Blow Your Own Trumpet
Moments of pride and showing off, from listener boasts and confessions to presenters admitting their own tricks and mishaps, spanning the Radio 1 years into Radio 2.
Joel Corry and RAYE were forced to critique themselves while the adrenaline was still fresh, as Scott also wondered whether Bruno Mars had become a parody of Bruno Mars. [...]
The newly reopened Radio 1 toilets generated an actual news story after Chris's microphone stayed live during his ceremonial wee, while Lorna explained the strange experience of a Zoom speed-awareness course. [...]
Every ordinary comment in Scott's house was being followed by “you like that, don't you?”, before listeners shared compliments including sturdy, goofy and rugged. [...]
Dean's apparently unbelievable “It Was All Going Well Until…” story ended with him waking in a familiar house and meeting a mother he suddenly recognised extremely well. [...]
Scott and Chris announced another Comic Relief Lolathon before “It Was All Going Well Until…” produced a woman who separately dated two brothers and Jo discovered a mysterious loop in her van. [...]
Scott discovered unofficial merchandise using his face, while The Snuts mashed drivers license lyrics into their own Tune of the Week and Ali Plumb continued his film marathon. [...]
Flossie tested whether Chris could identify women's underwear from descriptions alone, while Gemma Collins joined the BBC's home-schooling effort and the Vegan Whisperer resurfaced. [...]
Young listener Leonie broke down the Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter and Joshua Bassett drama, before Amelia and Louis fooled almost the entire team on Brother or Lover. [...]
Listener Charlie impersonated Scott while speaking to the Pointless team, and Scott's new dog Teddy demonstrated that a treat and a shouted “come” were not yet enough to make recall training work. [...]
Ella Eyre revealed she could recite adverts from memory, Kate Thistleton admitted the same habit and Scott celebrated listeners' tiny wins before Cocktail or Wrestling Move. [...]