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Love lives, awkward encounters and matchmaking antics from across the site, spanning Scott Mills's Radio 1 and Radio 2 years as well as other shows' presenters and guests.
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." [...]
Scott and the team tackle cake competitions, a very drunk woman's first date with teetotal Russell Brand, and an evening at a transvestite club that left everyone confused about who was dancing with whom. [...]
Scott receives a caller with an embarrassingly relatable dating disaster involving mood lighting, Barry White, and Star Wars, then uses the story as inspiration for an elaborate prank calling a scam email contact. [...]
Scott and the team wage war on a frustrating mail order company by keeping their customer service rep on hold for over four minutes, complete with voice changers and an impersonation of Emeli Sande — then discover a bizarre pattern of listeners whose exes only date girls with specific names. [...]
Scott tells the increasingly bizarre true story of Darren Sherman, a management consultant who wouldn't let a failed first date go—pursuing a woman for $50 with emails, voicemails, threats of legal action, and even calling her employer. [...]
H from Steps announces he'd now consider reforming the band after his Celebrity Big Brother experience, prompting Scott and the team to rally listeners against the idea—and later help a caller track down a mysterious Australian-costumed bloke she snogged in a Nottingham club. [...]
Scott and the team explore a dating website designed for cat lovers to find romantic matches, fielding caller Mrs. X who admits her cats have sabotaged previous relationships, while also running their signature "Pointless Survey" asking the public which celebrity they'd eat on a desert island. [...]
A caller named Simon has been receiving increasingly unhinged voicemails from his ex-girlfriend "Emma" and her father after a brief one-date relationship, culminating in a genuinely disturbing message that sounds like she's cutting up his jumper with scissors. [...]
Ben, one of the three finalists in the "One Night with Laura" competition, is grilled about his surprising secrets — including an accordion-playing skill, a tendency to stand at attention during the national anthem, and a memorable drunken incident that led to an accidental burglary charge. [...]
The Scott Mills team hit the road on a tour bus to hold X-Factor-style auditions across five cities, searching for a boyfriend for Laura, a researcher on the show who hasn't had much luck in love. Highlights from the Southampton auditions reveal an eccentric mix of candidates—from poetry-reading oddities to overeager hopefuls. [...]