AndyK77

I’d prefer to listen to Sam and Danni 

I'm open to having my mind changed, but I reckon it'll be intensely annoying ...

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And to be honest - as much as I think Vick is great, I'd say Jordan and Katie is the optimal pairing of the thruple.

Do you know - that's a really valid point.
I never listen closely to Dean and Vicky but I get the impression that little or nothing has really stuck.
Compare to Vick and Jordan where many features have stuck over two years.

Do you know - that's a really valid point.
I never listen closely to Dean and Vicky but I get the impression that little or nothing has really stuck.
Compare to Vick and Jordan where many features have stuck over two years.

Do you know - that's a really valid point.
I never listen closely to Dean and Vicky but I get the impression that little or nothing has really stuck.
Compare to Vick and Jordan where many features have stuck over two years.

It’s disappointing to see the slump of the quality of the lunchtime to school rush afternoon programme. I’d thought their ideas and features would’ve developed and had one staple leading feature that could draw in audiences and become must listen and had some guests on programme. I don’t think some wise choices have been made of late 

As usual it's either something or nothing.
Nonetheless, it's always interesting who is being chosen to cover one of the biggest radio shows in the country especially when one of the people involved is the natural / obvious successor.
I do wonder what Greg's plan is.  He is certainly under no pressure to leave Radio 1 but I think he'll be driven by wanting to do other things.  It's been his job since leaving Uni after all.
For Jordan it needs to happen fairly soon or it's unlikely he will ever get it.

I wonder if Matt is unavailable or they are trying Jordan out with different pairings.  Seems pretty clear Vick doesn’t want Breakfast.
Jordan and Mollie did do a week of breakfast before a few years ago. 

So it's basically using those tried and tested on Friday early mornings for Christmas.
 
Not a bad idea to be fair.
 
Those of us who have been around longer will remember when the midnight to 0400 and early breakfast presenters (weekdays and weekends) covered periods like this.  Realistically - these days they'd have Arielle, Sam and Danni, Matt and Mollie (who are too big really to work Christmas), Katie (ditto) and Nat to cover.

I reckon if Jack is on air over Christmas he will be on daytime duties.
Also if Katie is on-air I'd say she will be paired with Jordan on breakfast.
Nat O'Leary is a good bet to be on-air quite a bit.

I know why things were as they were but I have found Christmas a time I tune away from Radio 1 as the anthems shows just become very tedious.  So with more experienced presenters on, hopefully the station can sound more normal.  But I wouldn't guarantee that.

As the two of us agree - the days of an OTT serious chart are pretty much over given the time slot and true relevance of the chart now.

I know Jordan’s last chart appearance wasn’t appreciated by everyone.  But I think turning it into a more mainstream show and entertaining on a Friday afternoon is probably the direction to go given the chart really isn’t so relevant these days.

Many of the presenters are perfectly good on their own - Jordan a clear example.  Though Jordan's style lends itself to having somebody to bounce off.

Many of the presenters are perfectly good on their own - Jordan a clear example.  Though Jordan's style lends itself to having somebody to bounce off.

It is all very exciting. I always feel predicting the schedules is like our version of Fantasy Football LOL. Aled we know what your doing ?

And that's the thing about co-hosting - some people need a co-host to be interesting and others simply go beyond how great they already are - I think this is true of Scott and Jordan. Jordan's last solo chart cover - the day where he basically broke the chart - showed just how much he doesn't NEED a co-host but yet the week on breakfast with Katie showed how a co-host allows him to do stuff he just couldn't solo.

Many of the presenters are perfectly good on their own - Jordan a clear example.  Though Jordan's style lends itself to having somebody to bounce off.

It looks like Matt is available if he's still doing the Friday on both weeks. It looks like Jordan is now the go to for breakfast cover and Matt isn't which is quite telling.
Jordan and Katie covering breakfast was very good however so it's got a fair bit to live up to.

I am fairly sure Jordan has said this before.

There is something really likeable about the pair...

I think part of the problem is simply that it is a slightly artificial duo.  If we look at the others
RMC - Rickie and Melvin were friends at Uni and have worked with Charlie for so long that their chemistry is very natural. (Even if more could be done with the show).
Vick and Jordan - Vick is an experienced co-host and Jordan seems able to work with anybody with ease. 
Sam and Danni - friends who started doing radio together at Uni.
Matt & Mollie - Like Jordan, Matt seems to have a natural way of working with anyone and Mollie came from a background of sharing the stage with others in a band.
Vick and Katie - Katie is just the female version of Jordan in many ways. So no wonder Vick and Katie work as a duo and Jordan and Katie are literally on fire when together.
 

Likewise in agreement.  He really let down a totally untarnished image with some of that behaviour.
You can guarantee next time something like this happens the BBC will axe them immediately with no goodbye or at least put firm restrictions in place for them staying on air.