69-736: Annie Macmanus (born 18 July 1978), known professionally as Annie Mac , is an Irish DJ, broadcaster and writer. She hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1 , including BBC Switch and Future Sounds . She also DJed in various locations, including hosting her AMP (Annie Mac Presents) Lost and Found venues in places like Ibiza . Annie Mac was born in Dublin , Ireland, on 18 July 1978, and has three siblings. After attending Wesley College in Dublin, she studied English literature at The Queen's University of Belfast . Annie lives in Queen's Park, London . She has
138-624: A Live version from the Ultra performance. The original and remixes were collected together in an EP release on 2 December 2016. At a Life in Color event held in Manchester on 3 February 2018, they played out a remix of Pendulum's "Blood Sugar" that was released with the Pendulum's Reworks album launching 16 March and releasing in full on 29 June 2018. On 10 May 2018 Rob revealed the existence of
207-517: A Pegboard Nerds collaboration on Twitter. This collaboration was eventually titled " Harpoon " and released as part of the Pegboard Nerds' Full Hearts EP in July. The subreddit, r/electronnicmusic, hosted an AMA with Rob Swire discussing upcoming songs and miscellaneous topics on On 13 July 2018 Rob and Gareth premiered their live radio show titled "Knifecast" on 20 September 2018. The show
276-507: A backstage tour around the Radio 1 buildings. This has since been stopped; however, there is now a podcast of the Mini Mix. She has also presented Other Voices for RTÉ Two . In September 2009, Mac released her first compilation album, Annie Mac Presents , followed in the subsequent two years Annie Mac Presents 2010 and Annie Mac Presents 2011 . In August 2012, Annie Mac was one of
345-651: A breakfast show did not come naturally to them. They were replaced by Zoe Ball and Kevin Greening eight months later in October 1997; Greening soon moved on, leaving Ball as sole presenter. The reinvention of the station happened at a fortuitous time, with the rise of Britpop in the mid-1990s – bands like Oasis , Blur and Pulp were popular and credible at the time, and the station's popularity rose with them. Documentaries like John Peel's Lost in Music , which looked at
414-495: A controversial and youth-orientated movement by bringing in club DJ Pete Tong amongst others. There had been a dance music programme on Radio 1 since 1987 and Pete Tong (now the current longest-serving DJ at the station) was the second DJ to present an all dance music show. This quickly gave birth to the Essential Mix where underground DJs mix electronic and club based music in a two-hour slot. Dance and urban music has been
483-618: A countdown by the Controller of Radios 1 and 2, Robin Scott , and a jingle, recorded at PAMS in Dallas , Texas, beginning "The voice of Radio 1" – were: And, good morning everyone. Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1. This was the first use of US-style jingles on BBC radio, but the style was familiar to listeners who were acquainted with Blackburn and other DJs from their days on pirate radio. The reason jingles from PAMS were used
552-428: A crowd of over 80,000 people. Annie was the second support act to play on the day, taking to the stage at around 3:30pm, preceded by Mitch Rowland , and followed by Inhaler (band) and Wet Leg . In September 2023, Mac reunited with Nick Grimshaw to launch the brand-new BBC Sounds podcast Sidetracked with Annie and Nick , which sees the pair chat about the week in their lives and popular culture. Weekly episodes of
621-441: A gaggle of others, some transferred from pirate stations, such as Keith Skues , Ed Stewart , Mike Raven , David Ryder , Jim Fisher , Jimmy Young , Dave Cash , Kenny Everett , Simon Dee , Terry Wogan , Duncan Johnson , Doug Crawford , Tommy Vance , Chris Denning , and Emperor Rosko . Many of the most popular pirate radio voices, such as Simon Dee, had only a one-hour slot per week ("Midday Spin"). I want to slag off all
690-533: A network of transmitters which had carried the Light Programme. Most were of comparatively low power, at less than 50 kilowatts, leading to patchy coverage of the country. The first disc jockey to broadcast on the new station was Tony Blackburn , who had previously been on Radio Caroline and Radio London , and presented what became known as the Radio 1 Breakfast Show . The first words on Radio 1 – after
