Chris Stark
Chris Stark was Scott Mills' co-host on BBC Radio 1 from 2012 to 2022. He was discovered DJing in Southampton, and became half of one of Radio 1's best-loved double acts until the pair's final show in August 2022. He now co-presents Capital Breakfast with Jordan North and Sian Welby. Here's every show and moment we've written up featuring Chris.
Becky Hill reviewed her Live Lounge, Scott became obsessed with subtitled television and Sport Relief climber Phil received a staircase soundtrack as he continued his Everest-height challenge. [...]
Listener Hannah returned after her handwritten letter about Radio 1 and mental health prompted a wave of kind responses, while Chris unexpectedly rapped Moana and Ask Me Anything found a celebrity driving instructor. [...]
Scott and Chris asked listeners for the pet names they could no longer bear to hear, while hand-sanitiser shortages produced mistaken purchases and the Who Game returned. [...]
Justin Bieber’s nickname from Hailey sent listeners confessing the names they used for partners, Chris received an offer of free dry cleaning and the Stark Guide returned for Cheltenham. [...]
Moving Bangers by one hour caused enough complaints for Scott and Chris to run it twice, while Lauv reviewed his debut Live Lounge and an actual handwritten listener letter became a major event. [...]
Chris celebrated Watford ending Liverpool’s unbeaten league run, world-class whistler David Morris took on Darude’s Sandstorm and Ask Me Anything drifted into whether Scott could survive the end of the world. [...]
The UK’s Eurovision entry sent Scott into full rallying-cry mode, listeners travelling across Europe were recruited as unofficial campaigners and Scott and Chris confronted more embarrassing audio from their early radio careers. [...]
Listener Jamie asked Radio 1 to stop colleagues waiting directly outside the only unisex toilet, while Chris replayed Scott’s frantic 1998 radio voice and Shape of You appeared in German. [...]
Scott discovered foreign interviewers asking Lewis Capaldi questions British radio might avoid, heard Someone You Loved in Spanish and learned BBC Sounds could apparently reach some modern hearing aids. [...]
Love Island broke Scott’s sacred Bamboleo rule, listeners revealed the words they had muted online, professional stag-and-hen organiser Andrew explained how his team road-tested weekends and DJs were challenged to put donk on the national anthem. [...]