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It Manchester based so probably agreed to give them that slot and can see Sam and Danni doing Reading

Ellie Taylor’s had radio experience before on heart

The Radio 1 schedule.

We already have a schedule changes page 🙄 

We already have a schedule changes page 🙄 

Hi Tom.
 
Thank you for your email – I really appreciate the passion you bring to being a fan of Radio 1.  We never take it for granted.
 
We do SO much throughout the year, we’re in a situation where the Radio 1 presenters and production staff almost face a project or priority every week.  If I therefore have an opportunity to give the team some downtime I’m going to take it.  Radio is such a habitual medium that numbers drop quite quickly when routines are disrupted – so much so RAJAR stops counting listeners by these dates.  I’d therefore prefer, if we were going to give people a break that we chose the period of lower listenership to do it and by changing the formats of the show it encourages presenters and production teams to suspend normal features and take a fresh approach to the new listeners they might be catching us while they travel home for Christmas.
 
Your second question is closely related.  Tomorrow we’re announcing the 27 new presenters who will take over Radio 1 between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.  No other radio station does this and it requires a lot of production resource to train up brand new presenters – some of whom have only known broadcasting on student radio – and get them ready for national broadcasting.  The Anthems format provides those presenters space to learn, make mistakes and cope with the pressures of live broadcasting to a large audience while giving them space to reminisce about the music. The audience feedback to us playing a nostalgic playlist for this week is incredibly positive (so much so it’s spawned its own stream on Sounds).  This format is perfect for people drifting between radio stations while in the car as they travel around the UK visiting family. Whereas the critical mass of Radio 1’s habitual audience are having their routines disrupted and likely won’t return in full numbers until the 6th of January.
 
Specialist shows remain during the week as they are pre-recorded so we can manage those pressures in other ways whereas keeping daytime Radio 1 live and reactive is important to us and the audience consuming the station.
 
I hope this helps.
 
We appreciate the passion to Radio 1 – and hope you enjoy the station in 2025, we have some epic things planned that we can’t wait for you to hear.
 
Nadolig Llawen.
 
Aled
 

Hi Tom.
 
Thank you for your email – I really appreciate the passion you bring to being a fan of Radio 1.  We never take it for granted.
 
We do SO much throughout the year, we’re in a situation where the Radio 1 presenters and production staff almost face a project or priority every week.  If I therefore have an opportunity to give the team some downtime I’m going to take it.  Radio is such a habitual medium that numbers drop quite quickly when routines are disrupted – so much so RAJAR stops counting listeners by these dates.  I’d therefore prefer, if we were going to give people a break that we chose the period of lower listenership to do it and by changing the formats of the show it encourages presenters and production teams to suspend normal features and take a fresh approach to the new listeners they might be catching us while they travel home for Christmas.
 
Your second question is closely related.  Tomorrow we’re announcing the 27 new presenters who will take over Radio 1 between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.  No other radio station does this and it requires a lot of production resource to train up brand new presenters – some of whom have only known broadcasting on student radio – and get them ready for national broadcasting.  The Anthems format provides those presenters space to learn, make mistakes and cope with the pressures of live broadcasting to a large audience while giving them space to reminisce about the music. The audience feedback to us playing a nostalgic playlist for this week is incredibly positive (so much so it’s spawned its own stream on Sounds).  This format is perfect for people drifting between radio stations while in the car as they travel around the UK visiting family. Whereas the critical mass of Radio 1’s habitual audience are having their routines disrupted and likely won’t return in full numbers until the 6th of January.
 
Specialist shows remain during the week as they are pre-recorded so we can manage those pressures in other ways whereas keeping daytime Radio 1 live and reactive is important to us and the audience consuming the station.
 
I hope this helps.
 
We appreciate the passion to Radio 1 – and hope you enjoy the station in 2025, we have some epic things planned that we can’t wait for you to hear.
 
Nadolig Llawen.
 
Aled
 

Hi Tom.
 
