Scott Mills
Every write-up and feature centred on Scott Mills, from his Radio 1 afternoon show with Chris Stark through his Radio 2 afternoon slot to the Radio 2 Breakfast Show, covering games, pranks, interviews and daily goings-on across the years.
Chris returned from Bali to discover his automatic email reply had apparently committed him to a four-hour Basildon DJ set and opening a Sheffield bakery dressed as “Chris Pasty”. [...]
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. [...]
Chris finally spoke to Dorset smoker Adam about going low and slow, estate agents confessed what really happens in empty properties and Joel Dommett broadcast from a loft full of props before explaining how Radio 4 had helped with a fox problem. [...]
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. [...]
Tom Grennan climbed onto his parents' roof for a lockdown mix and spoke candidly about ego and a past relationship, while one listener revealed that drinking leftover chip vinegar had helped start a romance. [...]
A heatwave archive edition revived Scott's home cooling tip, but one successful ice cube under his shorts became a whole cup in the studio and left both him and Chris worrying more about numbness than temperature. [...]