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She was involved in Sara Cox getting breakfast in the day Not ure what will happen to Ben Cooper, maybe he will be her deputy

From radio today https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/07/lorna-clarke-named-as-controller-of-pop-at-the-bbc/ Ben copper seems to be dropped from the top job - wonder what will happen under this lady and to him, considering he was the person who got rid of Moyles yet one of his good friends he has kept constants like Scott and Annie and Mistajam Interesting development

I would put the regular weekday presenters back to be honest - rather Greg any day than M&M and rather Clara than Maya although that would leave us in a scenario where Grimmy got the chart and Party Anthems unless they left 1-4 and 4-7 same as now and gave Grimmy and Chris Stark Fridays off Also because of the weekend on Friday thing Adele looses half hour on an already "shorter" show than the other weekday presenters - I don't understand why Friday breakfast has to start at 6 because essentially it's the same slot as Greg so why can't it start at 0633 after Newsbeat like Greg does weird Also sounds silly when on Thursday M&M cover with Gregs jingles and beds and all then Friday it's totally different should still be Scott covering for Greg IMO See Dev and Alice are covering for Scott the week he is off - wonder if Stark will be with them that will be an interesting dynamic with three of them - I doubt Chris has more holiday as he only just had a week off where Scott was solo

Yeah I noticed classics on the 1800-1900 hour for Scott a bit, so could be going back to that floorfillers format of yesteryear

Looks like Scott is off 15-18 July and D&A are sitting in Although Scott is show on Friday Wonder if Chris is with D&A for the week as he had his hols last week or because Scott is off Chris gets the week off

Seems that way, also tomorrow at 7 Scott has "party anthems" which to me sounds more commercial bangers than the current dance format, maybe so he can throw some older classics in to compete with Heart Dance? Would be interesed to see if he has had new jingles and sweepers done for this - feels like it could be more like his old "floorfillers" he used to do on Fridays after newsbeat being revived Remember this is the first personalisation of the Friday driver show for him since he took over, because it has stayed the same format as Greg had since 2015 when he took the chart over - of course 1600-1745 has to be the chart then 1800-1900 is "Scott" for an hour Would be interested to see if this persoinallisation is going towards Scott and Chris back on drive? and Grimmy out maybe? dreams can come true

seems like a good sucessful community station too - very involved in the community they have a sonifex S2 desk same one as I use at Uckfield FM

It seems to me that they are using the weekend equivelent to cover weekday shows now so breakfast covers breakfast and all Wonder who will be cover for Matt and Mollie? if they had same holiday used to be Yasser for Dev Also anyone notice Maya has anthems now 10-11? from Friday its being trailed so wonder if Greatest hits is going to be permenent 10-11 weekdays and Maya is doing anthems

I think it deserves a slot, but not daily As far as renaming Party Anthems - I dont get that, Scott started Friday saying "the best Party anthems"

I would say probably correct, that Scott Mills was definately offered the gig and turned it down - bit of a kick to Jamie Theaktson to know he was second fiddle after being in the slot for some years Wonder what made Scott turn it down - was it the fact he would have been working with Amanda Holden lol As for Greg - I would say he will go for Moyles' record and try to do 9/10 years being the radio nerd he is, but it depends how long you can hack early mornings although he has Chris Evans' wish of being 4 days only I can see Scott on afternoons for some time yet too as him Adele and Clara are the only constant on daytime currently after recent changes to both weekday and weekend schedules but maybe start to cover shows on Radio 2 like SWITA and Ken Bruce? Also of note Sara Cox has had no real "leave" since being on drive, wonder if there is potential for Scott to cover this slot? It will be interesting to see what happens to the three from Kiss - maybe they have potential to replace Grimmy on drive one day ? and give Dev and Alice the night show weekdays where they can be smutty and allow Jordan to have weekend afternoons and be the cover for weekday shows as well - Dev definately deserves a slot on daytime even if it is the 9pm one nightly

Definitely a demotion specially as Scott is chart host too Dev deserves a weekday slot IMO

Actually I think your theory could be one that’s correct - after all Scott is already doing drive on a Friday so why not add the other four His Dance anthems has been renamed too to Party Anthems What I think will happen is there will be major changes when the new controller for Radio 1&2 is announced (has it been?) if this is Ben Cooper as predicted maybe he’ll make major changes But yes I 100% agree Scott’s show sounds fresher than ever and it’s also been really good to hear him solo as well

ALSO note from Friday 5th July Scott's Dance Anthems have been renamed to Radio 1 Party Anthems Also Matt and Mollie are in for Greg 1st July and Matt solo on 2nd July