759-490: A new programme, The Friday Rock Show . and on 23 November Radio 1 moved from 247m (1214 kHz) to 275 & 285m (1053 & 1089 kHz) medium wave as part of a plan to improve national AM reception, and to conform with the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 . Annie Nightingale , whose first Radio 1 programme aired on 5 October 1969, was Britain's first national female DJ (the earliest record presenter
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#1732786698686828-566: A new show simply called Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac. A popular feature is the Annie Mac Mini Mix, an opportunity to showcase various DJs' ability to produce a five-minute mix with other DJs. The Mini mix was also a feature of her previous show on a Thursday night. She was a regular stand-in for Zane Lowe 's show before he left the station. In 2009 Annie won the Best Female award at the drum and bass awards for her contribution to
897-468: A new weekend breakfast show. In 1985, Radio 1 relocated from its studios in Broadcasting House to Egton House . In March 1985, Ranking Miss P became the first black female DJ on the station, hosting a reggae programme. In July, Andy Kershaw also joined the station. Simon Mayo joined the station in 1986, while Smith re-joined to replace Read on the breakfast show. In response to
966-567: A permanent feature on Radio 1 since with club DJs such as Judge Jules , Danny Rampling , Trevor Nelson , and the Dreem Teem all moving from London's Kiss 100 to the station. Listening numbers continued to decline. The breakfast show and the UK Top 40 continued to struggle. In 2000, Zoe Ball was replaced in the mornings by close friend and fellow ladette Sara Cox . The success of Moyles' show has come alongside increased success for
1035-742: A son (born May 2013) with her husband DJ Toddla T . She gave birth to her second child on 6 January 2017. While she was on maternity leave her radio show was presented by MistaJam and then Mac returned to the station on 12 June 2017. Her brother, Davey Macmanus, was the lead singer and guitarist in bands the Crocketts and the Crimea . Annie left Radio 1 in July 2021 to spend more time with her husband Toddla T and her children. Her debut novel Mother Mother came out in May 2021. Annie played gigs in Ireland at
1104-532: A teaser of a Knife Party remix on SoundCloud labeled "Not Pendulum", which later turned out to be their remix of Swedish House Mafia's " Save the World ". Knife Party's first EP , 100% No Modern Talking , was released digitally through Warner Bros. Records on 12 December 2011. The EP originally was to feature "Back to the Z-List" but was replaced with "Destroy Them with Lazers" as the duo had decided to abandon
1173-436: A tweet that he was happy with the album leaking, but that he felt it made "months of arguments about release dates and watermarks pointless." Evidence of a possible new EP made itself known during their performance at Ultra Music Festival 2015 where they debuted three new tracks: Parliament Funk, PLUR Police and Kraken ft. Tom Staar. On 13 November Knife Party tweeted on their official Twitter page that they will be releasing
1242-457: A weekly late night show presented by a well known Internet personality called The Internet Takeover . Shows have been presented by various YouTubers such as Jim Chapman and Hannah Witton . In January 2015, Clara Amfo replaced Jameela Jamil as host of The Official Chart on Sundays (4 pm – 7 pm) and in March, Zane Lowe left Radio 1 and was replaced by Annie Mac on
1311-412: Is thought to be Jean Metcalfe of Family Favourites , but given that Metcalfe only presented the programme she is not considered a "true" DJ) and became its longest-serving presenter, having constantly evolved her musical tastes with the times. In 1978, Al Matthews became the first black disc jockey to join Radio 1. His Saturday night show Discovatin ' was broadcast for over two years. During
1380-402: The digital audio workstation application Nuendo for production. In an interview with Sound on sound Swire mentions he used to use Logic Pro , but switched to Nuendo, mainly due to the linking system and workflow environment. Most of the sounds emulated are virtual instruments (VST). They also use outboard gear such as Tube-Tech SMC 2B Stereo Multi-Band Compressor. The ARIA Music Awards
1449-673: The drum and bass band Pendulum . The duo started Knife Party as a side project to Pendulum. However, after the project's success and mass popularity, Knife Party became their primary project. The name is derived from the Deftones song "Knife Prty" featured on the 2000 album White Pony . Knife Party's name caused consternation at first, as some said the name showed support for knife crime . Rob Swire rebutted this during an interview stating "...we're not advocating any type of knife-related crime any more than Swedish House Mafia were advocating organised crime." On 25 May 2011, Swire previewed
