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The line-up particularly on the Saturday does leave something to be desired. Budget cuts hitting potentially. Maybe it's an unfair comparison (given it was basically London) but I went to the Sunday of the Hackney Big Weekend and honestly that line-up is in another league when on the supporting stages alone you had Taio Cruz, David Guetta and Lana Del Ray.

Also goodness knows how I recall this this but am pretty sure way back when that Greg & Danny once did a New Years Eve show together.

Quite funny given how popular Matt & Mollie are these days but I seem to remember back when Radio 1 had both duos that Dev & Alice seemed to be the more popular pairing on here and the jury was still a little out on M&M.

Yep Dev & Alice did something like 6 weeks on Drive between Greg finishing and Grimmy starting and that felt like it was their opportunity to impress and maybe get a weekday slot at some point in future. Sadly at that stage they hadn't hit their stride yet.

Yep Dev & Alice did something like 6 weeks on Drive between Greg finishing and Grimmy starting and that felt like it was their opportunity to impress and maybe get a weekday slot at some point in future. Sadly at that stage they hadn't hit their stride yet.

I don't think Zara Larsson is headline level - but then she's one of those artists like say JADE, Self Esteem or Wet Leg where if you just listened to Radio 1 you'd think they're far bigger than they actually are.

Do agree that Danny is always good value when you hear him as part of daytime shows - especially with Greg.

Danny Howard covering Greg on Drive is a proper WHOOOO

I'm sort of in the position where I'm interested to see what comes next. Realistically in 2-3 years I can't see mid-mornings, Going Home and Breakfast all being the exact same line-ups as they are now. So it'll be interesting to see what happens and who ends up where. And these days you never know quite what to expect with Radio 1 changes and whether they'll go 'proper DJ' or 'influencer/celeb' route or a mix of both. Echo what you've said on 'Who's In The Box'. It takes up 4 half-hour slots a week so a fair chunk of time given Going Home is only 9 hours a week and doesn't feel a natural fit as a flagpole feature for the Drivetime show on a youth-focussed station like Radio 1. It more feels like a placeholder feature that they’ve never got to replacing really. The games that say Matt & Mollie do feel much more engaging for example.

That's correct. Vick according to the schedule is Mondays only for now and Jamie is Monday-Tuesday with the schedule both saying he's in and on not in on Wednesdays.

Greg & Katie are obviously excellent at it too as are Matt & Mollie - change the music and their style would work equally well on say Radio 2. Emil & James Cusack are two newer DJs who are really good at it too and who you can imagine being similar off-air as on-air.

For me it's probably a 7/10. I can feel I'm slightly aging out of Radio 1 - particularly with the daytime playlist. However, there's still lots to like - Matt & Mollie are right up my street, Greg is great whenever I listen and the likes of Katie, Emil, James Cusack and Sam & Danni are always a delight. Plus Future Pop is a great show and Dance Party Starters is always a strong listen. And there are some great cover options they have - Emil I've mentioned above but the likes of Maia Beth, Jerry, Jodie Bryant, Mylo & Rosie, the two Laurens and Conor Knight I enjoy too when I hear them. And I do wonder down the line if Radio 1 have plans for Minah Shannon as she's popped up a few times. Though on the negative side - even allowing for the various pregnancies Going Home is way too inconsistent line-up wise. And outside of Greg and Matt & Mollie, the weekday line-up feels OK rather than especially strong. As mentioned while I often enjoy the music out of daytime, the music doesn't feel so much for me these days and the focus seems to be less on highlighting all the 'new music' but instead hyping up Radio 1's chosen ones. Plus Radio 1 do have a tendancy to get slightly blinded by celebrity - as shown by the summer schedule where there was a big song and dance about Sophie and GK Barry despite the fact you could probably count the shows either did on one hand. Meanwhile Sam & Danni and Jerry covering Going Home for ages was barely mentioned. The next set of big changes will be really interesting to see and I do hope for Radio 1's sake they give the opportunity to "proper radio" talent. If you just go with celebs then it strengthens the argument of 'what is Radio 1 for' since you're then just doing what say Global does.

With the year nearly coming to a close, interested to see how those who are on Unofficial Mills would rate Radio 1 this year out of 10. And what you've enjoyed and what you haven't so much?

Matt & Mollie's show got my vote. It always puts a smile on my face and absolutely flies by. It feels like the spiritual successor to Scott & Chris in that slot. Agree with others that Sam & Danni and James are sounding great on weekends. With Going Home the issue is the line-up is incredibly inconsistent and quality can very much vary depending on who's on.

Yep would be surprised if the Going Home line-up is still all of Vick, Katie and Jamie at the end of 2026. Especially as with Jamie's podcast and his candy business and Vick's Countryfile role they have plenty going on outside Radio 1. Any change though will I'm sure be bearing in mind that sooner rather than later the Breakfast show role will come up so if you put somebody new on Drive it probably rules out their chance on Breakfast. Emil would be my pick of any replacements if anybody leaves Going Home - it honestly sounds like he's the full-time host whenever he's in. But he has plenty of work outside of Radio 1 that he might have to give up if moving to Radio 1 and I suspect Sam & Danni and Jerry may be ahead of him in the queue for a future daytime slot. So he may well be one of those DJs who never actually ends up with a permenant slot - like it felt until 2025 that James Cusack might be.