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I think it’s more likely Spoony was meant for drive? Or and here’s my out there possibility. They want Greg James but he’s not ready to switch yet so a bit more work for Oo Gary davies and goodier

Melvin’s got a radio 2 gig for the forseeable plus am sure I heard he said he was doing something with Ricky too. Ricky did some talksport cover Nat agree is the big surprise! I’m not sure what she’s doing next as thought she’d have a good shelf life on Radio 1 and thought her and Vicky or Sian Eleri would be the next live lounge hosts. Dean’s moving to London so that might be a clue but his choice and has something lined up. He did get promoted far too early but almost anyone replacing Scott would have been a downgrade hence was better for Matt and Moll to replace Dean when they knew they could improve a show. James - nice guy but bit bland and I think his tight link commercial radio style has hindered him in terms of radio 1 and they probably needed Emil in permanently to build him up for daytime cover or future slots in 2/3 years. Week starting 31st August is their last week and imagine new schedules start the following Monday

James name seems to have disappeared for now on the going home cover

Yes she is

Freedom of Information request – OOS2026/01183 Thank you for your email of 22nd June. The BBC is replying under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FOI Act”). You asked: I am asking with regards to Jamie Laings contract to present the Going Home Show on BBC Radio 1. Going Home is titled as Going Home with Vick Hope. Katie Thistleton and Jamie Laing and is meant to be on Monday-Thursday 3.30pm-5.45pm on BBC Radio 1 1. Please can you confirm does Jamie have a contract to be a presenter Monday- Thursday or is he paid a fee per show. 2. Has he had his contract adjusted in the number of shows he is expected to present and/or value of his contract in the last year? 3. Do the presenters who fill in for Jamie/Vick Hope get paid the same rate as them or is that rate different? We have carefully considered your request and concluded that it is clear from your description of the information you are seeking that if the BBC held information of the kind you have asked for, it would all be held for the purposes of journalism, art or literature. The FOI Act does not apply to information held by the BBC for any of those purposes. This is explained in an information sheet enclosed with this letter. To be clear, in this case we have not searched for any information since any that we found would be non-disclosable, and the searches would not serve any useful purpose

I haven’t seen that much regarding Vick Hopes complaints and I genuinely think most of the time she has been being a mum and flexible working makes sense. She sort of explained it fairly well and knew where we were at. Jamie imo doesn’t get the same leeway, wouldn’t have begrudged a bit of paternity leave and holiday but extensive time off for other business interests is taking the p

Early and weekend breakfast I see as pretty similar. I expect Emil to do be doing quite a bit of weekday cover especially on going home so probably makes sense he does weekend breakfast.

Saturday I reckon so, I don’t think they’d take him off lifehacks to do Sundays though but that is a possible could get away with a double shift.

Good shout forgot some about a couple. Conor Knight’s at Radio X now so think safe to say won’t be him.

Interested to hear your thoughts on what cover might look like on Radio 1 so far struggling with some gaps. 4am Mylo and Rosie - Vicky H and Charley or Joel Mitchell Mon-Th Emil, Ore or new intake - I don’t think it’ll be down to just 1 pairing or individual though. Breakfast - Matt and Mollie, Mylo and Rosie or Sam and Danni 10am Live Lounge - Sian Eleri 1st choice then Sarah Story for Charlie, Ore for Jeremiah (unsure about the latter) 1pm Matt and Mollie - Lauren Layfield/Emil, Mylo and Rosie or Vickt and Charley 3.30 Going Home - Emil/Lauren L if one off or Sam & Danni duo 4pm Fri chart - Lauren L 6:00pm Jack - Sian rest as per Weekends 7am weekend breakfast Emil - Joel Mitchell 10am Vicky and Charley - Lauren R and/or Minah Shannon 1pm Sam and Danni - Ore or Lauren L - Emil or Mylo & Rosie (Friday only). 4pm first look - unsure Lauren R? 7pm Life Hacks - newsbeat team rest as per

One thing that appears to have deffo changed is if you have a big weekday contract gone are the days of getting a weekend or a lesser slot while you go quietly like Jo Whiley ,Edith Bowman, Alice Levine etc

Great summing up - I think RMC would have got another year but Melvin’s extended cover on radio 2 imo had brought that forward. Surprised at Jeremiah getting jt but he did deserve to get a permanent slot. I thought Charlie would want to be kept by radio 1 but not in that slot (Radio 1 Dance or doing Friday and Saturdays but fair play). James I couldn’t see a pathway for unlike Emil so doing weekend breakfast and I dare say will dip in to cover weekdays makes sense. Dean - I think he has got another offer and his pathway to daytimes again was blocked apart from Greg cover and did think he would be in demand - Hits is the obv one Nats the shock departure imo - I’d have thought Minah rather than Charley but there we go. Chart first look sounds a really lazy show but does sound like Lauren will be Jacks cover on chart. Only 1 day week show gives her cover opportunities. GK Barry is the weird one - that should have been put as an evening or weekend slot.

It may well be that Emil’s weekend breakfast show is a short stint so he is regularly on there before he goes to going home or Matt and Moll’s show.

Or Sian I think I would have been good on live lounge too. Early weekend breakfast is the new presenter try out slot.

Nah I think they’ll be live