Don’t Look It Up
A no-Googling quiz round from Scott Mills's Radio 1 afternoon show, sitting alongside the usual daily mix of listener stories and returning features from the archive during those years.
Mike Skinner took Chris through records from Roger Sanchez to The Streets before Tap End revealed how a nervous fresher invented a Sugababes romance and phoned Rachel Stevens. [...]
Stephen Fry recalled being taken off Radio 1 in 1982, explained how “spuffle” spread through voiceover studios and was pitched an unlikely Taylor Swift collaboration at Big Weekend. [...]
Sophie Ellis-Bextor talked about falling from her bike, Skepta sampling Murder on the Dancefloor and the songs getting her through lockdown, while listeners confronted boxes and wall displays full of exes. [...]
Jamie Redknapp started the family DJ set alone while Sandra helped Harry onto Zoom, before the playlist jumped from Nelly and DaBaby to Luther Vandross and Frank Sinatra. [...]
Katy Perry talked Tiger King, Carol Baskin and lockdown performances while Scott accidentally used the wrong questions after crashing a listener's Zoom quiz. [...]
Sean Paul chose tracks from Jamaica while Scott invaded listeners' Zoom quizzes and replayed his gloriously patronising vocal-coaching session with Freya Ridings. [...]
Matt, Charlie and James reunited from three different locations while listener Charlotte confessed lockdown had somehow left her attracted to Chris. [...]
A second distinct 27 May podcast brought Alison Hammond to the home-DJ slot, Chris's American barbecue obsession and Grace's extraordinary story of being required to sign a multi-page relationship agreement with a colleague. [...]
Listener Henry's cancelled Australian holiday was rebuilt from Gatwick check-in onwards, complete with an absurdly thorough security search, while Mo Gilligan DJed from his sofa and Chris guided Cardiff after dark. [...]
Niall Horan broadcast from his immaculate bathroom alongside robot vacuum Robert, while listeners claimed lockdown glow-ups and Chris reopened his very unofficial guide to the Isle of Man. [...]