World Cup
Every four years football takes over the show, with pranks, World Cup songs and tournament-themed games running from the Radio 1 years through to Radio 2, plus the odd mention of England or Scotland's progress in the tournament itself.
Kevin McHale, who played Artie in Glee, stepped in for Beccy and gave Scott’s television quiz a Glee-shaped twist. [...]
Diddy assured Scott that he answered to all his names, though Friday was officially “Diddy Day”. [...]
Four years after first helping Scott with football at the age of 10, Lloyd returned as a 14-year-old World Cup expert. [...]
A caller claiming to be Fabio Capello invited Scott into the World Cup squad, despite Scott being unable to place the manager’s nationality. [...]
Scott presents his comedic theory about why England lost the Rugby World Cup (spoiler: it involves Nelson Mandela and Denise Van Outen), investigates whether Swedish people really do urinate on fish, and introduces listeners to an AI song-writing service that proves romance doesn't require actual musical talent. [...]
Lloyd is devastated to discover he's been cast as a non-speaking king holding a mirror in his school nativity play, while Chopper heads off to film Celebrity Weakest Link with Dave against the Chuckle Brothers—and calls in with updates from the green room. [...]
Laura attempts to ring up people across Europe to find out about their World Cup songs — but armed only with an internet translator, the results are hilariously garbled and mortifying. [...]
Paris Hilton visited the Radio 1 studio to discuss her music career and endured the chaos of unprecedented paparazzi attention outside Broadcasting House — but the real highlight was Scott revealing Laura's successful street impersonation of the heiress to Paris herself. [...]
Scott calls a helpful German hotel receptionist claiming to need a real-time translation for an interview with a German footballer's wife — but the "wife" is just Scott playing audio clips, and the phrases he asks translated become increasingly ridiculous and crude. [...]