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.
Paula’s mystery song is identified, Sam gambles her way to Blondie and Scott prepares the studio for Shania Twain. [...]
Scott discovers adults who have never eaten familiar foods, hears stories of minor television fame and leaves Warren with t.A.T.u. [...]
Scott mutes half the internet to avoid Happy Valley spoilers, meets two dedicated slug counters and leaves Anthony with Edison Lighthouse. [...]
Måns Zelmerlöw and Ngunan Adamu launch Eurovisioncast, while Kerry rejects the Righteous Brothers and Céline Dion for Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson. [...]
Mark’s months-long earworm is finally identified, while Sue gambles away Sinéad O’Connor and Lewis Capaldi for Sweet. [...]
Scott debates animals sleeping in their owners’ beds, reveals Beyoncé’s new tour dates and catches up with Andrew after his James Bond birthday surprise. [...]
Scott celebrates cheerful workers who brighten people’s days, prepares for the Eurovision allocation draw and calls Indiana for the Birthday Game. [...]
Scott investigates the extraordinary Mr Blobby auction, hears listeners’ workplace-napping confessions and opens a new Music Police case. [...]
Anita Rani takes over the afternoon, hears listeners’ weekend plans and ends Michelle’s Birthday Game with Enrique Iglesias. [...]
Chelsea tests gifts on cabin crew, while Claire rejects George Harrison and Kylie before receiving Blur. [...]