Dear Scott
The Posh Radio 4 Lady read a long set of listener correspondence.
One message praised Beccy in bullet points, saying she produced a major Radio 1 show, brought Beccy’s Classifieds to the programme, understood celebrities and laughed at the same stupid things as the listener.
Another came from a woman called Pam who said she had developed a slight obsession with Scott after seeing him in More magazine. Scott apologised because the name Pam made him laugh for no rational reason.
Jessica wrote that she had been in PizzaExpress at the same time as Rupert Penry-Jones and his family. Because Beccy had previously said she wanted to appear on Celebrity Come Dine with Me with him, Jessica claimed that she had, in a sense, gone to dinner with Rupert.
The letter prompted another discussion of Beccy’s admiration for the actor.
The Dervla Kirwan prank
Scott arranged a call from somebody pretending to be Rupert Penry-Jones’s wife, Dervla Kirwan.
A Radio 1 colleague named Fiona performed an Irish accent while Scott sat in another studio feeding her lines through an earpiece.
The setup became confused because the team repeatedly struggled to explain who could hear whom.
Fiona introduced herself as Dervla Kirwan and challenged Beccy about the comments she had made concerning Rupert.
Beccy initially had trouble understanding the name and accent but gradually realised that the caller was warning her to keep away from somebody else’s husband.
The prank depended less on a convincing impersonation than on Beccy’s discomfort and the elaborate studio arrangement.
Oh, What’s Occurring?
The first round came directly from U2.
Bono and The Edge were given 30 seconds to name as many U2 songs as possible.
They attempted titles including 11 O’Clock Tick Tock, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Out of Control, Where the Streets Have No Name, A Moment of Surrender, No Line on the Horizon and Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own.
They also named Miss Sarajevo, which the programme excluded because it had been released under the Passengers name.
The final accepted total was nine, far below Beccy and Chappers’ predictions.
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Scott said he had unexpectedly become interested in the long-running BBC Three sitcom after finding an episode recorded on his flatmate’s television.
He then discovered that nobody in the Radio 1 office watched it, leaving him without anyone to discuss the storylines with.
Seven people on Stupid Street were asked whether they watched the programme. Two said yes or admitted knowing regular viewers, giving Chappers the point.
Who talked about food most?
The final round followed the programme’s repeated counting of Sara Cox’s food references.
This time Scott counted food-related words used by himself, Beccy and Chappers during the week.
Scott’s montage contained 48 references, including pick and mix, cheese, burritos, chimichangas, Subway, cucumber, pancakes, maple syrup, hamburgers, coffee and airline food.
Beccy and Chappers had far fewer, making Scott the unexpected winner of the food count.
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