Travis’ experience of #BalloonWatch & more!
This is all going so fast, I’m now into my 5th week at Radio 1 and 1xtra! The last 2 weeks I’ve spent working on the Matt Edmondson Show while he covered for Scott Mills. What a weird fortnight.
As a big fan of the show I was a bit nervous about working with the team for a couple of weeks, I needn’t have worried. Matt, Chris and Jack were amazing and really open to new ideas and making sure I was fully involved. I got to rack Matt’s brain about all the games he comes up with, his brain works like no-one else’s. As a budding producer getting to work with Chris, who I really respect, was great. He’s so in control and always thinking a million things at once but never too busy to take questions from an enthusiastic intern, plus he’s lol. Assistant Producer Jack was great to learn from, he’s so organised and has things done before even being asked, I learnt a lot from his work rate and just being around the team as a whole was brilliant.
Some of the many highlights from the past fortnight; helping film the hilarious 73 Questions with Matt Edmondson video which you can see here, wheeling Charlie Sloth out of the studio because he was being as outrageous as ever, ACTUAL Pusha T complimenting my T-shirt and having the absolute honour of editing the Matt Edmondson show free download (download it for free) which is available everywhere. Then we come to the pinnacle of my time on the show… #BalloonWatch.
If you didn’t see any of this, where were you?! We spent days doing all of the health and safety and all of the risk assessments to blow up a 6ft balloon in the Live Lounge while streaming live on Facebook. What resulted was one of the weirdest days of my life. We booked some guests to come and pump the balloon throughout the day. Jeremy Vine kicked off proceedings and then a whole host of R1 & 1X personalities popped through to help or in some cases scream and wince (I’m looking at you Yasmin Evans & Greg James). More and more guests started to arrive, the welsh bloke off of the Apprentice with the eyebrows, Christopher Maloney (wearing a turtle neck jumper), Danny from First Dates, a very energetic Stevi Ritchie and the legend… Fatman Scoop. At one point I was interviewed on Scoop’s periscope and then in charge of it while he and Maloney did some very odd pumping (go see the video on Radio 1′s Facebook to see what I mean). Then finally a few minutes before Greg’s show, the balloon that had grown to around 7 foot, burst and one of the most absurd parties I’ve ever witnessed started - here. The sense of relief and achievement I felt, may never be replicated.
Me and Fatman Scoop are now best mates too.
Who knows what’s gonna happen over the next few weeks but I’ll update you soon!
Catch you in a bit,
Travis! @Radio_Travis
