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[Jono]

From the BBC Press Office:

Following on from the daytime schedule changes that BBC Radio 1 announced last month, the station today unveils a new-look specialist line-up with documentaries, a brand new review show and In New DJs We Trust moving into the heart of the weeknight schedule.

Mondays from 9.00 to 10.00pm will become the home of the very best in music documentaries. Radio 1 Stories will spend an hour exploring the musical back story of listeners' favourite artists, eras, genres and scenes. The new slot is set to feature the fascinating stories of superstars Tiesto and Jay Z along with Radio 1's Story Of The Noughties, a ten-part series looking back at the decade as it draws to a close.

Tuesdays (9.00-10.00pm) sees Nihal hosting a four-way battle of wits and fury as a journalist, a musician and a DJ discuss the qualities (or lack of) of the biggest records, films and games released that week in Radio 1's new review programme.

On Wednesdays (9.00-10.00pm) Huw Stephens heads off on a weekly audio adventure to the boundaries of new musical experimentation to find the most remarkable sounds that producers, DJs, bands, shops, websites and in-boxes have to offer.

In New DJs We Trust becomes a permanent fixture in the 9.00 to 10.00pm slot on Thursdays with the impressive roster of rising stars Jaymo & Andy George, Heidi, Alex Metric, and Toddla T bringing the freshest club music to Radio 1.

Nihal says: "Nine pm has just become the go-to time for anyone who has an inquisitive, opinionated or musically voracious mind.

"For me, refereeing a show that will strip away any agenda-laden niceties and big up the deserving, while smacking down the unnecessary, films, games, books or tracks released that week is a dream come true.

"It will have you shouting at the radio and scrambling for your mobile. Let verbal combat commence."

Friday evenings remain the home of dance but Pete Tong and Annie Mac are flipping shows – so Annie's Mash-Up will kick start the weekend from 7.00 to 9.00pm and Pete Tong is on the decks between 9.00 and 11.00pm.

Twelve hours of black music on Saturday nights continues but Mistajam moves to a new 11.00pm to 1.00am show and Tim Westwood goes it alone from 9.00 to 11.00pm with the best in hip-hop.

As a result of the changes, Radio 1 bids farewell to Steve Lamacq after 16 fantastic years. Steve remains in the BBC radio family with his weekday show on BBC 6 Music and his weekly show on BBC Radio 2.

Nihal goes solo on his late-night weekly show, so Bobby Friction leaves the station but continues to host his programme on the BBC Asian Network.

Chris Goldfinger will no longer co-present with Tim Westwood on Saturday nights, but he'll be working with BBC 1Xtra in the future.

[JonathanEx]

Should be interesting. It's interesting that there seems to be an emphasis on more interesting speech content within the 9pm slot on some days - something a bit lacking of present, and the BBC Trust picked R1 up on this in the report recently?

[Rik]

Yeah so it's becoming much more of a Narrative rather than just playing music. I think that will make it much more interesting. I also much prefer Annie to Pete, so moving her to a time where I'm much more likely to listen is great.

[Jono]

Does this mean movies and games won't be on Greg's show?

Disappointed to see Rob Da Bank won't follow the Surgery any more.

• Annie Nightingale moves from Saturdays (5.00-7.00am) to Fridays (2.00-4.00am)
  
• Rob da Bank moves from Mondays (2.00-4.00am) to Saturdays (5.00-7.00am)
  
• Mary-Anne Hobbs moves from Tuesdays (2.00-4.00am) to Thursdays (2.00-4.00am)
  
• Gilles Peterson moves from Thursdays (2.00-4.00am) to Tuesdays (2.00-4.00am)
  
• 1Xtra's Mixtape on Sunday from 3.00-5.00am will be presented by Seani B (as a result of Mistajam moving to the new 11.00pm-1.00am show)
  

[Rik]

Does this mean movies and games won't be on Greg's show?

I seem to remember him once saying he wasn't going to have those as features, but I can't remember where.

[Jono]

I seem to remember him once saying he wasn't going to have those as features, but I can't remember where.

I'm sure it was rumoured Greg would be talking games as well as movies.