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#17327866986861518-457: The 1990s the Britpop boom declined, and manufactured chart pop (boy bands and acts aimed at sub-teenagers) came to dominate the charts. New-genre music occupied the evenings (indie on weekdays and dance at weekends), with a mix of specialist shows and playlist fillers through late nights. The rise of rave culture through the late 1980s and early 1990s gave the station the opportunity to move into
1587-546: The BBC 'Radio Weeks' promotions that took Radio 1, 2 and 4 shows on the road – drew some of the largest crowds of the decade. The station undoubtedly played a role in maintaining the high sales of 45 rpm single records, although it benefited from a lack of competition, apart from Radio Luxembourg , and from Manx Radio in the Isle of Man. ( Independent Local Radio did not begin until October 1973, took many years to cover virtually all of
1656-468: The BBC was a turn-off for some, and needle time restrictions prevented it from playing as many records as offshore stations had. It also had limited finances and often, as in January 1975, suffered disproportionately when the BBC had to make financial cutbacks, strengthening an impression that it was regarded as a lower priority by senior BBC executives. Despite this, it gained massive audiences, becoming
1725-647: The DJs selected by Channel 4 to hold a live six-hour, televised House Party on Bank Holiday Friday. She released "Annie Mac Presents 2012" in October 2012; the tracklisting contained some of the songs Mac played on the Channel 4 House Party. Tracks by Knife Party and Steve Aoki headlined the tracklisting. On 31 December 2012, Annie Mac was one of the DJs selected by Channel 4 to hold a live six-hour, televised New Year's House Party. Annie Mac dj'd In November 2014, she began hosting Annie Mac Presents on SiriusXM 's BPM in
1794-580: The EP on 20 November 2015. At Kingsday Festival 2015 they premiered a brand new collaboration with Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine . During Ultra Music Festival 2016, Knife Party closed out the festival and brought out Tom Morello to perform a live version of the collaboration. The track was later announced to be titled "Battle Sirens" and released worldwide on 9 September 2016. Official remixes by Brillz and Ephwurd were released shortly after as well as
1863-483: The UK and was initially a mixture of music and talk). Alan Freeman 's "Saturday Rock Show" was voted "Best Radio Show" five years running by readers of a national music publication, and was then axed by controller Derek Chinnery. News coverage on the station was boosted in 1973 when Newsbeat bulletins aired for the first time, and Richard Skinner joined the station as one of the new programme's presenters. On air, 1978
1932-435: The UK on FM between 97.1 MHz and 99.7 MHz , digital radio , digital TV and BBC Sounds. It was launched in 1967 to meet the demand for music generated by pirate radio stations, when the average age of the UK population was 27. The BBC claims that it targets the 15–29 age group, and the average age of its UK audience since 2009 is 30. BBC Radio 1 started 24-hour broadcasting on 1 May 1991. According to RAJAR ,
2001-704: The United States, starting at 21:00. ET. into the New Year on this televised event. On 15 February 2015, it was announced she had taken over Zane Lowe 's Radio 1 evening show airing Monday-Thursdays 19:00 to 21:00. In January 2017, Mac presented a BBC Three programme called Who Killed the Night investigating the status of British nightclubs following many closures, notably the Fabric closure and reopening and property developments on sites of former clubs, visiting
2070-462: The breakfast show in January 1994, Bannister hired Chris Evans to present the breakfast show in April 1995. Evans was a popular presenter but was dismissed in 1997 after he demanded to present the breakfast show for only four days per week. Evans was replaced from 17 February 1997 by Mark and Lard – Mark Radcliffe and his sidekick Marc Riley – who found the slick, mass-audience style required for
2139-651: The chief executive of RadioCentre, was "to identify both areas of best practice and possible savings." The controller of Radio 1 and sister station 1Xtra changed to Ben Cooper on 28 October 2011, following the departure of Andy Parfitt. Ben Cooper answered to the Director of BBC Audio and Music, Tim Davie. On 7 December 2011, Ben Cooper's first major changes to the station were announced. Skream & Benga, Toddla T , Charlie Sloth and Friction replaced Judge Jules, Gilles Peterson , Kissy Sell Out and Fabio & Grooverider. A number of shows were shuffled to incorporate
