A difficult Good Morning Minute
Wednesday’s Good Morning Minute became the “Bad Morning Minute” after a run of listeners reporting difficult starts. Messages included a broken boiler, a work trip, cleaning a dog’s teeth and eyes, and Abbey milking cows.
Scott used sound effects and short reactions to turn the messages into a shared acknowledgement that not every morning could begin positively.
The Easiest Quiz: Sharon scores 16
Sharon from Eastcote in Middlesex described herself as a seasoned quiz professional. She had previously appeared on Family Fortunes with Les Dennis and entered confident that years of quiz experience would translate to the supposedly easiest quiz on the radio.
Phil’s 30 was the score to beat. Sharon worked through questions about wheels, fish, streets, teeth, shoe shops and whether the quiz itself was handsome.
The run was interrupted when Scott sneezed in the middle of the questions. Sharon insisted that the sneeze had broken her concentration, although Scott denied it was a deliberate tactic.
She finished with 16 points. Scott told her that the score could have won in another week, but Phil’s 30 remained well ahead.
Bring Sax Back
Scott introduced Bring Sax Back, built around his belief that adding saxophone could instantly improve almost any song.
James became the Breakfast Show’s resident saxophonist and was invited to play live over familiar pop records. The joke depended on treating his additions as essential improvements rather than decorative interruptions.
Listeners responded positively and began suggesting songs that could benefit from a sax solo. The feature quickly developed its own sound and identity.
James took on Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream, adding a saxophone line over the track while Scott and the team judged whether it had been successfully elevated.
The morning ended with the feature established as something that could return whenever Scott decided a record needed more sax.
The Birthday Game
The Birthday Game contestant was offered The Prodigy’s Firestarter as one of the day’s choices and had to decide whether to keep it or risk the final spin.
26 March 2025: Vernon Kay
The handover focused on James’s saxophone performance and the sudden creation of another recurring feature.
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