On the 1st anniversary of Radio 1’s prank of putting Greg James into an escape room and asking listeners to help find him, they’ve pulled another one with Who’s Got Greg.
There was a lot of media interest when Greg didn’t turn up for his breakfast show this morning (Wednesday 19 February) after a late night out at the BRITs, but as the day went on there was speculation that this could be another prank to hook listeners in.
This was confirmed when Greg appeared on Scott Mills’ lunchtime show to reveal that after the awards he’d been blindfolded, bundled into a car, then taken to a secret location and was in a white room with only a single bed in it.
Scott revealed that he’d been given a note which said that Greg has been ‘captured by someone at the Brits’ and it’s up to listeners to work out ‘Who’s Got Greg!’
In a similar fashion to last time, clues are now being given out by Radio 1 DJs to help listeners work out where he is.
Last year, Greg was kept locked up for 31 hours before the code to get him out was cracked by a listener, it will be interesting to see how long it takes this time to find out Who’s Got Greg.
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What a waste of money taken from the poor and single parents hasnt the state broadcaster any thing better to do
Yeah, how dare they use their programme budget to make programmes….
Radio 1 is now broadcasting from the kindergarten.
They don’t want over 30’s to listen, now looks like as you say Allan that they don’t want over 5’s to listen, indeed, Kindergarten Radio
Rather childish, these stunts are really silly!
Maybe Aliens have got him!
Hide and seek wow how original BBC… not!
oh! I think these stunts are tidy. crack on greg
Looking forward to hearing alternative engaging and entertaining radio ideas. Feel free to post your alternative suggestions.
Employ an adult.
Many unfortunate people around the world have been kidnapped and tortured and lost their lives. This prank involving the ever predictable and juvenile Greg James really is the lowest of the low. Radio 1 need to stop this immediately and apologise to all those they have offended. Obviously these DJ’s are not happy being paid by the License holders to play music they have to invent these shameful and embarrassing and hurtful events.
In response to Al, pop master for Radio 1! Question 1:How many downloads did rapper B get for, Smack my B****?
You know easy peasy questions for millennials!
Just a thought!
The only problem with this is that he will be found.
The phrase “desperate to keep listeners” springs to mind.
Desperate for listners/attention. Kids games
This nonsense makes you wonder about the integrity of Greg James . Scott Mills and his gormless sidekick seem to lap it up.
They phone Greg James and the juvenile delinquent makes out he’s seriously captured.
Anything to stop you getting up early Greg. Grow a pair and please give up being a useless radio 1 DJ.
Many people won’t want you found mate.
The station is aimed at under 25s. All the under 25s I know, and thousands more on Twitter who joined in absolutely loved having a bit of fun and a distraction from the normal boredom of their day.
I’m way over 25, and no longer even work in radio, but you lot really sound like a load of embittered old men who seem to look back with rose tinted glasses.
If you think you could make better radio, then go ahead and make it, and if you can really do better then you will be rewarded with fabulous listening figures, but don’t have a go at others who are working their backsides off just because it doesn’t appeal to you. appreciate the industry you work in because believe me, compared to many other jobs, it is a creative and brilliant one to be part ofi #bekind
Louise,, you are right, playing Hide and Seek was fantastic between 4 years old and about 10 ! Shows the state of what people consider to be exciting entertainment! Maybe it should be BBC radio wide? Radio 3, will kidnap someone from Radio 4,they can all play along!
No – it shows the state of what a YOUNGER audience consider to be exciting entertainment. Of course you wouldn’t expand it to radio 3 and 4 because that’s NOT THE TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC – I thought the clever people who looked at the site understood things like this !!
I am clever, but I was using Radio 3 and 4 as an example of how absolutely ridiculous that stunt is!
Maybe Kids Radio on DAB should do it instead!
When I was 18 plus, playing Hide and Seek for real, or on the radio would of seen very wierd!
Fair point – but I could say the same about the prank calls the likes of Steve Penk and Noel Edmonds used to make – surely trying to embarrass unsuspecting people was pretty infantile and too, but as a child and teenager I found it hilarious and was totally engaged
Prank phone calls, was like a radio version of Candid Camera, or Game for a Laugh.
They were amusing, and comical, but Hide and Seek, is just juvenile and bizarre!
10,000 pounds to hide him up in the Shard! Come on Louise, this isn’t on!
Hardly any of the age group this Stunt, is aimed at, pay the licence fee,!
Who pays? The ones that listen to R2, 3 & 4,plus local radio, and the Commercial radio only listeners!
Big waste of license fee payers money and a nail in its coffin!
What a waste of public money. Is this another example of why the BBC is under scrutiny hiring the Shard and spending all that money. The people at the top of the Organisation are happy to justify the Annual TV Licence & scrapping over 75’s free licence and no understanding of the poorer people in society struggling to pay it. This just shows a total lack off contempt to all paying this TAX.
That is why I listen to RADIO CAROLINE, a station run by the listeners and supporters. They treat listeners with respect and dont waste money. As those at the BEEB treat the public like a cash cow in wasting licence fee payers money for this stunt.