[John]

[*]Rob da Bank moves from Mondays (2.00-4.00am) to Saturdays (5.00-7.00am)

That is the old Blue Room slot, and if the show is anywhere near as good as the Blue Room was, this will be a brilliant show.

[Rik]

I'm sure it was rumoured Greg would be talking games as well as movies.

There are lots of conflicting ideas I think. I don't think R1 even know who's going to have what yet as Edith said she still wants James King at the weekend.

[Jono]

That is the old Blue Room slot, and if the show is anywhere near as good as the Blue Room was, this will be a brilliant show.

His show reminds me of the Blue Room. I think it's certainly not a bad place for him to be moved to!

[JonathanEx]

There are lots of conflicting ideas I think. I don't think R1 even know who's going to have what yet as Edith said she still wants James King at the weekend.

And who gets Minkley? Jo or Greg? It shall remain to be seen...

Well, certainly not Fearne, she'll be jettisonning the gaming bit of the 'experts' feature if she keeps any of that.

[John]

His show reminds me of the Blue Room. I think it's certainly not a bad place for him to be moved to!

Its excellent. His old show used to be the perfect wind-down from either a busy night working (when I used to work in the club) or a heavy night out. The Blue Room introduced me to music such as Mogwai, Lemon Jelly amongst others.

This is one of the better decisions BBC R1 has made in recent times

[duncan]

Does Rob keep his two other shows, or does just one of them move?

[Jono]

I can't say I have too many quarrels about the new evening schedule. We all have our own tastes and it seems it's not interfering too much with the current line up as it is. Shame to see Steve Lamacq is gone but he firmly has his foot in the door at 6Music. A sign of changing times now both Jo and Steve are off the scene.

I liked Bobby Friction so will be sad about the parting of him with Nihal but it's good the Asian Beats show is continuing and Nihal isn't going too far!

Those hour long INMWT shows seemed pointless and far too brief so I'm glad they're moving away from them.

[John]

Are Friction and Nihal working together on 6Music still?

It is a shame to see Steve leaving, but not surprising. I don't see it been too long before Westwood is leaving too

[Chops]

Gutted to see Steve Lamacq going that man's a legend - also what happens to the rock show and punk show ?? the schedule posted above goes straight from grimmy to Giles Peterson

[Rik]

Does anyone else think the evening schedule is going to become a big victim of this age thing. Annie has moved into a more prominent position and we have Grimmy in the evening. I can see it when they come to replace all the really specialist DJ's and younger, less-established DJ's have less of an influence on things.

[Jono]

See the original post for a better schedule guide.

[JonathanEx]

Saturday looks right lazy with the amount of simulcasting.

[John]

That explains everything. When you look at it like that, the whole schedule doesn't look too bad. If anything they have strengthened the weekends, weakened the mid-morning slot and strengthened the INMWT.

But I don't see it been the end of the changes though.

[Hammer]

Repeats on Monday morning as well. Looks like the credit crunch has hit R1.

[Jono]

Repeats on Monday morning as well. Looks like the credit crunch has hit R1.

Could be something to do with podcasting. It would be nice to see Sunday night used for something new like a new talent slot though.

[JonathanEx]

Doubt it, the podcast license is for content broadcast within the last 7 days: the repeats wouldn't be useful if a new episode would be on its way.

The 7 day thing is why you sometimes see The Chris Moyles Show make a 4am Friday appearance when it's on holiday, so they can play a podcast so they can release it: and why last Friday's podcast featured content from just one show: barely falling in to the guidelines, though the team had to fight for that one.

[donnadelday]

Would it b possible if u could put up the new shedule in a way that I can unsterstand please because the colours r kind of confusing me a bit.

Thank u

Donna D

[JonathanEx]

The schedule isn't hard to understand really - the colours are genres. It's just a simple grid with the shows on by day and time. :/

[John]

Would it b possible if u could put up the new shedule in a way that I can unsterstand please because the colours r kind of confusing me a bit.

Thank u

Donna D

Its taken from the Radio 1 Website. Its the same on here as it is on there. If you look at it long enough it will all become apparent