Radio 1 announce new "costcutting" schedule
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Radio 1 have announced a new "costcutting" schedule. Highlights include:
- Night of the long knives at Radio 1 as Edith Bowman, Nihal, Mike Davies, Rob Da Bank, Jen Long, Ally McCrae, CJ Beatz, Crissy Criss and Robbo Ranx all ditched.
- Alice Levine joins weekend afternoons
- Huw Stephens takes over the Phil and Alice show
- Dan and Phil ditched from Sunday nights, moved to 1 hour weeknight show
- New Radio 1 rock show after the Chart Show, with Daniel P Carter.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/arti...hedule-changes
Full statement:
BBC Radio 1 today announces a new three-hour Rock Show with Daniel P Carter on Sunday night from 7-10pm, following The Official Chart. An alternative to the various Sunday night TV talent competitions, the new show is part of changes to the station’s specialist music and weekend schedules.
Alice Levine will be hosting a new weekend afternoon show from 1-4pm, as part of a continuing strategy to develop new, young presenting talent for the BBC.
There will also be an extended late evening programme from Monday to Wednesday which will be hosted by Huw Stephens from 10pm-1am and will focus on new music, including BBC Introducing content from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions between 12midnight–1am.
There will be a new Monday 9-10pm show for Dan & Phil, with the show being fully visualised, Radio 1 Stories (documentary strand) moves to Tuesday 9-10pm, and Radio 1’s Surgery has a new slot on Wednesday 9-10pm. Phil Taggart will be on air Thursday nights from 9-10pm with a new music show.
Radio 1Xtra has a new look to the weekday 10pm shows with Monki starting a new show on Monday 10pm-1am, a new show for Sian Anderson on Wednesday and Seani B on Thursdays. On Saturday afternoon, female rapper A.Dot joins 1Xtra with a new show from 4-7pm.
It will also mean that Radio 1 & 1Xtra will say goodbye to some familiar faces. Edith Bowman, Nihal, Mike Davies, Rob Da Bank, Jen Long, Ally McCrae, CJ Beatz, Crissy Criss and Robbo Ranx, will all be signing off. Radio 1 & 1Xtra thanks them all for their hard work and commitment to the stations over many years.
These changes, which are due to begin on 1 September, enable Radio 1 & 1Xtra to deliver some of the savings they are being asked to make as part of the wider BBC’s financial challenges following the last Licence Fee settlement. Tough decisions have been made but the strategy remains for the stations to continue to innovate and invent new ways to reach their younger audience.
Ben Cooper, Controller, Radio 1 & 1Xtra, said: “These cuts to our budget are hurting, it means I have had to make some tough choices and say goodbye to some friends and respected colleagues. I believe these new schedules continue to innovate, reflect and celebrate the UK’s youth and music culture.”
In other changes, Skream joins Radio 1’s Residency, which plays host to some of the biggest names and emerging new talent in the dance world and moves to a new three-hour slot at 10pm Thursday. B.Traits joins Radio 1’s Friday night dance line-up from 1-4am, following Annie Mac (7-10pm) and Pete Tong (10pm-1am), who are both extended by an hour.
There is also an extra hour for Dev on Radio 1 Weekend Breakfast (6-10am) and Clara Amfo on 1Xtra Weekend Breakfast (6-10am).
Daniel P Carter said: “To be starting the show directly after the announcement of the UK number one is obviously amazing and to be in the position where my show is an alternative option to the Simon Cowell circus is also a beautiful thing. If that's your bag then all good, but I'm stoked that The Rock Show will be in a slot that reflects the importance of a genre that is now, and always will be, in great shape because it is everything to the people that love it.”
Alice Levine said: “In the 18 months since I joined Radio 1 I've already had so many incredible experiences. And now to be given a weekend daytime show really is a huge privilege. Bring on September!”
Huw Stephens said: “Night-time is a special time at Radio 1, and there is a strong tradition of supporting new artists, so I am delighted to be presenting a new show that will play excellent music and champion BBC Introducing artists as we end the day together.”
- Night of the long knives at Radio 1 as Edith Bowman, Nihal, Mike Davies, Rob Da Bank, Jen Long, Ally McCrae, CJ Beatz, Crissy Criss and Robbo Ranx all ditched.
- Alice Levine joins weekend afternoons
- Huw Stephens takes over the Phil and Alice show
- Dan and Phil ditched from Sunday nights, moved to 1 hour weeknight show
- New Radio 1 rock show after the Chart Show, with Daniel P Carter.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/arti...hedule-changes
Full statement:
BBC Radio 1 today announces a new three-hour Rock Show with Daniel P Carter on Sunday night from 7-10pm, following The Official Chart. An alternative to the various Sunday night TV talent competitions, the new show is part of changes to the station’s specialist music and weekend schedules.
Alice Levine will be hosting a new weekend afternoon show from 1-4pm, as part of a continuing strategy to develop new, young presenting talent for the BBC.
There will also be an extended late evening programme from Monday to Wednesday which will be hosted by Huw Stephens from 10pm-1am and will focus on new music, including BBC Introducing content from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions between 12midnight–1am.
There will be a new Monday 9-10pm show for Dan & Phil, with the show being fully visualised, Radio 1 Stories (documentary strand) moves to Tuesday 9-10pm, and Radio 1’s Surgery has a new slot on Wednesday 9-10pm. Phil Taggart will be on air Thursday nights from 9-10pm with a new music show.
