Scott receives song submissions from listeners who’ve written tracks about their ex-partners, including one caller named Jack who’s made a song called “The Best Girl in the World” about his ex-girlfriend Grace — though Scott’s feedback suggests the lyrics might be more unsettling than romantic.
The show opens with playful speculation about whether Scott can use the fact that Casualty star Sarah Beeny is away from her husband on their wedding anniversary as an opportunity to pursue her at Megalove (a festival or event). This sets up the broader theme of the episode: listeners sending in songs they’ve written and recorded for their exes, typically as a last-ditch attempt to win them back. Scott and the team note that most submissions come from boys rather than girls, and they invite female listeners to send in their own efforts via email or post.
Jack calls in with his entry: a song about Grace, his ex-girlfriend of a year who ended the relationship two months prior after meeting someone else. He’s written the track hoping it might help win her back, and he’s strategically chosen to premiere it on Radio 1 in hopes Grace is listening. Scott agrees to play it, though he quickly offers some constructive (and hilarious) criticism: Jack’s vocal delivery comes across as vaguely threatening and somewhat psychotic. The song focuses obsessively on small physical details — “Your hair, your ears, and your nose” — which Scott gently points out might not be the most reassuring message to send to someone you’re trying to win back. The banter spirals into mock accusations that Jack sounds like a serial killer, with Scott jokingly demanding to know where he’s buried her.
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