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2208-448: The country by having that play list monopoly. — Joe Strummer Initially, the station was unpopular with some of its target audience who, it is claimed, disliked the fact that much of its airtime was shared with Radio 2 and that it was less unequivocally aimed at a young audience than the offshore stations, with some DJs such as Jimmy Young being in their 40s. The very fact that it was part of an "establishment" institution such as
2277-430: The day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica , dance, hip hop and indie , while its sister station 1Xtra plays black contemporary music , including hip hop and R&B . Radio 1 also runs two online streams, Radio 1 Dance , dedicated to dance music, and Radio 1 Anthems , dedicated to throwback music; both are available to listen only on BBC Sounds . Radio 1 broadcasts throughout
2346-443: The early weekend shows. Gary Davies and Janice Long also joined, hosting Saturday night late and evening shows respectively. In 1984, Robbie Vincent joined to host a Sunday evening soul show. Mike Smith left for a while to present BBC1's Breakfast Time ; Gary Davies then took over the weekday lunchtime slot. Bruno Brookes joined and replaced Peter Powell as presenter of the teatime show, with Powell replacing Blackburn on
2415-561: The first single off the album was released on 25 August 2014. The album was scheduled for release on 24 November 2014. The second promotional single, "Begin Again", was released on 22 September 2014 and the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 183. On 7 November 2014, iTunes accidentally released Abandon Ship early, causing Knife Party to have to release the album early on all platforms. Knife Party's Rob Swire mentioned in
2484-563: The growth in dance and rap music, Jeff Young joined in October 1987 with the Big Beat show. At the end of the year Nicky Campbell , Mark Goodier and Liz Kershaw all joined, and Janice Long left. Mayo replaced Smith on the breakfast show in May 1988. In September, Goodier and Kershaw took over weekend breakfasts with Powell departing. Campbell took over weekday evenings as part of a move into night-time broadcasting as 1 October 1988 saw Radio 1 extend broadcast hours until 02:00; previously
2553-474: The iTunes Top 10 Albums Chart and peaked at 3. It also hit number 1 Electro House Album on Beatport. The EP was also Knife Party's first Top 40 entry on the Billboard 200 , peaking at 37. In May 2014 Swire stated that the debut Knife Party album was near completion and that they were in their final stages of finishing it. In June it was announced that the album would be titled Abandon Ship . "Resistance"
2622-444: The influence that the use of drugs have had over popular musicians, received critical acclaim but were slated inside Broadcasting House . At just before 09:00 on 1 July 1994, Radio 1 broadcast on medium wave for the final time. In March 1995, Radio 1 hosted an "Interactive Radio Night" with Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq broadcasting from Cyberia , an internet café and featuring live performances by Orbital via ISDN . Later in
2691-539: The most listened-to station in the world, with audiences of over ten million claimed for some of its shows (up to twenty million for some of the combined Radio 1 and Radio 2 shows). In the early-to-mid-1970s Radio 1 presenters were rarely out of the British tabloids, thanks to the Publicity Department's high-profile work. The touring summer live broadcasts called the Radio 1 Roadshow – usually as part of
2760-550: The need to spend more time with her husband Toddla T and their children. She made the emotional announcement live on air during Greg James ' Radio 1 Breakfast Show . It was also announced that fellow Radio 1 DJ, Clara Amfo , would take over Annie's Future Sounds show from July, while Danny Howard would take over the Radio 1's Dance Party show. Annie Mac's final Radio 1 show was broadcast on 30 July 2021. On 10 June 2023, Mac supported Harry Styles at Slane Castle performing to
2829-632: The new line-up. On 28 February 2012, further changes were announced. Greg James and Scott Mills swapped shows and Jameela Jamil , Gemma Cairney and Danny Howard joined the station. The new line-up of DJs for In New DJs We Trust was also announced with B.Traits , Mosca, Jordan Suckley and Julio Bashmore hosting shows on a four weekly rotation. This new schedule took effect on Monday, 2 April 2012. In September 2012, Nick Grimshaw replaced Chris Moyles as host of "Radio 1's Breakfast Show". Grimshaw previously hosted Mon-Thurs 10pm-Midnight, Weekend Breakfast and Sunday evenings alongside Annie Mac. Grimshaw