Thank you for your email – I really appreciate the passion you bring to being a fan of Radio 1.  We never take it for granted.
 
We do SO much throughout the year, we’re in a situation where the Radio 1 presenters and production staff almost face a project or priority every week.  If I therefore have an opportunity to give the team some downtime I’m going to take it.  Radio is such a habitual medium that numbers drop quite quickly when routines are disrupted – so much so RAJAR stops counting listeners by these dates.  I’d therefore prefer, if we were going to give people a break that we chose the period of lower listenership to do it and by changing the formats of the show it encourages presenters and production teams to suspend normal features and take a fresh approach to the new listeners they might be catching us while they travel home for Christmas.
 
Your second question is closely related.  Tomorrow we’re announcing the 27 new presenters who will take over Radio 1 between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.  No other radio station does this and it requires a lot of production resource to train up brand new presenters – some of whom have only known broadcasting on student radio – and get them ready for national broadcasting.  The Anthems format provides those presenters space to learn, make mistakes and cope with the pressures of live broadcasting to a large audience while giving them space to reminisce about the music. The audience feedback to us playing a nostalgic playlist for this week is incredibly positive (so much so it’s spawned its own stream on Sounds).  This format is perfect for people drifting between radio stations while in the car as they travel around the UK visiting family. Whereas the critical mass of Radio 1’s habitual audience are having their routines disrupted and likely won’t return in full numbers until the 6th of January.
 
Specialist shows remain during the week as they are pre-recorded so we can manage those pressures in other ways whereas keeping daytime Radio 1 live and reactive is important to us and the audience consuming the station.
 
I hope this helps.
 
We appreciate the passion to Radio 1 – and hope you enjoy the station in 2025, we have some epic things planned that we can’t wait for you to hear.
 
Nadolig Llawen.
 
Aled
 

Pleased Christmas Day is at 7am as 8am is way too late. 
 
New Year’s Day on the other hand should be no earlier than 7 

Heart will want someone for breakfast who kinda remembers them in their childhood or are on a mainstream programme ala Jamie and Emma/Amanda. That won’t be Dean. Replacing Pandora or Matt Wilkinson I can see though 

Weekend early breakfast imo is pointless very few people are up and agree wouldnt be worth investing in. The 10pm evening slot however I do agree we need a live evening show. Arielle (unlikely now) would have been my choice 

He did he was Dev’s cover on early breakfast 

I’d give Matt and Moll the Friday too and just have Dean & Vicky weekends (or ideally split them up)

I’d give Matt and Moll the Friday too and just have Dean & Vicky weekends (or ideally split them up)

I think Matt taking over from Scott would have been to like for like in some eyes now and no one big would have wanted to be the one who replaces him.
Where as now the dust has settled on Scott leaving so the new shows an improvement

I think Matt taking over from Scott would have been to like for like in some eyes now and no one big would have wanted to be the one who replaces him.
Where as now the dust has settled on Scott leaving so the new shows an improvement

Martha’s in on Tuesday 

Clara, Lauren Laverne and Martha are doing an Annie Nightingale show on Sunday 8pm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001vv8d

Clara, Lauren Laverne and Martha are doing an Annie Nightingale show on Sunday 8pm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001vv8d

Matt and Moll are in for Greg Monday 18th November 

I think Jordan doing Christmas Day is a certain. Him doing Christmas limbo week seems a bit of a waste though as take him off elsewhere in the year. I’d imagine because of the dates Greg will have 2 weeks off (first week of Jan is my bet) so Matt/Jordan should get that week.
Christmas limbo week should be the likes of Arielle in daylight,  Sam & Danni, Ore and Nat 

This is Wynne Evans he’s on Radio Wales https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynne_Evans - I think it’s only Jason who’s covered for Owain before so it sounds like they’ll go for Radio Wales presenters to cover as it’s in Cardiff

Again we don’t have to reveal sources

Lily doesn’t have to give her sources. I used to post stuff out ahead of schedule a few years back but don’t feel have to give source 

Again we don’t have to reveal sources