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 attempts to recruit Brendan Sheerin for The Fizz, while festival fan Sean gambles his way to *Come On Eileen*. [...]
A couple seek urgent help to keep rain away from their outdoor wedding, while Steve rejects two songs before ending with Wet Wet Wet. [...]
Stacey Dooley talks investigative storytelling, Katy Perry’s convent dispute and her BBC Sounds podcast while cycling with Scott. [...]
Scott calls Cheryl Baker after Mike Nolan announces that he is leaving the group formerly known as Bucks Fizz. [...]
Listeners reveal the local businesses that know them by name, while Scott revisits Katy Perry, Greg Rutherford and Owain Wyn Evans. [...]
Owain Wyn Evans celebrates joining *Homes Under the Hammer* and tries to predict its famously literal soundtrack choices. [...]
Katy Perry explains the meaning of *143*, talks family life and answers questions sent through a 1990s pager. [...]
Greg Rutherford relives London 2012 and reveals the emotion of entering the Olympic Stadium. [...]
Scott tries a brilliantly implausible conversation-ending excuse, while drag performer Kate Butch arrives after a Kate Bush misunderstanding. [...]
Listeners admit remembering almost nothing from major concerts, despite waiting years and paying heavily to attend. [...]