lockdown
Coverage of how Scott Mills and the show adapted during the coronavirus lockdowns, from isolation-era features and celebrity DJ sets in the Radio 1 years through to lingering references in later Radio 2 shows.
Scott apologises after wrongly naming Kylie, while Mel rejects Kylie and Tinie Tempah before landing on Beats International. [...]
Charlotte rejects Leo Sayer for Diana Ross, while dance-music experts fail to identify Turbo Tony’s mystery rave track. [...]
Scott discovers how listeners prepare for the morning, while Pauline chooses Frankie Goes to Hollywood in the Birthday Game. [...]
Jordan North faced cold, exhaustion and a mile-long tunnel on day two of his Comic Relief rowing challenge, so Scott and Chris rewrote the Wellerman idea into a bespoke Rowerman shanty. [...]
Katie and Tom's shared love of goalkeeping made most of the team think they were a couple, but they were siblings, before a restaurant owner patiently explained a tomato to Chris. [...]
Cheryl Hole helped Chris navigate a Valentine's lingerie shop while Limerick couple Francis and Mark convinced nearly the whole team they were siblings before revealing they were engaged. [...]
Scott discovered a picture round team had identified him as Gemma Collins, before listeners revealed romances which began through LinkedIn rather than Tinder, Grindr or any conventional dating app. [...]
The café worker barely remembered Chris's six-meatball portion, while Sophie and Tully correctly revealed themselves as siblings after lockdown haircuts and welded presents. [...]
Jay-Z joined Instagram, gained millions of followers and disappeared almost immediately, prompting stories of listeners messaging Kylie Jenner, Zac Efron, the Pope and their favourite pop stars. [...]
Scott rebuilt Adele's laugh over famous television themes, TikTok saxophone creator Cast and Belt transformed Easy On Me and the archive returned to Becky Hill singing live through Chris's fake dumping. [...]