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Might start spreading the word on the Radio 1 pages

Awesome idea, but that would need more than just us here on the forum. (I don't know if I can help cause I'm not from the UK.) But if social media, especially popular figures like artists or other DJs get involved I can see the song make it easily to the top 40.

Hi guys i thought it be great to get behind a song that reminds us of Scott and Chris to tey and get into the Chart for one of Scotts final chart shows. Bambeloo was the obvious one pointed out by NathanS on the chat. Come on guys lets get streaming it and whatever else. Be so cool and a nice touch from all of us to Scott anf Chris

As announced by Greg this morning Jack is the new host of The Official Chart starting Friday 9th Septemeber at 4pm
Let us know what you think of the appointment?

Well done Jack. You've certainly got the right energy for this slot. Just quit telling us that we're 'locked in' every two or three songs - PLEASE PACK THAT IN.

I think that will be a good listen.  He has impressed me.

On Thursday 28th July, Jack Saunders is sitting in for Clara. Nels Hylton is sitting in for Jack
 
On Saturday 6th August, Arielle Free is hosting Dance Anthems live from Ibiza.

I'd personally want (and tbf expect if he wanted it) Vernon Kay to be offered a full time role at some point. Social Media reaction is in reality a small snapshot of overall audience, however... it's very rare a cover presenter gets an overwhelmingly positive response as Vernon does.
 
I think this wouldn't be a bad lineup in a few years
 
Overnights Owain Wynn Evans (from Salford)
Early Breakfast- OJ Borg (from Salford)
Breakfast-Sara Cox
Mid Morning- Ken Bruce for a little while longer... succeeded by Vernon Kay
Lunchtime current affairs show- Tina Daheley
Afternoons- Scott Mills
Drivetime-Zoe Ball
 
Jo Whiley and Trevor Nelson's show sit perfectly where they are 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

It's a good question.
Sometimes you can just have too much of a good thing and need a change. Plus it's around the time I went to uni...
I might have stopped around the time Beccy left so I think it might have felt like a good time to move on. End of an era sort-of feelings.

I stopped listening to Scott back around 2012 after being an avid podcast listener for years and years.
This could be a good opportunity to rediscover him again and make the transition to become a grown-up who listens to Radio 2...

More the future than the present at times!
I suppose we all remember thinking the future would be uncertain without Laura and Chappers and everyone involved came out on top. Scott got new team members, Laura became a radio boss and Chappers did more TV.
Why did Radio 1 make everyone think they'd died though ?
 

Glad I wasn’t the only one who was confused by Aled’s quote about lockdown. Maybe a mistake?
I don’t think this is such bad news for Radio 1 - or Greg on Breakfast - because all youth stations are down. If you look at Matt Deegan’s blog, he states it’s higher % of older listeners who are going. There is just not enough younger people coming in to replace them. This is kinda good news for the Radio 1 team as it means the content is on target. There’s just a wider issue that the target audience doesn’t listen to radio overall as much. 

Adam Bowie’s blog states the % for which each show is down. We don’t know the numbers, so it’s hard to gauge too much. But it’s the first time we’ve had a breakdown of any sort:
Greg is down 7.9%
RM&C 12.4%
Scott & Chris 4.5%
Vick & Jordan 7.5%
 
The BBC Sounds data out today also shows Under 35’s listening and RM&C are the only daytime show not to make the Top 10, plus losing the highest %. Does not look great for them.

I find with Scott he did drive for a while one of the major shows. I think one thing that helped him he never presented breakfast show full time and never been a full time presenter of that show. I think breakfast radio can be a poisoned challace no digs in anyway it’s difficult craft to master as points in Greg James, Nick Grimshaw etc breakfast career hit moments of exhaustion and burnout of the difficult hours of if. A lot more pressure.
Think with it doesn’t leave great deal of space to keep things fresh after so many years.
Think it’s an end of chapter most time if switch from that slot 

I don't think they do have every reason to stay together. If they are needed for Breakfast, Vick may want to leave Jordan to go to breakfast on his own because obviously Vick has left a big breakfast show already so there's no sign that she'll want to do another one, especially after the mental health comments she made re her departure from Capital.

