[Jack_]

Radio 1 schedule: Scott Mills and Greg James to swap

Scott Mills and Greg James are to swap shows as part of changes at Radio 1.

Greg will move to weekdays 4-7pm, with Scott switching to weekdays 1-4pm.

1Xtra's Gemma Cairney will also be moving to the station, hosting the weekend breakfast show, while Jameela Jamil from T4 will be the new host of the Request Show.

Greg's new show starts on 2 April - the DJ said: "My dream job just keeps getting better and better. I can't wait to get going with the new show!"

Gemma, who's switching from Radio 1's sister station, said the move would be "really emotional" but that she was looking forward to "all the new fun".

Edith Bowman, who's making way for Gemma, will now host the Review Show on Tuesdays between 9 and 10pm.

'Dream come true'

Jameela Jamil, 26, and best know for hosting Channel 4's T4 show, said she couldn't wait to get started in radio.

"To say I'm excited is a major understatement... [it's] literally a dream come true and I can't wait to slip on the headphones."

Another new signing is 24-year-old Danny Howard from Blackpool who lands a brand new show after being discovered in a Radio 1 talent search.

R1's Dance Anthems with Danny Howard will go out on Saturdays at 4pm.

Specialist music show In New DJs We Trust also gets a line-up of four new DJs, while 1Xtra also has some changes.

Sarah-Jane Crawford moves to weekdays 1-4pm and a new addition, Adele Roberts, will take over Sarah Jane's weekend show.

The stations' controller Ben Cooper said the shake-up is designed to bring in younger listeners and offer up fresh talent for both networks.

The new schedule comes in on Monday 2 April.

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[Callum]

Jameela and Gemma

[Shaun]

I like Jameela but Gemma is...erm...special.

[Jack_]

I'm glad Greg's got drive (I imagine he's also being lined up as Moyle's replacement, hope he is anyway), feel bad for Scott though.

Seems a bit...weird as well. Moving back a slot? And you can tell he's not happy, tuned in today to see if he mentioned it and he seemed quite downbeat.

[MTVN]

Ah I liked Greg being on in the early afternoons, don't really see why the switch is necessary, is he more popular than Scott or something?

[Marc]

Jameela

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Ah I liked Greg being on in the early afternoons, don't really see why the switch is necessary, is he more popular than Scott or something?

Nah, Scott's a lot more popular but I think after a lot of pressure from BBC Trust and the media the station is trying to push for a younger audience, and that means younger DJ's getting more prominent slots. It's a bit of a stupid idea in principle if you ask me, like him or not Moyles is still popular with many young people, and he's almost 40.

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Nah, Scott's a lot more popular but I think after a lot of pressure from BBC Trust and the media the station is trying to push for a younger audience, and that means younger DJ's getting more prominent slots. It's a bit of a stupid idea in principle if you ask me, like him or not Moyles is still popular with many young people, and he's almost 40.

Ah right, don't really see the need, Radio 1 is already listened to largely to younger people I would have thought, and besides I don't see much of a problem with appealing to a wide demographic, not surprised Scott would be annoyed about this