[gregs]

Radio 1 today revealed exciting changes to its weekend schedule that will see new shows and new talent taking over.

The changes, which come into effect from September, see Colin Murray and Edith Bowman gaining a new Sunday show and The Dreem Teem’s Spoony, taking over both Saturday and Sunday breakfast. The new weekend line up will be as follows:

Saturdays

7.00-10.00am Spoony
10.00-1.00pm Colin & Edith
1.00-3.00pm Nemone
3.00-5.00pm Trevor Nelson
5.00-7.00pm Judge Jules
7.00-9.00pm Seb Fontaine
9.00-midnight R1 Rap Show

Sundays

7.00-10.00am Spoony
10.00-1.00pm Colin & Edith
1.00-3.00pm Nemone
3.00-4.00pm Backstage
4.00-7.00pm The Official Chart
7.00pm-9.00pm Dance Anthems
9.00-11.00pm Sunday Surgery

Commenting on their new show, Colin Murray said: "I'm really chuffed that Radio 1 has given Edith and I this vote of confidence so early in our partnership. Myself and hollow legs Bowman are looking forward to working as part of a dedicated weekend team."

Spoony added: "I can’t wait to get stuck into the new shows. I am gonna blow the opposition out of the water, trust me."

Andy Parfitt, Controller Radio 1, said: "These new weekend shows are going to be fantastic. Colin, Edith and Spoony are all hugely popular with our listeners so extending their shows across the weekend was the right decision to make. Weekends on Radio 1 are going to be hard to beat."

In addition to these changes there will also be some exciting new hosts of Backstage announced in the coming weeks. These new signings will be the final piece in the jigsaw of a new look weekend line up that will have something for all young fans of new music everywhere.

[~JACQUI~]

so i have to put up with listening to Edith Dog Bowman EVERY TIMe i am in work over a weekend?

i used to look forward to working on a sunday................

[MK Chris]

Their show ain't bad. Bet the rest of the Dreem Teem are well chuffed at being axed, presumably they will still have their Sunday night graveyard slot though.

[Nablo.]

They may appear on 1Extra more.

[coct]

you can always put jonothan ross on on a saturday. He is a higher class of radio

[Adam]

same for tv, too

[timb]

i never listen to weekend radio and these changes aren't likely to change that

[Spoon]

I'd only listen to weekend radio if I was having a lie in and had forgotten to turn the radio alarm off. Once the Dreem Teem started, I'd be up and out of bed in seconds so I could turn it off.
Wonder if the new line up will make me lazier, or get me out of bed faster.

[bob_fleming]

yeay finally got rid of KC and her inane ramblings early in the morning !!
:):):)

[gregs]

KC is crap, she does 1Xtra breakfast, and well she can stay there...

[Ickle Angel]

I quite like Colin and Edith and so thats cool with me. I must admit that I havent really heard Spoony cos i dont like the music the Dream Team play and so have never really listened

[Uglybob]

having listened to dreem team about twice, they mostly stick rigidly to the playlist, just picking out the r n b and dancey songs, which of course makes up 90% of said playlist usually.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

80's weekend on century every other song from the 80s. where else can you get wham followed by coldplay eh?

[Jonny Hoare]

Yes Colin and Edith are great. Only a matter of time before radio one put them on breakfast...

Does that means that Murray loses out to Zane Lowe in the evenings?

[~JACQUI~]

i know he's on radio 2 but i reckon they should bring Mark lammar to radio 1!!!

[Adam]

Colin Murray, who has fronted the slots since January will now focus on his Saturday morning show (10am-1pm) which he co-hosts with Edith Bowman.

Zane will take over from July on a Tuesday to thursday evening.

[Jonny Hoare]

Baby- Lamarr has presented on radio one- he used to fill in for Radcliffe, when he was on overnights

[~JACQUI~]

i know, its just that he's mainly on radio 2 now. i think mark Lamarr is great!

[Jonny Hoare]

I think Ken Bruce is great- but i don't wsant him playing wall to wall Ja Rule

[~JACQUI~]

sorry, i dontknow who you mean by that!

[Adam]

oh pretty baby - meet mr bruce. mr bruce meet baby.

[~JACQUI~]

hello mr Bruce!

erm, still no idea whatsoever!

[Adam]

mr bruce works in radio. radio 2

[~JACQUI~]

oh. thanks, I will keep that in mind.


I am not 3 years old anymore

[Adam]

who said anything about you being a three old?

if i was you, and didnt know who a person was - id use google.