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 meets the couple whose wedding featured Ed Sheeran lyrics, celebrity lookalikes and one remarkably convincing groom. [...]
Listeners confess to arriving days, weeks and even a year early, while Lucy learns her hen party destination live on Radio 2. [...]
Scott tries to bluff his way through Euro 2024 conversations, while dairy farmer Anna rejects two oldies for *Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!* [...]
Scott tries to turn Michael Ball into a musical-bangers DJ, while Radio 2 superfan Caroline keeps *Bring Me to Life*. [...]
Rag’n’Bone Man celebrates four landmark 1984 albums, while novelty-song fan Victoria lands on *Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep*. [...]
Scott asks German listeners to settle the pronunciation of Gelsenkirchen, while Birthday Game devote Claire keeps *Three Lions* on her first spin. [...]
Scott debates bizarre interview tests, while Charlotte discusses caring for her mother during Carers Week. [...]
Scott hears how viewers are turning Bridgerton into themed parties and wedding inspiration. [...]
Scott explores Liverpool’s academic Taylor Swift conference and celebrates the wildlife stories emerging from Springwatch. [...]
Listeners debate Scott’s latest celebrity double as Liverpool prepares for Taylor Swift’s arrival. [...]