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Putting the music to one side, because I really am starting to feel like I'm ageing out of R1's playlist now... either that or it's just all a bit melancholic for my taste at the moment.  Greg is sounding fantastic and I would love to see him stay where he is for a while yet, Scott managed to stay sounding fresh at R1 until he was a few years older so no reason for Greg to move on because of age I don't think. RMC mid mornings, is a show I have never really got on board with.  I don't find them engaging sadly, even when the live lounge is going on. It feels a bit lost in chaos (not good chaos) and I really loved Katie in that timeslot when she was solo (possibly covering for Clara? I can't remember exactly). Katie can do both funny solo content, and genuine interest when it comes to Live Lounge stuff, so I would love to see her in this slot. Matt and Mollie are great where they are I think. The Breakfast Show for students, as Scott used to put it. Would love to see them stay where they are and hopefully be main cover for Breakfast because they are one of the slickest sounding pairs - and have a genuine friendship outside of work which they bring to the air. Going Home in general, for me hasn't felt stable since before Vick and Jordan. Grimmy was the last one who was a constant voice in that slot. It was a running joke when Vick and Jordan started that one of them wouldn't be there at least one day of the week. It's only become worse since Jordan left, and while that doesn't matter to me personally as I have become accustomed to just not knowing who is going to be there at that time - I am usually still working then, and for people who have more of a routine around that time, a consistent voice would be more suited. Like you have at other times of the day. If we kept Greg on Breakfast,  put Katie on the mid-morning slot (and Vick I guess would fit there), keep Matt & Mollie on afternoons, Sam & Danni would be perfect for the Going Home slot I think. And that would be a line-up I would happily not change the dial for all day. I appreciate that doesn't leave any space for Emil, who I enjoy listening to when I have heard him, but a permanent weekend slot for him maybe with cover in the week. And it's been so long since I was up early enough to listen to early breakfast that I can't really comment on that slot.  Is it too late to bring Scott and Chris back to R1 and have them part of the schedule? Because I miss their show every day even though it's been over 3 years!    

The Love Lounge? That's sounds like it should be a late night slot...

RMC next to go I agree - R&M to move on with Charlie staying on Dance and with radio 1 family. and then poss Dean. That could create an opening for Katie or Vick to share the love lounge slot and a new stable going home show?

Good post. And yes sadly i can see some changes soon with the age of the weekday presenters probably becoming an issue. Shame really but it naturally happens to them all. Hope Greg beats Moyles record and gets 10years before he leaves.  As for Going Home the sooner they sort it the better but again they have been sounding good all.back together.  With regards to the age i think.RMC will be the first to be moved on will they leave all together or move to weekends?  Matt&Molly can see their for a good 5years at least.  Quite surprised that Jack Saunders and Sian are very young. Will they get a daytime slot?

That's on R1 Dance not R1

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In the future on Radio1 I would like to see a more stable line up on Going Home I could maybe see Vick Hope leaving next unfortunately and I could he her being replaced by Lauren Layfield or Emil Franchi joining Katie & Jamie. It will probably be more like that Lauren Layfield will join them as they have previously worked together at cbbc and Emil will probably concentrate on more football content    

Even if the overall sound is mostly good, Radio 1 is in an odd place.  Their listening figures continue to be under pressure (especially when you remove the 10 to 16 (or is it 17) year olds and they have an ageing daytime line-up. (Age shouldn't matter but you can't be blind to the fact not a single Weekday Radio 1 daytime DJ is under 35). I'd be shocked if within 5 years it wasn't a very different looking station.  

Tara Kumar is in for Sian on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th March.

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. 

Shaun is now listed in for Liza for the next three Saturdays as well.

As for the the future... hopefully a bit of stability is brought to Going Home. It just feels like it's still in a temporary limbo post Jordan... two years on. It's good having a stable period for a while. Greg is sounding better than ever so I wouldn't mind him going on for a few more years. Mid mornings will probably get a refresh eventually, but for now RMC sound fine (i do think they've been wasted in the Live Lounge slot a bit, but i doubt they're going to move to another slot at this stage). Matt & Mollie are great, I don't think many would disagree. I think they will potentially be on afternoons for a few years now. They were wasted on weekend afternoons for too long. As for any potential future moves. I think Sam & Danni are future breakfast hosts.. whether that's via a weekday daytime slot.. who knows 🤷. I think they're doing good job on weekend afternoons and doing a few more years there will help them build up to take a weekday slot in future. I do enjoy James Cusack on weekend breakfast, and was happy when he got a permanent show, but realistically I'm not sure where else he could progress in the schedule (weekend afternoons maybe for a couple of years if Sam & Danni get to move up?).  I can definitely see Lauren Layfield getting a much bigger role in future. I don't think they signed her up to just do Life Hacks for her whole Radio 1 tenure. Radio 1 are lucky that they now have so many go to cover presenters (some better than others) who they can potentially look at getting on board full time in future. The one person who should be at the front of the queue for getting a permansnt gig is Emil Franchi. 

There's regulary a lot of chat about potential changes in the future on here and other forums so I thought I'd start a thread for anyone to input their thoughts on current Radio 1 output, any potential changes in future etc. As it stands.. I think the station overall is sounding good. Presenter wise, I think most people are in the right places. Going Home for me is the only let down on the schedule. It's not just the endless roulette of who's presenting with Katie, but i just don't think it's strong enough for what's meant to be the second biggest show on the network. One of the main features is 'Who's In The Box?'. When you compare it with content on the Breakfast Show and Matt & Mollie.. it's just nowhere near strong enough as a main feature. I know Jamie is apparently popular with the target audience, and he does seem a nice bloke but as well documented, he spends more time off air than he does on. For me personally, the strongest partnership i've heard on that show since Jordan quit is Katie and Emil.