Pick of the Shops | Unofficial Mills

Daily Mail on Chris Moyles June 18, 2026
The Daily Mail has published a lengthy article revisiting Chris Moyles' time at BBC Radio 1, featuring claims from former BBC staff about his behaviour behind the scenes during his Breakfast Show years. The piece includes comments from an anonymous former employee who alleges Moyles could be difficult to work with and created an uncomfortable […]
Top of the Pops June 14, 2026
I still don't understand the rationale for not showing Scott Mills on Top of the Pops. John Peel is still shown, and he married a 15-year-old!
What's on your radio right now? June 13, 2026
What are you listening to right now?
Why do people choose commercial radio? June 10, 2026
Why do people choose commercial radio? This isn’t meant as a criticism, more genuine curiosity. BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 still have huge listening figures between them, and obviously have the advantage of being advert-free. But commercial stations like Heart, Capital, Smooth, Absolute, Greatest Hits Radio and others are also incredibly popular. I’ve always […]

Picked from the Unofficial Mills archives...

Wing’s Birthday Song – 28th March 2009
Scott’s listeners loved Wing when she was last in the UK for Radio 1’s Big Weekend. I asked her to produce Scott a very special birthday song and she did not fail to deliver. She’s even produced a lullaby song in case he has a party and she’s given us a teaser of her next […]
Lloyd – 17th July 2006
Lloyd calls the most expensive restaurant in the world.
Badly Bleeped TV – 12th August 2008
Radio 4 goes X Rated in today’s Badly Bleeped TV. This particular broadcast was later rapped by OFCOM following the Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand saga.

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