Tag: X Factor
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. [...]
Rough vocal clips had to be identified as either X Factor performances or Radio 1 Live Lounge sessions, with Beyoncé and Glasvegas among the voices in the mix. [...]
After appearing on the National Lottery with Tom Jones, Scott demonstrated the radio skill of talking perfectly to the start of a record, using Perry Como and Elton John. [...]
The show imagined an entire X Factor week built around Muppet songs, investigated whether a lift voice really belonged to Judi Dench and inserted Westwood into University Challenge. [...]
The climax of Best Guest Week features Atomic Kitten reunited for a charity album project, a chance encounter with X Factor's Emma Chawner, and the announcement of who's won the trip to Scott's dad's house in Normandy. [...]
Peter Dickson, the legendary voice-over artist behind The X Factor and numerous other TV shows, becomes the second contender in Best Guest Week — and brings his considerable vocal talents to bear on an array of requests from listeners. [...]
The Sugababes drop by to chat about accidentally splitting up during an interview in Japan, while Scott launches the ridiculous "Big Booby Cookie" challenge with a volunteer named Fran—and keeps getting distracted by Kate Lawler making noise in the next studio. [...]
Dani Minogue drops by as Scott's celebrity guest for the week, performing X Factor judge impressions and getting roped into the show's signature international stereotype name-calling game. [...]
Scott's in a squeamish mood as he tackles rugby chat, viral videos of people throwing up on live TV, and a deeply guilt-inducing X-Factor audition that leaves him genuinely emotional. [...]
The show opens with a discussion about "X Factor guilt" — the uncomfortable feeling of laughing at struggling contestants — before pivoting to an internet oddity that's captured the team's attention: a man who spent 89 days counting to a million on webcam. [...]