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2898-610: The new music evening show. Knife Party Knife Party are an Australian electronic music duo consisting of Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen , two members of the drum and bass band Pendulum . The duo has worked with artists such as Swedish House Mafia , Steve Aoki , MistaJam , Foreign Beggars , I See MONSTAS , Tom Staar , Pegboard Nerds and Tom Morello . Knife Party peaked at 23rd on DJMag's 2013 Top 100 DJs rankings. Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen met in 2002 and have since performed music in various different bands and music projects. They along with Paul Harding formed
2967-501: The people in charge of radio stations. Firstly, Radio 1. They outlawed the pirates and then didn't, as they promised, cater for the market the pirates created. Radio 1 and 2, most afternoons, run concurrently and the whole thing has slid right back to where it was before the pirates happened. They've totally fucked it. There's no radio station for young people any more. It's all down to housewives and trendies in Islington. They're killing
3036-591: The podcast drop on Thursdays. On 13 November 2023, Mac was guest on BBC2 Between the Covers , with Adrian Edmondson , Chris McCausland and Angela Barnes . Annie Mac Presents: Lost & Found Festival, is an annual music festival that takes place in St. Paul's Bay , Malta during May. The festival was started in 2015 and is curated by Mac, who was named as the Festival Ambassador of Malta in 2018, and
3105-1171: The promotion of this genre of music. Annie made regular appearances as a feature presenter on BBC Two 's The Culture Show , giving her opinions on the latest music offerings. She appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks in January 2006 and she co-presented Top of the Pops on 18 June 2006 with Reggie Yates and on 11 July 2006 with Rufus Hound in a T in the Park special. Annie has also filled in for Zane Lowe on his Gonzo show on MTV2 . She regularly DJs b2b with Jonny Birchall and Will Phillips at clubs such as Moles Club , Ponana, Zero Zero, The Nest, Second Bridge Nightclub and Club XL all in Bath , Night Digital in Brighton and university venues such as Fitzwilliam College , Cambridge and Aston University . She has also appeared on ITV Comedy, FM , as herself. On 18 February 2007 BBC Radio 1 launched their first video podcast or vodcast. It featured Annie on
3174-480: The reins fully in October 1993. His aim was to rid the station of its " Smashie and Nicey " image in order to appeal to the under-25s. Although originally launched as a youth station, by the early 1990s, its loyal listeners and DJs had aged with the station over its 25-year history. Many long-standing DJs, such as Simon Bates , Dave Lee Travis , Alan Freeman , Bob Harris , Paul Gambaccini , Gary Davies , and later Steve Wright, Bruno Brookes and Johnnie Walker left
3243-578: The site of former Kings Cross club Bagleys/Canvas. The programme featured interviews with the newly appointed night czar Amy Lamé . In March 2021, Mac announced her first book, Mother Mother , with her birth name in the author's title of the book. It was released on 27 May of that year and became a Sunday Times bestseller. The book centres on Mary and her son TJ in Belfast, and various challenges including motherhood and grief. On 20 April 2021 Mac announced her departure from Radio 1 after 17 years, citing
3312-530: The start of her career. Her first BBC Radio 1 programme was broadcast on 29 July 2004. She had been a producer at BBC Radio 1 before this and was heard as a voice for jingles on the station at least as far back as February 2004. Her first live set with the station was at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Dundee in May 2006 as part of the Essential Mix live broadcast. Annie remarked on air at the time how it
3381-608: The station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 7.3 million with a listening share of 4.5% as of March 2024. Radio 1 was established in 1967 (along with the more middle-of-the-road BBC Radio 2 ) as a successor to the BBC Light Programme , which had broadcast popular music and other entertainment since 1945. Radio 1 was conceived as a direct response to the popularity of offshore pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline and Radio London , which had been declared illegal by Act of Parliament . Radio 1's initial format
