Scott Mills (radio show)
On his fourth day on the job, he was asked to substitute for Zoe Ball on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show at the last minute, and he remained the regular cover host for many years thereafter, continuing for Sara Cox, Chris Moyles, Nick Grimshaw and Greg James.
On 25 July 2008, a special edition of the show was broadcast live from Barry Island in South Wales as part of Radio 1's summer events.
He enlisted the help of Frisky & Mannish, as well as Chris and Beccy, and created "Scott Mills & His Pigs in Blankets—The Perfect Christmas Single (Frankinsensational)", which is available as a free download on the Radio 1 website.
Beginning January 2013, the Official Chart Update was incorporated into Mills' Wednesday show, running from 3:30 to 4 pm.
To do this, he enlisted the help of Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, and Scott performed a rap on the song.
Scott Mills)" premiered on Monday 2 June 2014, and was available for a short time as a free download at the Radio 1 website.
The song gained airplay abroad, in both Australia and the United States of America, albeit without recognition for Mills.
Former co-host and sports reader Chappers returned on 30 May 2014[9] under the guise of "90s music expert" to judge Scott's single, and promote the 2014 FIFA World Cup coverage on the BBC.
[11] Following changes to Radio 1's weekend schedule in March 2018, Maya Jama joined the team as a regular guest co-host on Fridays for a short period.
From June 2018, the show only runs 4 days a week (Monday to Thursday) while Scott Mills hosts the official chart on Friday (4–7pm).
During late March to early April, Scott Mills and Chris Stark took over the Radio 1 Breakfast Show whilst regular host Greg James was on holiday (at home).
Scott and Chris covered Nick Grimshaw's Drivetime show whilst he was on holiday (at home) in early June.
Sometimes strange experiences would lead to Scott or Chris going out to investigate, and pulling some stunt that was played out on air.
As of late 2017, the last half-hour of the show from 3:30 was dedicated to new pop music and Radio 1's Greatest Hits, with minimal talking from Mills and Stark.
Stark was originally introduced as Scott's friend, and began to appear regularly in 2011 with features such as 24 Years at the Tap End.
Dodd previously worked for Top of the Pops, The Official Chart and The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Zoe Ball and Sara Cox.
Beccy left the show on 18 January 2013, after being diagnosed with MS; however, she was still referenced and occasionally made on-air appearances in the months following her departure.
Other former contributors include 'The Posh Radio 4 Lady' (Kathy Clugston), who reads listeners' emails in Dear Scott, and Greg James, Charlie Sloth, Alice Levine and Danny Howard who come in to play 'Real or No Real'.
There are also many running gags made by Scott and Chris, including shouting "WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" when an out of target or old fashioned reference is made (a take on an old Mark and Lard catchphrase), and saying "Hello (name), its nice to see you sober" as a greeting, quoting the infamous turkey episode of Family Fortunes where host Max Bygraves greets contestant Bob Johnson in that way.
[37] The podcast varies in length, depending on the amount of suitable material from the show available each day, but is usually around 30 minutes long.
[41] In October 2014, the BBC announced that The Scott Mills Daily has been downloaded 53.4 million times in the UK since it launched in 2006.
