BBC Radio 1 has unveiled a new schedule for summer 2024 which will kick in from Monday, July 1st.
Among the changes, Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James will be extended to 11am (Monday – Thursday) allowing more of the hosts young listeners the opportunity to wake up with him over the summer weeks.
Of the added 30 minutes to his show, Greg says: “Being on the radio is pretty much my entire personality so why not do an extra half hour a day for all those who can’t be bothered waking up early for the Breakfast Show in the summer holidays.”
In other news, Radio 1 will provide the soundtrack to the hottest summer festivals broadcasting live from Glastonbury, TRNSMT, Ibiza, Malta and Reading and Leeds, in addition to being live from Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Parklife, and Download over previous weekends.
The station will also deliver all of the “most memorable moments” from each festival directly to listeners, from exclusive backstage interviews to headline performances from some of the world’s biggest artists.
Listeners can tune in live on BBC Sounds as well as on Radio 1 from Friday to Sunday (1pm – 4pm).
Additionally, Sam and Danni will cover Friday Early Breakfast (5am – 7am) from 5 July, until January 2025. The duo will keep the seat warm until the next wave of presenting talent will take the reins and the slot will resume to its normal format dedicated to showcasing the very best new and emerging presenting talent.
Sam and Danni will host Friday Early Breakfast alongside Weekend Breakfast (Saturdays and Sundays, 7am – 10am) with both shows broadcasting from Cardiff.
Later this summer Radio 1 will also launch a number of new shows on the BBC Sounds Radio 1 Dance stream.
Arielle Free will host Radio 1 Dance Morning, which will launch on July 15th and be available Monday to Sunday. Danny Howard will present Radio 1’s Dance Party Warm Up, a weekly show available every Thursday (6pm – 8pm) getting listeners ready for the weekend. Pete Tong will curate his Essential History of Dance a weekly show (Saturdays, 7pm – 8pm) dedicated to telling the story of the Dance genre.
There will also be a new evening specialist series which will see Radio 1 Dance collaborate with key Dance music labels Defected Records, HE.SHE.THEY. and DnB Allstars.
Connor Coates will present a daily playlist – Radio 1 Dance – which will come from Northern Ireland, playing the best new, current and classic Dance tracks, and Charlie Hedges’ Radio 1 Dance Anthems will be streamed daily across afternoons.
Aled Haydn Jones, Head of BBC Radio 1, says of the schedule changes: “The summer months see a change in routine for our young listeners and as a station, it’s important we acknowledge this and continue to cater to their needs. With that in mind, I’m pleased to introduce our new summer 2024 schedule which offers a variety of new shows and content as well as an extra thirty minutes of Radio 1 Breakfast! I can’t wait to tune in!”