3450-429: The station had closed for the night at midnight. From September 1988, Radio 1 began its FM switch-on, with further major transmitter switch-ons in 1989 and 1990. It was not until the mid-1990s that all existing BBC radio transmitters had Radio 1 added. Previously, Radio 1 had "borrowed" Radio 2's VHF/FM frequencies for around 25 hours each week. On 1 May 1991, Radio 1 began 24-hour broadcasting, although only on FM, as
3519-545: The station in general. In 2006, DJs Scott Mills and Zane Lowe won gold Sony Radio Awards , while the station itself came away with the best station award. A new evening schedule was introduced in September 2006, dividing the week by genre. The licence-fee funding of Radio 1, alongside Radio 2, is often criticised by the commercial sector. In the first quarter of 2011 Radio 1 was part of an efficiency review conducted by John Myers . His role, according to Andrew Harrison,
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#17327866986863588-406: The station or were dismissed, and in January 1995, older music (typically anything recorded before 1990) was dropped from the daytime playlist . Many listeners rebelled as the first new DJs to be introduced represented a crossover from other parts of the BBC (notably Bannister and Trevor Dann's former colleagues at the BBC's London station, GLR ) with Emma Freud and Danny Baker . Another problem
3657-436: The station – including Edith Bowman, Nihal and Rob da Bank. Huw Stephens gained a new show hosting 10 pm – 1 am Monday–Wednesday with Alice Levine presenting weekends 1 pm – 4 pm. Radio 1's Residency also expanded with Skream joining the rotational line-up on Thursday nights (10 pm – 1 am). From December 2014 to April 2016, Radio 1 included
3726-406: The station's MW transmitters were switched off between midnight and 06:00. In 1992, Radio 1, for the first and only time, covered a general election . Their coverage was presented by Nicky Campbell . In his last few months as controller, Johnny Beerling commissioned a handful of new shows that in some ways set the tone for what was to come under Matthew Bannister . One of these " Loud'n'proud "
3795-460: The station. The changes took effect in January 2013. Former presenter Sara Cox hosted her last show on Radio 1 in February 2014 before moving back to Radio 2. In March 2014, Gemma Cairney left the weekend breakfast show to host the weekday early breakfast slot, swapping shows with Dev. In September 2014, Radio 1 operated a series of changes to their output which saw many notable presenters leave
3864-531: The summer months a Wednesday show was also broadcast featuring live acts. At the start of 1981, Mike Read took over The Radio 1 Breakfast Show from Dave Lee Travis . Towards the end of the year, Steve Wright started the long-running Steve Wright in the Afternoon show. In 1982, the new Radio 1's Weekend Breakfast Show started, initially with Tony Blackburn supported by Maggie Philbin and Keith Chegwin . Adrian John and Pat Sharp also joined for
3933-831: The track "Ghost Train", a minimal tech house track, from their EP Lost Souls on the 13th episode of their podcast. The tracklist for the "Lost Souls" The EP also included the tracks "No Saint", "Lost Souls", and "Death & Desire" (featuring Harrison), and was released on 19 July. The EP debuted at No. 7 on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Album Sales chart in August. The song "Death & Desire" debuted at No. 35 on Billboard ' s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart on 14 December. In addition to four tracks, Muzz 's remix of "Ghost Train", Laidback Luke 's remix of "Death & Desire" and Annix's remix of "Lost Souls" were also released. Knife Party use
4002-440: The track. The EP title refers to the lack of "Modern Talking", a wavetable in the software synthesiser NI Massive commonly used to create "talking" basslines . Their second EP, Rage Valley , was released digitally through EarStorm and Big Beat . It was made available for purchase on Beatport and iTunes on 27 May 2012. The song "Bonfire", released on this EP, was featured on an episode of AMC's Breaking Bad and in
4071-408: The video game WWE 2K15 (the latter of which features the instrumental version on its official soundtrack). The EP was also Knife Party's first-ever entry on the Billboard 200, peaking at 75. Their third EP Haunted House , was released on 6 May 2013 digitally through EarStorm and Big Beat . The EP was leaked on 29 April 2013 and was uploaded in its officially on 5 May 2013. The EP entered into
