Tag: 2006
Chappers rings UK airports to persuade them to rename themselves after Jo Whiley, with surprising success at Blackpool International, whose marketing department actually agrees to raise the proposal at a board meeting. [...]
Laura from the Scott Mills Show finally gets her romantic moment after listeners voted Gareth from Somerset as the winner of a competition to be her new boyfriend — and the pair flew to Paris to find out if love was in the air. [...]
Ben, one of the three finalists in the "One Night with Laura" competition, is grilled about his surprising secrets — including an accordion-playing skill, a tendency to stand at attention during the national anthem, and a memorable drunken incident that led to an accidental burglary charge. [...]
Scott confronts Shep, one of three finalists competing to win a date with Laura, after discovering he's been in a relationship with a woman from Málaga since September — something Shep had failed to mention when entering the competition. [...]
Danny Howard takes over the show to present an X-Factor-style dating competition, holding auditions across the country to find the perfect boyfriend for Laura, who works on his show. The Nottingham auditions feature an unforgettable parade of hopefuls with increasingly bizarre talents and skills. [...]
Scott and the team hit the road in a touring format, hunting for Laura's dream boyfriend through X Factor-style auditions held across the country. This Cardiff episode introduces the memorable candidates — including Gary, Joseph with his striking half-bleached mullet, and the poetry-loving Tim — while Scott watches Arsenal play Juventus under the table and gets fired from the judging panel for his lack of focus. [...]
The Scott Mills team hit the road on a tour bus to hold X-Factor-style auditions across five cities, searching for a boyfriend for Laura, a researcher on the show who hasn't had much luck in love. Highlights from the Southampton auditions reveal an eccentric mix of candidates—from poetry-reading oddities to overeager hopefuls. [...]
A caller named Karen reaches Scott on his private line requesting a song for her mum, but Scott's exasperation at repeated breaches of his personal number leads to an increasingly absurd negotiation as he tries to contain the damage. [...]
Scott's team heads to the David Beckham Soccer Academy in East London for a celebrity football tournament, where Gary Neville captains the Radio 1 side against other England footballers in a series of increasingly ridiculous inflatable challenges. [...]
The season finale of Laura's Diary features a surprise guest: Ben, Laura's ex-boyfriend from Season 4, who's flown in to discuss their relationship and relive some of the diary's most memorable moments. [...]