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I’m guessing it’s cause she’ll be in Ibiza most of the summer?

Apparently Gary Davies is in for Zoe for 3 weeks from that date. He’ll have been on weekdays for 13 consecutive weeks by the end of that having done the mid-morning show up until that point too.

Richie Anderson is also in for Dermot next week! Don’t think he’s covered that show before - hasn’t he just done Holiday specials and covered for Rylan?

It’s probably just that she has annual leave to use up (but not everyday for the next few weeks) so instead it’s easier for her to just have to get up early 2 days a week instead of 4 for a bit

Is Jamie off that day I wonder? Or are they trying him solo on the afternoon show?

Obviously it might just be that OJ wants to go down to 4 days a week but I wonder if the Sunday morning Steve Wright slot becomes free (as it’s rumoured to be) OJ might be in with a shout of launching a Sunday breakfast show?

I’d guess Liverpool to tie into Eurovision? It’s a shame it’s up there again though - thought it would go to Scotland again really.

We’ve got Jamie Laing doing the breakfast show for a week? Oh dear, feels a very radio 2 move rather than R1. Looking at who’s on that week it would have made the most sense to either put Katie and Jordan on breakfast and then Matt and Jamie on drive or Jordan on breakfast and Katie doing drive both single-handedly

Dean and Vicky are off next week so Katie is covering them. She was meant to be on with Jordan so he’s now hosting next week solo apart from Tuesday when he’s off so Jack Saunders is on Going Home. Then the week after Katie joins Jordan again

You can really tell it’s peak summer holiday season! It will be nice to hear Jordan solo again - I don’t think that’s happened since NYE! Who is Ifan Davies? I recognise the name but not sure where? Was he one of last year’s Christmas presenters?

Nope - Ben Coley is hosting Early Breakfast and he’s the August Friday presenter so just starting early. They seem to do everything possible now to avoid people double shifting which I think is definitely a good thing

I think the Rock Show is on anyway isn’t it? It only says 1xtra are taking the Sunday evening show, not simulcasting with R1?

That’s a very long time that Clara will be off for. I wonder if it’s for that same show she filmed around this time last year. I seem to remember she was off her daytime show for about 3 weeks with Adele Roberts covering!

That’s not good reading for Radio 1 there! And especially Greg James - I think that’s lower than Grimmy ever went sadly so not quite sure what’s going on. And Aled’s quote about lockdowns affecting their performance has confused me somewhat too, there hasn’t been any lockdowns for over a year now!

That’s a very good point actually - I wouldn’t be surprised if Jordan is a part of that in the summer. However that would be a whole chunk of time off at once rather than every 3 weeks ish which is what Jordan seems to be doing at the moment!

Sun 8th May: Vicky is in for Vick on Life Hacks Mon 9th- Fri 13th: Matt and Mollie are in for Greg Dean and Katie are in for Scott (except the chart) Fri 13th: James Cusack is in for Matt and Mollie!

That’s interesting, I wonder who will be in for them then because Katie is already in doing the chart that day? I’d guess probably Arielle or Vick?

I suppose Lorde isn’t British either!

Just when I thought that all the cover seemed to be quite normal at the moment they go and do something odd. Not really sure why Katie can’t cover on her own?

I wonder if they’ll pre record the show? I think there was one other time (might have been the young ARIAS) that they should have both been off and it was pre-recorded instead? I very much doubt we’ll ever get a time that both Vick and Jordan are both off.

Scott has had some strong production teams recently, I thought he was very good, the team of Will and Grace were excellent and I think Amy is keeping up the good quality too. A lot of it also probably comes down to Scott’s natural skill.

Good line up for the future sounds stage too! Still quite male orientated though, I wonder if the Sunday will be more even.

I recognise that name, she’s read the news before hasn’t she?

I’d guess at Calvin Harris out of those names.

And line-up being announced on Monday! Anyone want to have a guess at the headliners? I’m going to go for Calvin Harris for Friday night, Dave and Florence and the Machine!