Radio 1Xtra has a new look to the weekday 10pm shows with Monki starting a new show on Monday 10pm-1am, a new show for Sian Anderson on Wednesday and Seani B on Thursdays. On Saturday afternoon, female rapper A.Dot joins 1Xtra with a new show from 4-7pm.
It will also mean that Radio 1 & 1Xtra will say goodbye to some familiar faces. Edith Bowman, Nihal, Mike Davies, Rob Da Bank, Jen Long, Ally McCrae, CJ Beatz, Crissy Criss and Robbo Ranx, will all be signing off. Radio 1 & 1Xtra thanks them all for their hard work and commitment to the stations over many years.
These changes, which are due to begin on 1 September, enable Radio 1 & 1Xtra to deliver some of the savings they are being asked to make as part of the wider BBC’s financial challenges following the last Licence Fee settlement. Tough decisions have been made but the strategy remains for the stations to continue to innovate and invent new ways to reach their younger audience.
Ben Cooper, Controller, Radio 1 & 1Xtra, said: “These cuts to our budget are hurting, it means I have had to make some tough choices and say goodbye to some friends and respected colleagues. I believe these new schedules continue to innovate, reflect and celebrate the UK’s youth and music culture.”
In other changes, Skream joins Radio 1’s Residency, which plays host to some of the biggest names and emerging new talent in the dance world and moves to a new three-hour slot at 10pm Thursday. B.Traits joins Radio 1’s Friday night dance line-up from 1-4am, following Annie Mac (7-10pm) and Pete Tong (10pm-1am), who are both extended by an hour.
There is also an extra hour for Dev on Radio 1 Weekend Breakfast (6-10am) and Clara Amfo on 1Xtra Weekend Breakfast (6-10am).
Daniel P Carter said: “To be starting the show directly after the announcement of the UK number one is obviously amazing and to be in the position where my show is an alternative option to the Simon Cowell circus is also a beautiful thing. If that's your bag then all good, but I'm stoked that The Rock Show will be in a slot that reflects the importance of a genre that is now, and always will be, in great shape because it is everything to the people that love it.”
Alice Levine said: “In the 18 months since I joined Radio 1 I've already had so many incredible experiences. And now to be given a weekend daytime show really is a huge privilege. Bring on September!”
Huw Stephens said: “Night-time is a special time at Radio 1, and there is a strong tradition of supporting new artists, so I am delighted to be presenting a new show that will play excellent music and champion BBC Introducing artists as we end the day together.”
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Particuarly sad for 1Xtra I think some of those losses, and does somewhat indicate a slight change of the musical direction of the station.
Huw Stephens can't have too many complaints. That's a show he was born to present.
Meanwhile, this looks like Alice Levine being prepped for weekdays
Wouldn't be surprised if some presenters manage to wind up there as well
The Surgery must have been on Sunday nights for decades.
Strange that Phil Taggart has been reduced to just an hour in that P45 waiting room that the 9pm slot seems to be. Presumably he will be main cover for Alice at weekends which is a bit of a come down.
Such greats as
* Collins & Maconie's Hit Parade
* Cling Film with Mark Kermode
* Radio Tip Top
* various other comedies/ docs
About 10 years I think. Started with Sara Cox as I recall.
Dan p carter is an odd one as he not the youngest presenter on the schedule. And a real change to a normal Sunday over the past years.
Dan and Phil is also strange only doing an hour a week maybe they will start doing cover for people.
Alice Levine is ok she can be whiney at times
Only time will tell, I think there will be daytime shake ups next year.
They've been back for several years: currently it's Radio 1 Stories, the review show with Edith, a celeb playlist show and dance djs show.
Also surprised that Scott Mills hasn't been given the boot during this period!
Why not ditch Fearne Cotton too? Her voice makes me physically ill.
I loved the Blue Room!
He does seem to be the real loser in these changes which is a surprise. Unfortunately I suspect that he has been the victim of logic that reads something like this:
a) R1 can't afford to have dual-presenter shows The same reason why Dan and Phil are down to an hour a week)
b) Neither Phil nor Alice is ready to take on a weekday show solo
c) Huw Stephens is ready for such a move so put him in the weekday slot
d) R1 could put Alice on the Saturday afternoon slot and Phil on Sunday afternoons (or vice-versa) but wants to have a consistent presenter in both slots
e) R1 can't be seen to be dropping a female presenter from weekdays to nothing so, if if its a choice between Phil or Alice for both the Saturday and Sunday slots, it's Phil who gets thrown overboard (except for his hour a week):
-which is unfair and based on fear of disapproval by those in senior management obsessed with political correctness rather than decisions based on talent but the BBC's approach at present seems to be-sod what listeners think. We can't have the chattering classes disapproving of us, so this is what we'll do.
I notice too that Nihal is to be part of 5 live commentary at the Commonwealth Games.
1Xtra having been doing repeats of the 2-4am shows (from the previous week) before these cuts. It means the 6-7 hour of 1Xtra Breakfast that was automated now goes
Sara Cox did the Surgery before breakfast and she'd already finished her 3.5 year stint on breakfast 10 years ago, Moyles had started breakfast. Cox started the surgery late 90s so Sunday nights for more like 15 years.