Radio 1: Last News

supports HTML5 videoNick Grimshaw’s last day on BBC Radio 1 was a rollercoaster of emotions – including hysterical laughter after he fell flat on his bum. The presenter, 36, left Radio 1 on Thursday after 14 years, leaving fans emotional with his heartfelt message on his final link. However, it wasn’t a melancholy evening for Nick and his pals, as they managed to capture a side-splitting moment on camera later in the evening. The group ended up in what appeared to be a loading bay at one point in their night out, where Nick tried to take a set on a folding chair. What he didn’t realise at the time was that the chair had clearly been discarded for a reason, as the second he sat down on it, the legs gave way, sending him crashing to the

Annie Mac broke down in tears as she prepared to sign off from her final Dance Party show on BBC Radio 1 on Friday night.The 43-year-old, who had worked as a presenter on Radio 1 for 17 years, wrapped up her broadcast duties on the last edition of Radio 1’s Dance Party with Annie Mac.Just before her final song, Annie’s voice cracked as she shared a text her dad had just sent to her, which had finally broken the dam and ‘floored me’.Going on to thank her parents, she explained: ‘They live in Dublin and you couldn’t get Radio 1 very well back in the day, and at the start of my shows they used to sit out in the car and listen to my shows.’After a show billed with bangers including the A-Trax remix of Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Heads Will Roll, Chase &

supports HTML5 videoGreg James has revealed his most-hated catchphrase to come out of 2020 – and it’s ‘socially distanced, of course’. The BBC Radio 1 DJ, 35, shared a TikTok video in which he told his followers: ‘I’m about to point something out and when I’ve done it there’s no going back.

would not be played on BBC Radio 1, with an edited version provided by the record label, in an effort to avoid offending younger listeners.The original song will still be played on Radio 2, while presenters on 6 Music will be given the choice between the two versions.Fox -who has waged a war on the ‘woke’ of late, started his own political party and boycotted Sainsbury’s after they showed support for Black History Month – was rather offended by Radio 1’s decision to leave out the homophobic slur when playing Fairytale Of New York, and took to Twitter to urge others to get the ‘proper version’ to number one.The 42-year-old tweeted: ‘Here we go again.

Maya Jama has announced that she has left her BBC Radio 1 show after working for the station since 2018. 

Zoe Ball said the BBC’s Great British Singalong was “utterly joyful” as she took part in another instalment of the event – this time dedicated to delivery drivers.

BBC Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 6 Music will be joining their European counterparts in a show of unity against the coronavirus pandemic. 

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