Chris Moyles controversies

Throughout his career on radio, Chris Moyles, and to a lesser extent the rest of his team, have been involved in a few controversial incidents, some of which earned Moyles a warning from the authorities.

Fellow celebrities

In 2002, Moyles threatened long-time enemy Capital DJ Dr. Fox on air, saying he would "tear off his head and poo down his neck". Also in that year, he jokingly said he would take the virginity of singer Charlotte Church when she turned 16. Church later appeared on the show, and the Christmas show was even broadcast from her mother's pub one year.

In 1997, not long after he joined BBC Radio 1, Moyles responded to John Peel calling him "DLT [Dave Lee Travis] in waiting" by saying Peel was "Kenny Everett in waiting, because Kenny Everett is dead and it's only a matter of time before he [Peel] pops his clogs". According to Moyles, Peel later approached him at a Radio 1 DJ gathering, pinched his bottom and asked him to buy him a drink. He and Moyles talked and found they liked each other. Chris was among many Radio 1 DJs to pay tribute on air to Peel when he died in October 2004.

Language

In February 2006, Moyles was forced to apologise when he said to a caller on Car Park Catchphrase "you've got three kids from some fuckin'...". He apologised profusely for this incident. Elton John swore a few times on air when he was a guest on the show.