BBC Radio 1

I first started listening to Radio 1 about 3 or 4 years ago and since then i have never switched back to local radio. Apart from the great music old and new, you also have great DJ's. I listen to Radio One in the morning around 7.45 on my way to work till about 9 and then on my way home from 5pm to 6pm. So generally i listen more to Chris Moyles breakfast show and Scott Mills in the afternoon. ------------------------------------------------- ...
...about chris_ Chris joined Radio One in July 1997 and back then did the 4am show. Since then he has called himself 'The Saviour of Early Morning Radio'. Chris also won a Silver Sony Radio award for DJ of the year. _the team_ Chris is joined on the show by Comedy Dave (his sidekick) who is director of comedy on the show, Comedy Dave is also on weekends with Chappers who features on weekdays with Scott Mills. Producer Rachel - she joined the show ...

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...channel run by our fine BBC and plays music. Many people have criticised it because it's pop pap, but it seems to be getting better. There seem to be less N'Sync and Britney 'songs' being released, so Radio 1 is improving. -[ The DJs ]- Many of the DJ's seem to be too self-interested, and spend more time chatting than playing music. And most of them know next to nothing about music of any kind. So whos on then? SARA COX. God, is this woman annoying! ...
...to be frequently outsmarted by a blank CD. NEMONE. Quite a good DJ, and seems to know lots about music. She doesn't play a lot of 'pop', so can't be *TOO* bad, although she has her anthems which she seems to play every 10 minutes (like OPM's Heaven is a Halfpipe, which is good song, but why the repetition?) JO WHILEY. Now, she knows some things about music. Not only is she one of Radio 1's oldest DJ's, she has also presented shows on late night ...

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If anyone saw the recent documentary on ex-Radio 1 controller Matthew Bannister will know that the station has been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. For anyone who didn't, basically the story went like this. In the early nineties the station was in the dolldrums. Dinosaur dj's like Bruno Brookes and Dave Lee Travis ruled the airwaves and listening figures were waining. Then Matthew Bannister came in and became the axeman in a ...
...on is a credit to himself and shows his initiative was right. Youngsters had clearly turned off from Radio 1 and in the decision to axe the fore mentioned along with Steve Wright and co was pure genius. This was the man who brought in Chris Evans and although that one didn't go exactly to plan, with the Ginger one becoming too big for his boots, that was the catalyst that attracted many fresher faces to the Radio 1 frequency. Nowadays we have comedy ...

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From reading some of the opinions on the category of Radio 1 – l have found a mixed bag of feelings. Basically Radio 1 – you either love it or loathe it. Overall l love it – l always have done. The Past Back in the days when Simon Mayo hosted the Breakfast show, Simon Bates did the morning slots – remember the true stories with the awful background music, and Steve Wright did the afternoon bit – Steve was my personal ...
...least with Captain Filleting Fish!! Bruno Brookes hosted the Top 40 and Dave Lee Travis (the Hairy Cornflake) did Saturday mornings – with his double top quiz! Remember the Roadshows when your favourite DJ’s took to the roads during the summer months and broadcast to the nation. I loved the Bits and Pieces quiz. Radio 1 reminds me of happy teenage years. The station has under gone massive face-lifts in recent years and has transformed ...

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Now I can't claim to be an expert on what happens on Radio 1 in the evening, but while I'm at work this station keeps me sane (and awake!). Mark and the boy Lard (aka Northerners Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley) host the Mark and Lard show between 1pm and 3pm, which is an entertaining blend of chat, games and cheesy tunes. You always know where you are with Mark and Lard as they follow the same format every day although they introduce new features ...
...be the 'One Man and his Frog' frogging (only during season and sponsored by Canesten and formally anusol, based on the sheepdog trials but with frogs instead of dogs) but other entertaining concepts are Slim and Shady (the squirrels, based on a childrens story but far more crude) and Wheel of Misfortune. Fat Harry White is sadly missed by many I'm sure (although his stories are apt to offend any American tourists in my shop who do not understand ...

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...popular medium. BBC Radio 1 made it’s debut in 1967 on the 30th September after the government took over radio and aimed at bringing listeners to the airwaves. Over the years, BBC Radio 1 has grown and grown in popularity and has been the most popular radio station in the UK for many years, although it was overtaken recently by a resurgent Radio 2. But of the two, Radio 1 is actually more popular around the world, as more people can tune in ...
...3 stations I listen to BBC Radio 1 has to be between Vibe FM and SGR. I really like Vibe FM because I prefer the music. Sara Cox and Mark & Lard are people Radio 1 could do without in my opinion as I find them irritating and not funny. It’s harsh but that’s what I think. I have also found that everytime I turn the radio on, it's usually Ja Rule coming out the other end of the speaker and after a while it gets extremely frustrating! Has ...

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Listening to Radio 1 generally gives me a couple of laugh out loud moments every day as well as a chance to dance around like a mad women. Since my son was born I have been around the house a lot more during the day. I listen to the Radio whilst giving him his breakfast, we have a sing and a dance whilst tidying up in the morning and we have it in the lounge when Harvey is playing with his toys. Basically it is on all day. I can't really comment ...
...in bed I tend to turn it off and enjoy the peace and quite. The playlist is fairly limited. They tend to play a lot of chart RnB and garage (such as Destinys Child, Miss E Elliot, the Gorillaz), indie/rock(stereophonics, travis, coldplay) and a little of the more mainstream pop ( S Club 7, gabrielle, Hearsay). Actually I think I have just listed their playlist for the past couple of months. BUT the presenters are the stars. The line up goes like ...