Same as Dev did with the 8th for 6 months

OMG I forgot that Dev and Alice covered for 6 whole weeks I wonder if that classes as their "own" show and makes them the shortest drive in history since they wern't in for Greg or Grimmy

Yeah I think so too, and the fact they knew then that Greg was going to breakfast although it wasn't revealed until last May Greg and Grimmy knew in September 2017 when the decision was made therefore they knew that Greg wouldn't be continuing the chart It's a shame they didn't give Scott drive back when Greg went to breakfast and Grimmy on 1-4

I couldnt' see Scott making a return to weekday drive - he's only on a Friday because it's the chart and DA Which leads me on to this - not that I am questioning but how did out of the weekday presenters did Scott get Fridays still and not just continue Greg last year? and Grimmy inhereting it Just wondered how they came to that conclusion Wonder if Scott was given it on the basis that his show would wind down and he wuld transition to R2 but still have the chart

well that has to be it for Scott and breakfast then surely? well on radio 1 anyway Wonder if Greg is presenting any of the coverage from Glasto

Why would they replace Grimmy on drive after a year? unless Scott is off to R2 ? and Grimmy to 1-4 and Mike on drive

It seems like the final nail is in the coffin for Scott covering breakfast then - he is there this week yet M&M covering so i'd say that's it for him and breakfast, the last official breakfast cover shift he did was 27/12/18 He took part in the show for the escape room and covered while Greg was taken so not really covering for Greg but kind of The lolothon you cant count that as breakfast cover as it's a special Thoughts?

I quite agree with you about the features, they need to be fresher Clara to me is just boring, her show is very bland, and she maybe has became complacent in the slot, maybe she is the next change Greg did hint last week about something happening in the Summer with him but the breakfast show would work better as a team as opposed to just Greg, maybe with Chris Sawyer and Rosin getting involved more - listen to Zoe she has a good set up already, not knocking Greg as he totally should be on breakfast I find Clara and Scott's show too music heavy, Scott could do so much more but he's constrained by the playlist, and the amount he has to play to make up the last 15 mins of Claras show which is news - I also think a shift to R2 is coming Grimmy on drive, yes he is a bit better but in essence its the old breakfast show just in the afternoon Adele gets short changed, she deserves a daytime slot, and so does poor old Dev who seems to get the shittyist deals, early breakfast weekened breakfast, then gets paired with Alice which isnt that bad but after being the weekend breakfast host for so long its a bit like Mayo and Whiley scenario, although D&A have worked out much stronger on afternoons - Dev deserves Scotts show should he vacate, but i cant see it happening and more likely one of the newer ones will take it Same as M&M, Matt is old on the station now - he's been about for a long time now will he get a weekday slot, probs not Mollie may well go on to bigger things (Claras show maybe) Scott - his time is coming I fear, he is being shipped out gradually, first major sign is that hes no longer the breakfast cover, second is that he's being used on R2 and his own R1 show is covered The next will be he will come off for a week and cover a weekday slot on R2 and someone like Dev and Alice will cover his shows, and maybe Jordan cover the chart if it was SWITA he covered or maybe not if he covered for Ken he would do both on the Friday, who knows On that - Sara Cox hasnt had a full week off of drive yet has she? only bank holidays where a celeb sits in, seems we dont know who her regular stand in is On that too - she needs another half hour I think start her at 430 and finish SWITA at 430; I can see their schedule being revamed if/when Vine moves on and that slot abolished with Zoe extended to 10 and Ken 10-1 SWITA 1-4 and Sara 4-7 What we havent considered is the talent released from contracts by Heart, maybe R1 will snap up someoone from that pool as well for a slot Must be contract time soon? Listen to scott on those old shows posted he was far more riskay then and the one where he jokes about Moyles is priceless you can tell there is some issue between them in 2001 if only he could be that lairy now night time no issue, Annie fine, Kiss 3 brilliant and Jack wicked Kiss 3 may appear on daytime as well, 9-11 may be a bridging move

Have a look here It was done by Greg for the new breakfast show for the geeks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtVd5wtPIlg

It's Gregs standard jingles with new speech to say its sheep dash and all

TBF it would put it in line with the weekend as well, although Adele would be short changed there because she would have two hours less a week, either that or Matt and Mollie start at 630 on Fridays I will be interested to see how Fridays breakfast show is imaged - being branded as an extra episode of Greg's show with M&M as guests

Seems Jamie Theakston has the gig - schedule has changed so they are 0630-10 to go up directly against Greg and all with all of this - one wonders, was Theakston the second choice and Mills was offered the gig? or was it lies from the Sun, something we will probably never know I suspect Mills was offered the gig, but the Beeb offered a new contract with Radio 2 cover Incorporated, wonder if Scott will still cover for Greg going forward and it's just M&M did it this time because of eurovision thoughts?