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.  

Daryl Jenkins sits in for Alyx Holcombe on Sunday 15th January 2026 Calum Leslie sits in for Lauren Layfield on Sunday 1st March 2026 Maia Beth sits in for Alyx Holcombe on Sunday 1st March 2026 Tara Kumar sits in for Sian Eleri on Mon 2nd Mar 2026 & Tue 3rd Mar 2026 Minah Shannon sits in for Vicky Hawksworth on Sunday 8th March 2026 Jordan Blyth sits in for Alyx Holcombe on Sunday 8th March 2026 (He Hosted R1 NMS at Christmas) Jodie Bryants hosts R1 Future Pop in March 2026 for the first 3 weeks of the month

Lauren Layfield sits in Matt Edmondson on Monday 23rd Feb & Tuesday 24th Feb

Dean is in for Greg on Friday 27th February.

It doesn’t look like he’s doing any Mondays from now on? He’s not on the next 3 at least. So the schedule currently is: Monday - Vick and Katie Tuesday - Katie and Jamie Wednesday and Thursday - Katie and Jerry

No Jamie next Monday