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.
Bobby reveals an extraordinary first-car skill, while Kelly rejects Icona Pop and Pet Shop Boys for La Roux. [...]
Tammy rejects Ne-Yo and keeps Wham, while Bobby discovers an unexpected ability to identify people’s first cars. [...]
Jayde discusses her Bristol comedy *Ruby Speaking*, while Gareth rejects the Fugees and Sister Sledge for Elvis Presley. [...]
Scott hears how one woman finally passed after 960 attempts, while Lisa rejects Maroon 5 and Charles Aznavour for McFly. [...]
Scott reviews Glastonbury from home, Martin gambles his way to The Real Thing and the Music Police investigate an “oh yeah” mystery. [...]
Leigh-Anne joins Scott after releasing her debut solo single, while David keeps Erasure and the Great Glasto Honk struggles to get started. [...]
Scott recruits a Leicester ice-cream van for Kylie, while Kath rejects Pixie Lott and Kenny Rogers for Mint Royale. [...]
Listeners reveal how they pack and smuggle souvenirs home, while Paul keeps Anita Ward and the Music Police solve Kat’s earworm. [...]
James Blunt previews Radio 2 in the Park, Claire keeps Nelly Furtado and the Music Police open Kat’s mystery case. [...]
Danny and Dougie decide which old McFly stories are true, while Shiri keeps Whitney Houston and Scott discovers the phrase “I am munchy”. [...]