Chappers
Chappers is Mark Chapman, who started out reading the sport on Newsbeat on BBC Radio 1 and became a regular voice on the Scott Mills Show, calling in, refereeing rivalries and quizzing guests. He went on to become one of the BBC's leading sports presenters and now presents Match of the Day. Here are all our write-ups featuring Chappers.
Scott, Chappers, and Laura compete to keep a Sun newspaper journalist on the phone longest while pitching increasingly outlandish celebrity scoops, and the mystery of the "Scariest Movie of All Time" deepens with hints that it might involve Scott in the nude. [...]
In a chaotic and hilarious special edition of the Live Lounge renamed the "Livestock Lounge," Scott is blindfolded and tasked with identifying mystery animals by kissing them—with predictably comedic results involving a turkey, a guinea pig, and a singing toy goat. [...]
Scott, Jo and Chappers star in their own ridiculous Deidre's Video Casebook sketch about office crushes and landladies, then expose the South Wales gossip Laura in a record-breaking Loose Lips feature that clocks in at just 27 seconds. [...]
A chaotic Tuesday of Flirt Divert messages, existential chat about how people want to be buried (Chappers surprisingly reveals he'd like to be frozen), and an oddly panicked segment where no one at Radio 1 can confirm whether Wendy Richards is still alive. [...]
Scott discovers a sports presenter in Michigan who's been suffering from hiccups for over a week, then joins a no-cussing club started by a 14-year-old in California — and reveals that he, Jo Whiley, and Chappers have been filming together for Deirdre's video case book. [...]
A chaotic birthday special featuring Chappers and Laura's on-air celebration, complete with Laura's ultimatum for an engagement ring by 10 a.m., an uninvited Louis Walsh phoning in, and special guest Mel C attempting to navigate an awkward reunion with her longtime manager. [...]
Chappers fills in with a week of Scott Mills Gold, revisiting archive clips while the regular review team takes a short break. [...]
With Scott on holiday, Chappers takes over the week with a selection of the show's most memorable moments — including the legendary florist robbery prank and the Darren and Joanne email saga that spawned the catchphrase "do the right thing." [...]
Chappers hosts the American Phone Book Game, calling up unfortunate souls with amusing names from US directories—this time connecting with Ben D Wanger and Harry Minge, much to everyone's delight. [...]
Chappers reveals he's obtained the mobile phone number of a genuine A-list Hollywood celebrity and calls them live on air — leading to one of the show's most audacious "A-List: Who the Hell Are You?" games yet. [...]