NathanS

Saturday 8th August: Joel Dommett in for Dermot O'Leary Ellie Taylor in for Emma Willis Sunday 9th August: Ricky Ross (lead singer of Deacon Blue) is presenting Sounds Of The 70's. W/C Monday 10th August: Joel Dommett is doing a second week on drivetime. Clara Amfo sits in for Trevor Nelson on Thursday 13th August, with Mark Goodier sitting in on Friday 14th (Spoony's in Monday-Wednesday)

Yeah, i'd say that's a fair assessment. I can't disagree with any of that 👍

If true, that's good to hear he has something lined up. Sometimes commercial presenters making the leap to Radio 1 doesn't always work out. JK & Joel only last a few years on R1 before moving back to commercial It's just a shame he waited that long after covering all sorts of slots, they finally give him a permanent show, for them to ditch him after a year and a half. I wasn't expecting him to stay forever but it seems a bit soon. Weekend breakfast is one show that doesn't need all the bells and whistles other shows provides imo, and i think he sat well there like Adele Roberts did. Emil is massively deserving of a permanent show, and was inevitable... but i actually think at this point he's actually good enough to be on weekday daytime. A Katie/Vick/Emil trio on Going Home would've been perfect for me, but they're insistent on keeping Jamie on that show.

I'm not an insider, no. Maybe 'guarantee' was the wrong word. I just find it highly unlikely Rickie would suddenly get a R2 presenting gig just because Melvin does cover on the station, that's all I meant. Anyway... all these changes and the best news is one of the things that hasn't changed- Greg still at the helm of Radio 1 Breakfast. Hopefully he keeps on going for a while yet.

I can guarantee Rickie is not doing overnights on Radio 2... As it stands, Trevor is still a Radio 2 presenter, so unless he decides to step down.. there is no permanent role for Melvin on The Good Groove. It is likely Trevor will be away for a while though so presumably the current set up of Spoony on afternoon and Melvin on late evening will remain. I do think Melvin will end up on R2 full time somewhere down the line though.

Was about to say about Emil. I fully expect Jamie's appearances to be sporadic as ever but with Vick being back full time.. there will less need for constant Going Home cover.

Thank you. At this point they may as well have took the opportunity to have Charlie & Jerry and M&M on Fridays and completely ditch the 'Friday is the weekend' thing. Only downside would be one less day for Sam & Danni but... they'll probably become lead breakfast cover now Dean's gone.

Sorry if i've missed anything off the press release or other posts... but if the new presenter showcase is moving to weekend early breakfast, does that mean Mylo & Rosie are on across Monday to Friday?

Ricky & Melvin i suppose I'm not surprised. I was expecting wholesale change on mid mornings but they obviously rate Charlie massively. I'm unsure about a Jeremiah and Charlie pairing but i'll reserve judgement. The amount he's been on daytimes the past year or so, it was inevitable he'd get a show. The Group Chat.. I only really listen to N&V on Sunday but only thing i have to say is I'm surprised it's Nat going... I thought Life Hacks sat well where it was.. having a show fulfilling their 'PSB' requirements in daytime hours. So do we really have a 3 hour First Look chart on Sundays?

Wow. I was not expecting to wake up to some of this. Some of this has really surprised me. I know there's some presenters that have been waiting for slots, but i didn't think changes would come this soon. I'm assuming those replaced haven't suddenly decided to up and leave and that Aled has decided for them? Most surprising for me is Dean. I know he gets a bad rep on here and socials but I had assumed he had settled into his early breakfast slot (he was promoted way too quickly). I personally do like Mylo and Rosie, but Dean does sound a bit more 'R1 friendly'. It's a real shame James Cusack is being booted off Weekend breakfast so soon after finally getting a permanent slot. I did think it was unlikely he'd progress anywhere but after only a year and a half just feels like a waste of a really good presenter. That said, Emil's in a similar position to James was in the fact he's been covering shows for so long and deserves a permanent slot, shame it's not Going Home full time... he deserves it.

Connor Phillips on overnights same day too. I wonder if he's actually 'in' for OJ... or whether that will have an interim host at that point 👀

Somehow I missed that despite scrolling back up the thread to see if anything had been posted 🤦 Thanks!

I'm pretty sure Nat & Vicky just said they're on at 1pm tomorrow in for M&M as well? I wonder if Greg's still off with Matt & Mollie on breakfast?

A couple of tweaks to the schedule: Clara is in next Friday (10th) for Trevor Mark Goodier is presenting drivetime on Monday 20th July.

To be honest, with cuts being made all over the BBC, it makes sense to not send any of the daytime presenters to Ibiza just to broadcast from the OB studio when they could do exactly the same from London.