Birthday Game
The Birthday Game is a music-based feature from Scott Mills's BBC Radio 2 shows, where listeners celebrating their birthdays face a choice: stick with their selected song or gamble on a different track. The archive follows the game's memorable decisions, unexpected swaps and on-air reactions.
Scott hears how a choir’s performance of Yazoo attracted a herd of cows, while Bev rejects the Police and U2 for Westlife and Mariah Carey. [...]
Cheryl Baker unveils two new members of the Fizz after a nationwide search, with Scott hosting the live reveal. [...]
Kit Connor and Joe Locke discuss life beyond *Heartstopper*, while Las Vegas fan Trudy rejects B*Witched and James Arthur for Midge Ure. [...]
Toyah Willcox discusses surviving the dance-off, while listeners expose the unqualified Strictly experts in their homes. [...]
The Music Police begin another mystery-song investigation as Scott returns for the final afternoon of September. [...]
Scott investigates whether September is too early for Christmas planning as listeners admit they have already started shopping, decorating and rehearsing. [...]
Etiquette expert William Hanson decides which listener hacks are genuinely game-changing and which should never leave the kitchen drawer. [...]
Scott relives the horror of asking another customer for help, while Jimmy rejects Carl Douglas and Sigma for Kylie Minogue. [...]
Scott returns after six weeks, celebrates the deputies who covered the Music Police and tackles his first new cases. [...]
Dan reports back on the buried cocktail sausage, while John rejects Joel Corry and Boyzone before landing on a *Grease* classic. [...]