van with his belongings and left the surveillance photographs on the passenger seat. [...]
Sarah challenged Jake to a live backwards-word showdown and won on a Biggest Weekend sentence, while a club promoter revealed how panicked cheaters try to erase nightclub photos. [...]