I think by the seems of it September is now annually the month of actually reflecting touching up the station and making some altercations. I can see it as bit stability in managerial team to sort of plan to look of content where the station can say that doesn't work great at x time need more of this. By this lay out I imagine September 2023 may see potentially some changes in overnight programming whether thats just making changes to content after 1 AM or if some small changes to weekends. Maybe September 2024 will be the closest to next potential window of change to daytime or any major slots.

@Jonoi think rock and indie music comes around in cycles comes back bit different each time felt like the sort of late 00’s and tens period was very edmey and rap I mean when Stormzy began to breakthrough rap and grime was on a lot with what ever Calvin Harris, dancy tracks on playlists.  I also think may seeing Rock and Indie coming back into fashion as they are very emotive genres they tend to respond to the times of the day. Whether its experiences of racism, mental health and trauma, sexuality, covid, more unrest and more unpredictable right now. If theres a challenging time in the world we live in art responds. I mean in the hardest of times its art comes at a different quality. Reflecting the culture at the minute.
 

Lots to unpack. The specialist shows have been shuffled around a lot over the past few years.
Mollie King gaining what is effectively a specialist slot is surprising. Although it does reinforce Radio 1's commitment to new music and new artists. My first thought was Future Sounds already covers a broad range of new pop music... But I suppose it'll do the same as Future Artists, artists they champion will feed through to FS, then potentially onto daytime. I don't listen much after 7pm... hopefully it's a live broadcast.
Radio 1 has simulcast 7pm on Saturdays for many years.. so a little surprising it's going back to seperate shows. I've only ever listened to the Soundsystem once on BBC Sounds out of curiosity... But the bits I've heard of Jeremiah, it's a great promotion to the heart of the Saturday night schedule. Good to see a mostly dance focus on Saturdays again (with the D&B show moving there, nice to see Charlie Tee get her foot in the door at R1 after some cover stints)
It makes sense to move the Rock Show away from 9pm on a Sunday. A lot of the audience will have access to BBC Sounds... if they can't listen live on a Monday. It used to be on in the dead of night for many years anyway, before being moved to 7pm. I can imagine it's very jarring having the Rock show next to the Chillest Show. The Indie show will be a slightly better transition. Personally, I'd have the Indie show followed by The Chillest Show.
 
 

I wonder what spurred the announcement six months before the changes? Feels a while to wake before they take impact.
I'd have enjoyed the Sunday night mix of chill and indie in the summer months, but looking forward to staying tuned in for longer on a weekend. No disrepect to the Rock Show but it was a difficult mix on a Sunday night!
It's also interesting to see indie and rock seems to be back in fashion, it felt like there was a move away from it in the 2010s.

Elliot Darby in for Adele this weekend.

Surprised they don't do the chart of the year anymore 

Scott & Chris are now in for Greg this week (only Scott on Friday)- Scott seems to still be doing the chart on Friday.
Katie Thistleton is now in for Scott & Chris

@R1Fan1 It’s disappointing that they don’t have presenters giving facts about the years music they are playing conversations around the memories listeners would have round then adding bit of creative responses to said anecdotes and get the presenters to drop one or two interesting, funny relevant anecdotes to music playing. Some sort of text topic. I mean it would’ve been good if this week for different chuck some live longe sessions or Maida Vale sessions to make things interesting or a yesteryear quiz as an alternative yesterday quiz.
Think the presenters should be encouraged to give listeners facts about them or allow listeners to suggest questions to presenters to build a rapour 

To be honest it’s quite hard to tell about their personality from the anthems. They need longer links.

Best line up for years. Loving the new Radio 1

Christmas Eve I'll go with:
 
 
Early Breakfast Jess Izzatt
Breakfast Show Matt & Mollie
Mid Morning Dean McCollough
Afternoon Katie Thistleton (Christmas Eve is usually wall to wall Christmas songs, so maybe no party anthems)
Christmas Official Chart with Scott Mills
Normal Friday night lineup.