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Most of this has been posted already, but I thought I would just summarise the changes happening: Monday 2nd June:  - Matt and Mollie in for Greg  - Sam and Danni in for Matt and Mollie  - Jamie and Sophie begin their show together  Tuesday 3rd June: - Emerald is in for Martha  Wednesday 4th June: - Mo Ayoub is in for Benji B  Thursday 5th June: - Lauren Layfield and Emil Franchi are presenting Going Home Friday 6th June: - Lauren Redfern begins her stint on Friday Early Breakfast - Ore Olukoga and Lauren Redfern are in for Nat and Vicky - Lauren Layfield is in for Sam and Danni  - James Cusack is in for Jack Saunders on the chart  Saturday 7th June: - Ore Olukoga and Lauren Redfern are in for Nat and Vicky - Lauren Layfield is in for Sam and Danni - Connor Coates is in for Charlie Hedges on Dance Anthems  Sunday 8th June: - Ore Olukoga and Lauren Redfern are in for Nat and Vicky  - Lauren Layfield is in for Sam and Danni  - Pete Allison and Polly Bayfield are in for Lauren and Shanequa on Life Hacks  Monday 9th June: - Alyx Holcombe is in for Daniel P Carter on the Rock Show  Thursday 12th June: - Sam and Danni are presenting Going Home Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th June:  - Nat and Vicky and Sam and Danni are swapping shows and Nat and Vicky are presenting from Parklife - Charlie Tee in for Jeremiah Asiamah on the Soundsytem Party (Saturday) - Pete Allison joins Lauren Layfield on Life Hacks (Sunday)  Thursday 19th June: - Sam and Danni are presenting Going Home Friday 20th June and Saturday 21st June: - Lauren Redfern is in for Nat O’Leary and joins Vicky - Lauren Layfield and Conor Knight are in for Sam and Danni Sunday 22nd June: - Lauren Redfern is in for Nat O’Leary and joins Vicky - Conor Knight is in for Sam and Danni - Pete Allison joins Lauren Layfield on Life Hacks Monday 23rd June: - Sam and Danni join Jamie on Going Home Tuesday 24th June: - Just Rickie and Charlie (no Melvin) Wednesday 25th June: - Just Sam and Danni on Going Home (no Jamie)  - Mollie King returns to Future Pop  Thursday 26th June: - Just Sam and Danni on Going Home (no Jamie) - Jack Saunders live from Glastonbury - Radio 1 Dance live from Glastonbury (8-11pm) Friday 27th June: - Greg James live from Glastonbury  - Radio 1 live from Glastonbury (1-4pm) - James Cusack in for Jack Saunders on the Official Chart - Radio 1 Dance live from Glastonbury (6-9pm) - Friday Night live from Glastonbury (9-12am)

Even by usual standards, this coming Friday seems cover central by Radio 1 (what with James Cusack covering the Chart too for Jack). And this is during June, who knows what we'll get when August hits.

I’m sure at one point it was OutKast and Hey Ya that kicked in on the emergency tape. But this was many years ago, possibly Chris Moyles era.

It was used a few months ago when there was a fire alarm during RMC’s show. Can’t remember what songs were played tho. 

Also, when was the last time it was used?

Hello. I am wondering if anyone knows the playlist for the current Emergency Tape on Radio 1, thanks in advance.

Yep while I can see the point said poster was making I guess the argument is if R1 make celeb hires you're just aping what commerical stations are doing then and it weakens the argument for what makes R1 unique from the commercial sector when future discussions about the BBC and BBC radio come up.  Commercial stations I get more as they have ratings/RAJAR pressure but while there's still that pressure to an extent for Radio 1 should it really be what you're chasing above all else?  In this situation at least the spells Jamie and his wife and GK Barry are limited but it makes you wonder will it stay that way? I think that's the concern more than anything - you don't want the floodgates to open and a future Greg James or Scott Mills to lose out as a result.  But then again Mollie King was probably a bit of a celeb hire and she's now as good as any DJ on Radio 1. But for every Mollie King, there's a Kelly Osbourne on The Sunday Surgery (whoooo) or a Maya Jama, Jameela Jamil.