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I hate to admit it but I think there is an age thing here too. I hadn't given up on Radio 1 as I found Radio 2 too old but I am finding Capital's music is sort of working for me.  It helps that outside Breakfast it is pure wallpaper.

Hahaha brilliant 😂

Hi Aled

My mum used to listen to Capital FM religiously, and it put me off pop music because I thought that's all it was. It wasn't until I started listening to Radio 1 I understood how exciting new music can be, so yes I get where you're coming from. Capital FM is very broad.

The music on Capital is a bit repetitive but I am not sure it is so much worse than Radio 1 these days.   Radio 1 probably has the odd more surprising track and a bigger variety of genres. As I have bored people before - I am a big fan of the show. Yes it is pretty structured and yes Jordan is a much more professional and less random version of himself but it's a great listen, fun, warm and feels very familiar in the morning to have everything in the same place each day. I often leave Capital on much of the day partly due to having been really busy at work and it is just wallpaper and partly as the Radio 1 line-up isn't must-listen for me these days.

Vicky in for Shanequa on Life Hacks next Sunday.

Financially your extra shift plan wouldn't have worked. Jordan made it clear he wanted a big breakfast show and with Greg still doing well and wanting to stay, that just wasn't an option at R1. Jordan in the afternoons would have been brilliant but wouldn't have met his career goal nor would have paid super well. The way it all happened left a bad taste both ways IMO, but seems circumstances combined to make it inevitable.