4140-600: Was " Flowers in the Rain " by The Move , the number 2 record in that week's Top 20 (the number 1 record, The Last Waltz by Engelbert Humperdinck , would have been inappropriate for the station's sound). The second single was " Massachusetts " by the Bee Gees . The breakfast show remains the most prized slot in the Radio 1 schedule, with every change of breakfast show presenter generating considerable media interest. The initial rota of staff included John Peel , Pete Myers , and
4209-410: Was a mix "between a podcast and just playing music". At the end of the episode they premiered a new Dubstep ID, titled Lost Souls. During their eighth Knifecast podcast on 16 November 2018, Rob and Gareth premiered another new track tentatively named "Ghost Town", which eventually became "Death & Desire", and showcased several previous versions of the track. On 17 April 2019, Knife Party previewed
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#17327866986864278-458: Was influenced in particular by Radio London's American-style Top 40 format, in which music was divided into categories played in strict rotation. The new service was initially promoted in the summer of 1967 by trails (voiced by Kenny Everett ) which referred to it as "Radio 247", the station's temporary working title. Radio 1 was launched at 7:00 am on Saturday 30 September 1967. Broadcasts were on 1214 kHz AM (247 metres), using
4347-467: Was presented with the award by Malta's Minister for Tourism. The four-day event is split between a number of day and night parties at a variety of venues across the island, including Café Del Mar, which hosts the daytime pool parties. BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC . It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout
4416-449: Was replaced by Phil Taggart and Alice Levine on the 10pm-Midnight show. In November 2012, another series of changes were announced. This included the departure of Reggie Yates and Vernon Kay. Jameela Jamil was announced as the new presenter of The Official Chart . Matt Edmondson moved to weekend mornings with Tom Deacon briefly replacing him on Wednesday nights. Daniel Howell and Phil Lester , famous YouTubers and video bloggers, joined
4485-541: Was that the Musicians' Union would not agree to a single fee for the singers and musicians if the jingles were made "in-house" by the BBC; they wanted repeat fees each time one was played. The first music to be heard on the station was an extract from "Beefeaters" by Johnny Dankworth . " Theme One ", specially composed for the launch by George Martin was played for the first time before Radio 1 officially launched at 7 am. The first complete record played on Radio 1
4554-499: Was that, at the time, Radio 2 was sticking resolutely to a format which appealed mainly to those who had been listening since the days of the Light Programme , and commercial radio, which was targeting the "Radio 1 and a half" audience, consequently enjoyed a massive increase in its audience share at Radio 1's expense. After the departure of Steve Wright, who had been unsuccessfully moved from his long-running afternoon show to
4623-488: Was the UK's first national radio series aimed at a gay audience, which was produced in Manchester and aired from August 1993. Far from being a "parting quirk", the show was a surprise hit and led to the network's first coverage of the large outdoor Gay Pride event in 1994. The Man Ezeke became Radio 1's first black regular daytime presenter when he began hosting on Sunday lunchtimes in January 1993. Bannister took
4692-465: Was the busiest year of the decade. David Jensen replaced Dave Lee Travis as host of the weekday drivetime programme so that DLT could replace Noel Edmonds as presenter of the Radio 1 Breakfast show. Later in the year the Sunday teatime chart show was extended from a Top 20 countdown to a Top 40 countdown, and Tommy Vance , one of the station's original presenters, rejoined the station to present
4761-579: Was the first time they had trusted her to do a live mix. Annie hosted programmes on BBC Radio 1 . Her main programme, called Radio 1's Future Sounds , aired from 18:00 to 20:00 on Mondays to Thursdays, playing mainly newly released dance-pop, hip-hop, rock and indie. Additionally, her Friday night dance-based show ( Radio 1’s Dance Party ) is broadcast between 18:00 to 20:00. She previously hosted BBC Switch with close friend and fellow DJ Nick Grimshaw on Sunday evenings from 19:00 to 21:00 until 21 March 2010. After this date, they moved to 22:00 – midnight with
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