March 2020
March 2020 on Radio 1 with Scott and Chris saw lockdown reshape the show, from balcony concerts and a live proposal to Terry Turbo's window-cleaning record and the return of archive favourites like Rylan's Superfan Steve prank as the nation adjusted to working from home.
Tom Grennan reviewed his Live Lounge, an old school friend supplied the character reference and Scott attempted part of Sport Relief’s Everest challenge by climbing the BT Tower staircase. [...]
DJ Bontan delivered the promised acid-house remix of No Time To Die, pupils sent Sport Relief encouragement to Phil and Jordan North’s mistake earned a place in the Bamboleo gap. [...]
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. [...]