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Radio 1 is one of those things that you can never avoid, like a cold at Christmas or Carol Vorderman. Millions upon millions of people rely on Radio 1 to play them their favourite songs, and to broaden their horizons as to which new music they should be listening to. I remember back in the days of Steve Wright and Nicky Campbell (although, alas, not Noel Edmonds and Tony Blackburn…). They playlist was mainly chart, and you would occasionally ...
...wine-bar specialities. However, the playlist nowadays is skewed more towards both indie and dance music, and your more likely to hear Blue than Deacon Blue. Although this policy leaves Starsailor sitting uncomfortably with Oxide and Neutrino, at least it means that it is a Hucknall free zone… However, the current set of Radio 1 DJ’s leave a bit to be desired. In the mornings there is the sewer that is the Sara Cox Breakfast Show. Due ...

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...Then there was panic at BBC HQ, "we aren't geting enough young 'uns listening. We need the Yoof Factor". Chris Evans came in and allegedly saved the station single handedly. Then he decided he was bigger than the BBC and demanded Fridays off. Now OK, the Breakfast Show meant getting up at an ungodly hour but for goodness sake. I would work 3 hours a day for that amount of money, no matter what time I had to get up. Besides the ritual humiliation ...
...he threw his teddies out of the cot and stomped off to Virgin. Zoe Ball was fab. A very famous and rich person but she gave the impression of being normal and years on Kids TV obviously helped with the non-patronising attitude. The station gradually improved, Mark and Lard were an inspired signing and Simon Mayo was as cutting as ever - and I enjoyed the "Golden Hour" arguing with my colleagues as to what the year was and re-enjoying old favourites. ...

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I did not know how much i missed radio 1 until last week when someone turned the station over at work to classic fm. I was horrified and after a good two minutes of listening to it i turned back to radio 1 just in time for mark and lard. These pair are absolute comedians of the radio waves. You can listen all day to them. They regular comedy scenes that have you in stitches. STOP ------ CARRY ON! That was another of there sayings in a show they ...
...up and try guess the song they were playing which is his favourite really buit he never guesses it, basic comedy but thats all you need! But radio 1 is packed daily with all shows usually lasting two hours each. They are so laid back on there, it really gets you in a good realxed mood for the day and i personally think thats how it should be. I would never listen to another radio station and recomend any new comers to this line of entertainment to ...

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No questions about it, this is the best show on radio. In an age where TV comedy has taken over and radio has been forgotten Chris, Dave, Mel and, reluctantly, Reese have rebelled and produced a show that is definitely worth listening to. Chris Moyles is the star of the show and the others make it work around him. It is a blend of striking comedy and up to date music, there are also opportunities to phone in. The show deals with current affairs ...

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For generations now, Radio 1 has continued to be at the forefront of entertaining up and coming teenage youth by providing the latest information on pop music and chart music. As us 30 somethings get a bit older, Radio 2 starts to sound like Radio 1 did in the late 80's, and so we migrate, but Radio 1 still remains at the forefront of providing the teenage generation with their staple diet of popular music. Even today, I still find it entertaining, ...
...A1, Steps, S Club 7 and the like (manufactured bands) replaceing the ones we all knew and loved from a few years back like Aha, Culture Club, Madness and so on. Even so, teenagers still love it, and teenagers in the future will continue to love it for the reasons above, as will some of us oldies who still like a bit of Mark and Lard of an afternoon. John Peel is STILL there by the way! ...

MikeScoates 06.09.2000 · Read full review
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...generally poor programming that the BBC radio stations deliver I have been driven away from the national broadcaster to stations such as X-FM 104.9. These independent stations still in general hold true to the credo of individuality which is vastly more satisfying. On that note I shall end this diatribe. ...

Guzman 05.06.2001 · Read full review
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Are you in the unfortunate position as I am where you have to listen to the radio at work? In all the factories I have worked the radio is blasting out the same music day in day out for 40 hours a week. In one factory they had the sense to ‘hot-wire’ everyone in to a multi-choice radio link so at least if you were not keen listening to music you just didn’t plug in. The employees had a choice of 4 channels, all of which were pop ...
...may want to listen to something else. I think I am digressing a little from the subject. In the present factory we have Radio 1 for 40 hours a week. You would say what is wrong with that, well apart from repeating the top ten three times a day, advertising the same material and the DJ’s in love with their own voice there is not much wrong with it. Once upon a time pop music was played and sung by artists and who I could honestly call artists ...

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I've always been dead against Radio 1 for some reason unknown to me. I'd much rather listen to the commercial local station than I would the national one. Until now, at least. I got recommended the afternoon show by a friend of mine who said I'd love it, but I refused to listen. After a while I gave in and switched the radio over when I was driving home from work one day. Thankfully I am still here to tell the tale as I nearly crashed my car I was ...
...a few months for just half an hour a day driving home from work to Chris Moyles and the rest of the gang, I decided to get myself a decent pair of headphones and use my walkman to listen to the rest of it. Best £8 I've ever spent. I can listen to the whole show every day, and they say laughter is the best medicine - well, I certainly get plenty now! I'll quite happily listen to the rest of the R1 shows now too. I used to really really hate female ...

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