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.
Radio 1 replayed an early One Direction-era Niall Horan interview and asked him the same questions again, while Funny Business unexpectedly discovered New Forest cider-maker Dickie and his infectious laugh. [...]
Scott and Chris scored 59 per cent on a compatibility test before putting Titanic, The Lion King and even an onion in front of famously cheerful Anne-Marie to see whether they could force a single tear. [...]
Radio 1 staged an awkward couple’s argument in a BBC café and had Becky Hill appear beside them singing Better Off Without You, while a dating-app settings mistake explained a year of terrible matches. [...]
Kettle Chips made part of Norwich smell like a chip shop, a North Wales pet-food factory did the opposite and an argument over who looked better in photographs became an unnecessary national vote. [...]
Hayley Williams returned with Simmer, admitted she nearly barfed before performing and scored her Dua Lipa cover nine out of ten, while Tiptree’s steam-powered jam-factory hooter became Radio 1’s favourite lunch alarm. [...]
A second supplied 3 February podcast followed ridiculous tip-jar slogans, Chris admitting he had secretly hated Scott’s New York birthday surprise and workplaces where sirens announced lunchtime. [...]
Scott and Chris learned which holiday pictures made people unfollow, chef Simon turned mushroom risotto into unexpectedly sensual radio and Blossoms reviewed their own Live Lounge. [...]
A new BBC press-office colleague happened to be called Pamela Anderson, Scott and Chris collected more accidental touching stories and the pair became suspicious of compliments contestants received on Pointless. [...]
Scott and Chris took Greta Thunberg’s photograph onto Stupid Street, where guesses included Hillary Clinton and a Love Island contestant, before listeners revealed their most painful mistaken-stranger encounters. [...]
Big Weekend’s move to Dundee triggered another Stark Guide, angry DJs returned with more nightclub complaints and Scott became fascinated by the people paid to occupy empty celebrity seats at awards shows. [...]