BBC Radio 1

Inspector Sands · Sat 04 Jul, 2009 01.10

Jovis wrote:Yes, good quality like before. Though when they're starting out with 28 people and having to resort to begging people to tune in to bring the total to two thousand, it's easy to see that it's simply a novelty in its current form.

It's not the best time to do it. Lots of the audience are commuting or in bed, those that are up and about at home are probably too busy getting ready to be willing to log on to the live streaming

Jovis · Sat 04 Jul, 2009 04.41

Well quite, but even so, I can't see many more people making the effort, for shows with smaller listening figures. A better test would be Zane's viewing figures, but I don't think he's said these on air.

paul_hadley · Thu 16 Jul, 2009 10.45

Major schedule changes coming to Radio 1:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressr ... dio1.shtml

Weekdays

4.00-6.30am Dev
6.30-10.00am Chris Moyles
10.00am-12.45pm Fearne Cotton
12.45-1.00pm Newsbeat
1.00-4.00pm Greg James
4.00-7.00pm Scott Mills

Weekends

7.00-10.00am Edith Bowman
10.00am-1.00pm Vernon Kay (Saturday); Sara Cox (Sunday)
1.00-4.00pm Jo Whiley
4.00-7.00pm Reggie Yates (Request Show on Saturday; Chart Show on Sunday)

Pete · Thu 16 Jul, 2009 11.05

interesting that they've moved Jo to weekends. Good riddence to Edith though, at last radio 1 will be listenable in the afternoon.

Steve in Pudsey · Sat 18 Jul, 2009 19.29

The problem is that there's no real new talent here, and giving Greg James a more prominent slot means that he's less available for swing shifts, and using Jo and Edith for weekday cover would be a little wierd. I'd have liked somebody genuinely new - not moved from 1Xtra - to take over Early Breakfast and cover duties.

davidmcg · Mon 20 Jul, 2009 12.15

Still think they shouldn't of moved Nick Grimshaw to nights, don't like the show anymore, they could of given it to Jo Whiley a few nights a week seeing as it's more her domain.

I thought they could of stuck Greg and Grimshaw together in the afternoon, duo's in the afternoon always worked well if I remember correctly.

all new Phil · Mon 20 Jul, 2009 15.51

So should we have a sweepstake on how long it is until Nick Grimshaw is on breakfast and Reggie Yates is on drivetime? Because I'd be very surprised if something along these lines didn't happen within the next 12 months.

Gutted about Jo Whiley being moved. I know not everyone likes her but I think she's really good to listen to - she's easygoing, got a pleasant voice, and knows her stuff. I can't imagine many respectable artists being lured to the Live Lounge with Fearne Cotton at the helm.

Inspector Sands · Mon 20 Jul, 2009 16.20

Hymagumba wrote:interesting that they've moved Jo to weekends. Good riddence to Edith though, at last radio 1 will be listenable in the afternoon.

Not that surprising though, both have young children.

JonathanEx · Mon 10 Aug, 2009 19.00

Specialist lineup has been revealed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressr ... dio1.shtml

Full schedule picture at http://www.unofficialmills.co.uk/commun ... hp?t=12630

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.

Andrew · Mon 10 Aug, 2009 22.23

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat sounded a bit different over the weekend as it was done totally 'generic' with no mention of Radio 1 or Newsbeat

It turns out they were simulcasting the bulletins on 1Xtra. If you listen again to some 1Xtra shows at half past the hour, you can quite obviously hear the join

m-in-m · Sun 16 Aug, 2009 21.19

Andrew wrote:BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat sounded a bit different over the weekend as it was done totally 'generic' with no mention of Radio 1 or Newsbeat

It turns out they were simulcasting the bulletins on 1Xtra. If you listen again to some 1Xtra shows at half past the hour, you can quite obviously hear the join

This was the same last weekend. Vernon mentioned it on his show saying that they had to hit the half hour - normally the time is far more fluid (except for when Sara Cox presents the Lie In as it's pre-recorded now).

Guessing this is going to be a long term thing. The timing is going to be difficult as even a 1 second gap is noticeable on both stations as they normally have continual beds. I think they need to consider perhaps stings and beds that work on both stations and are more seemless, or the station itself plays out the bed - though that could be problematic as I'm not sure if the newsreader adjusts the volume of the bed to match any issues with packages. It also wouldn't solve the issue of the stings - unless they setup a system where the newsreader hits a button which fires off the appropriate sting for each station. Again - increasing complexity more risk of it going wrong.

They also need to be careful about how they introduce the news. 1Xtra at 1030 said Greg Dawson was presenting, but because Sara Cox pre-records her show she introduces it as Newsbeat and they are then required to name check themselves - so would sound odd on 1Xtra.

Newsbeat/1Xtra News also need to consider their scripts. Today Greg introduced a package as Newsbeat's Tom Bateman - but surely on 1Xtra this would be introduced differently.