24 Years at the Tap End

Chris' family generally will have a family holiday once a year, always to the same place... 0:00 Intro 1:41 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Chris had been speaking to this girl for a while now, and he'd been putting in the hours on MSN to increase her interest and secure a date... 0:00 Intro 1:55 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Chris was going to attempt to beat the world record, for the most amount of chicken nuggets eaten in 3 minutes - a record that stood at 21. He would have to eat 22 in under 3 minutes to win this challenge. As the day moved on, a few nerves started to set in... 0:00 Intro 2:07 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Chazza's birthday always falls at a sociable time of the year. This always means that when his birthday comes around, the lads are keen to have a big event... 0:00 Intro 1:43 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

From the age of 17, Chris has been a regular traveller to parts of Greece and Cyprus. He's learnt how to best survive in the hostile environments of places such as Malia, Kavos, Magaluf, Napa and Faliraki. This summer, Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills MBE had been booked to do a residency every Saturday on the beautiful island of Zante, and Chris was going to get right involved... 0:00 Intro 1:14 Start...

There were a few events in 2008 that shaped not just Chris' life but also the world... 0:00 Intro 1:34 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Remember remember the 5th of November. Chris always does - its generally a wicked night out, and this night was to be no exception... 0:00 Intro 1:59 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Haloween time was a great excuse to mix two important parts of student life - partying and fancy dress... 0:00 Intro 1:14 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Chris agreed to help out at open day to be rewarded with a "merit card". But the tour didn't go to plan... 0:00 Intro 2:01 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Tales from a quality week at Bude in Cornwall. Chris was basically a mini Bear Grylls. 0:00 Intro 1:54 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

School trips were usually a bit regimental, generally involved poor lunches, but were always a highlight. The rules were slighly more relaxed on Chris' final school trip. Mr G W Anker had arranged a tour of the Houses of Parliament in London... 0:00 Intro 1:07 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

This was a very (very) big day in Chris' life, and he had mixed emotions about it. It was his first day at his high school... 0:00 Intro 1:43 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

It was a momentous day in British history, and there was definitely a buzz in the air. All going to plan, this day would see Prince William put a ring on it, and Chris loved the excuse for a party... 0:00 Intro 2:11 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Chris decided to use up a bit of his holiday. But instead of going away somewhere hot and by the sea, he decided to do a week of activities closer to home... 0:00 Intro 2:14 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Chris' first week at uni was generally going ok. He was adapting well to uni life, being forced to survive on his own. He had to allocate a portion of his budget to relevant fancy dress, including tonight's toga party... 0:00 Intro 2:21 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Work-wise, his time at uni had been a bit hit and miss. Mainly, for the sake of his Mum, Chris was just hoping he'd passed his degree... 0:00 Intro 1:28 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Although Chris and his mates had already invested heavily into the local economies of several 18-30s resorts, there was only one more they were all keen to do - Faliraki... 0:00 Intro 1:23 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Old-School birthday parties were the one. They always involved paper invites being handed out at school, some kind of event with food, and a party bag. 0:00 Intro 1:39 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Chris' time at high school was full of ups and downs. He had learnt a lot at his time at school - he had organised a small revolution and learnt two languages, among other things. Chris was involved in helping with two projects to make his last day special... 0:00 Intro 0:59 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

In the summer after Chris' GCSEs, he was running out of ideas for stuff to do to pass the time. Being too young to go to the pub, there wasn't that many places to go... 0:00 Intro 1:55 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Budget wise, Chris was struggling at university - to ensure the basic framework of a social life, he had about a tenner a week to spend on food. A job working in the university bar increased his budget, with the added perk of the brilliant bar socials... 0:00 Intro 1:33 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

It was a day that Chris had been waiting for for many years - the transition from boy to man was going well. Today, this was to be formalised with the celebration of his 18th birthday. These were very, very exciting times... 0:00 Intro 1:45 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

It had been a bumpy ride, but it was finally the last day of Chris' GCSE exams. He had the whole summer to do anything he wanted... 0:00 Intro 1:23 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Chris attended what he calls a one-day bender (by year 8 standards) to Bologne, France. During this school trip, his mates are intrigued by a particular stall they found in a market... 0:00 Intro 0:26 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC

Every now and then, for a group of lads, Chris' mates excel themselves at planning. The weekend coming up was no exception - the plan was a BBQ on Friday night, and then a road trip to a 'popular northern theme park'... 0:00 Intro 0:53 Start Not affiliated with Scott, Chris or the BBC