Joe Boy

Historically it is, but there's nothing to say this should continue. I much prefer Jo, but I think Fearne has to make the show her own. When she settles down and finds her groove, it should make quite a good listen.

I don't like the Peter Dickson things. They're really irritating and trying too hard to be random. Greg is sounding good though. Only thing is, I dunno why he pre-records so much. All the interviews with the 'experts' (sport, gaming etc) are on tape, as are the calls from listeners. It takes some of the spontaneity away.

Couple of changes to the show today. Greg seems to have dropped the Peter Dickson voiceovers into Newsbeat. And, unless I'm mistaken, his favourite thing of the day seems to have gone too. Dunno if he mentioned it. He's starting to settle in now, and the show's finding its feet. It's not like anything else on Radio 1, it's quite topical and random. I like it.

That's simply not true. Greg plays the playlist. So did Edith. In fact he gets more free spots than she did because he does the 10 minute takeover.

Another thing about the ratings is that Nihal keeps interrupting their opinions to get their percentage. Overall I think they probably have too many songs in the hour, perhaps they should stick to the big 5 releases of the week. Also, a bit of film, TV or book discussion wouldn't go amiss, just to add a bit of variety. And Nihal needs to calm down. But overall I'd give the show 63%...

Ah I see, not a bad idea. Maybe a mark out of 10 would be better then. I don't get how you can distinguish between say 71 and 72%. Nihal's OK, I just think he needs to calm down a bit. He's actually a really good broadcaster, but he should just be himself rather than feeling the need to be funny or clever all the time.

Trouble with Nihal is he always seems to try too hard. Speech Debelle was just trying to make a serious point and he kept interrupting her with lame jokes. No need! I like the concept of the show, but why not try and be serious, just for an hour? I'm not asking for a Radio 4 style show, but young people won't tune out just because they hear something mildly intelligent. I also think the rating system is unecessary. If the reviewers make their point well enough, there shouldn't be any need for them to come up with a random percentage.

I don't mind Fearne, and although she's no Jo I haven't minded the show so far though. But I just heard the Moyles handover this morning on the iPlayer. How awkward! Moyles was on top form and made some really quick one liners. But they seemed to go straight over Fearne's head, because she just ignored them and moved on really quickly. Generally she's been OK, but I worry for Radio 1 if every slot is filled with people like her in a few years time. It's really losing its edge.

Out of interest Jono, what haven't you liked? I've quite enjoyed Fearne so far...

Totally agree M1TCH3LL. I think he's the last great DJ this country will see, at least for a while. While Scott and Greg are both great, I'm doubtful that they could have built up such a loyal audience at breakfast. I think he is the best - he's the voice of this generation. But people were probably saying that about Tony Blackburn 40 years ago.

Quite a geeky post, but here goes... Have the 1tros now entirely disappeared from BBC Radio 1? I didn't hear any over the weekend, but I assumed that was because of the Reading and Leeds promotion. But Scott's not using them this morning either. Anyone got the inside track? It does sound slightly bland without them.

I think it's probably because they see Nick Grimshaw as a rising star, and a potential future daytime host, so they want to build his profile and the audience's awareness of him. Whereas Colin was not your typical Radio 1 show, and his career at the station didn't really have anywhere else to go. I must admit, after a shaky start, I'm really liking Grimmy's show now.

I think the show was sounding lazy for a while. But perhaps the reports of him getting the push from breakfast have given him a kick up the backside, because I agree, he's sounding great lately. The Wimbledon thing with Carrie this week was superb, the team are working well, and even Cheggers' Pop Quiz is starting to sound good.

Not necessarily. They had some very cool sounding sung jingles around ten years ago. They don't always have to sound 80s..

I don't think it sounds terrible, in fact it sounds OK, but it makes Radio 1 sound younger (too young in my opinion) and also it doesn't make it sound very 'big' or authoritative. You wouldn't know by listening to the jingles that it's got 11 million listeners.

A couple of months ago I was listening though, and the text feature was 'what is on your left hand side?' Then a week or two later they did 'what's on your right hand side?' and so on... I genuinely want to like it, but surely they can do better than that?

I suppose so. I can tell that he's probably a nice guy, he just strikes me as being a bit dull, and trying to hard. He's older than Moyles, and the way he speaks seems totally over the top to the extent that I can't connect with him. Maybe I'm growing out of what they're trying to make Radio 1. I'm only in my early 20s...

It's a shame about that, because I think 'yoof' do want edgier DJs. They can get corporate on commercial stations. What am I missing with Nihal - I still don't get it, but I want to as I suspect I'll be hearing more of him in the future. What's good about him?!?

I'm sure they don't see him as the next Chris. But they've got Grimmy, Greg and now Dev as part of their 'next-generation' of presenters, and I don't think any of them are going to set the world alight. They need someone with a bit of edge, like a modern Moyles.

Cheers Jono. He sounds alright, although he's certainly not the next Moyles that Radio 1 desperately needs...

I must admit I've never heard Dev, and he's been off this week so there's nothing on iPlayer. Anyone got any clips or know where I can find them?

Surprised nobody has mentioned this yet. Dev from 1Xtra is taking over as the new host of Radio 1's weekend breakfast show. So looks like there won't be a big reshuffle after all... http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/06_june/05/dev.shtml

I'm a big Grimmy fan, I think he's got a lot of potential and a big Radio 1 future. But this show seems like a big of a blag. He's just turning up and playing, essentially, future playlist records, rather than bringing anything new, different or challenging to the show. There only appears to be one feature, and even that's ripped off from Chris Moyles. It could be good, and maybe it will be in time, but at the moment it just sounds a bit lazy.

15 minutes and 15 seconds in on the iPlayer I assume?

I'd agree with that. Maybe add Steve Wright, Simon Bates and Simon Mayo. And perhaps Johnnie Walker. I miss Mark and Lard.