Tag: May 2018
After discussing Swansea’s French twin, Scott wanted a twin for the Radio 1 show and found an ideal candidate in Yass, Australia, while listeners claimed Florence + the Machine had miraculously healed them. [...]
Scott realised the singer of “Answerphone” had an ordinary voicemail greeting, so Ella Eyre recorded a new message built around the song while the show investigated whether a “kangatarian” was actually a thing. [...]
Broadcasting from Cardiff on the eve of Biggest Weekend, Scott and Chris used a fake button which instantly “translated” their speech into Welsh while rain forced a complete rethink of their festival outfits. [...]
A nightclub owner hired James and “Jane” to investigate what happened in the toilets, leaving the pair selling aftershave, charging phones and comparing the very different dramas unfolding in the men’s and women’s rooms. [...]
Cameraman Matt left twelve £10 notes around Swansea Grand Theatre with instructions not to spend the money on yourself, while a festival-goer revealed how a Japanese CHVRCHES fan became his route to the front. [...]
Broadcasting from the Radio 1 Academy, Chris persuaded a Swansea tattoo parlour to pretend Liam Payne had visited and then tested how long the completely invented celebrity scoop could survive detailed questioning. [...]
Chris missed the evening food while he was in the toilet and tried to order himself a pizza to the reception, only to be told that bringing a takeaway into somebody else’s wedding was not acceptable. [...]
After keeping the plans off air for around eight months, Chris told Breakfast listeners that “someone’s actually agreed to marry me”, while Scott discovered his official role was usher with principal duties. [...]
A barista unexpectedly gave Scott his coffee for free, prompting a debate over whether staff sometimes comp drinks because they fancy a customer or because they feel sorry for them. [...]
Radio 1 listeners split over the viral recording, and Scott altered its speed to prove that the same sound could apparently become completely different words depending on who was listening. [...]