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Radio 1 to put evening shows into daytime for a week again
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 22 December 2011
Radio 1 will again put its evening show presenters into daytime for the first week in January, meaning that the daytime line up on the nation’s favourite will be Zane Lowe on breakfast, and then Annie Mac, Huw Stephens and Nick Grimshaw in that order.
A line-up I think most music fans would quite like to see permanently installed at the BBC station. It sort of makes me think that Radio 1 should launch a +12 service on DAB, so that those who prefer their DJs to have a least a little bit of music credibility could listen to the previous night’s output while working during the day.
Radio 1 has also confirmed that the documentary series ‘International Radio 1’ will return next year, which will see Pete Tong, Jaymo & Andy George and Gilles Peterson reporting on music scenes in Las Vegas, Milan and Tokyo respectively.
Elsewhere in Radio 1 news, petitions have been filed this week with the BBC Trust over plans to axe the weekly regional slot on the station, which features BBC Introducing shows focused on Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that air in those respective regions. The regional shows are due to be phased out to save costs, but music communities in the three countries have hit out at the move, saying it reduces Radio 1’s ability to discover and champion new talent in those areas.
