BBC Radio 1 announce a huge summer shake-up as Greg James' breakfast show is EXTENDED with hours of festival coverage set to dominate By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 06:48 EDT, 20 June 2024 | Updated: 06:49 EDT, 20 June 2024 e-mail View comments BBC Radio 1 have announced a huge shake-up in their schedule for the summer months, ahead of a bumper season of festival coverage which will dominate the airwaves. Among the changes, Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James will be extended to 11am from Monday to Thursday to allow more of his young listeners to wake up with him over the summer weeks. Listeners will be treated to an additional thirty minutes of Greg's antics with even more humour and energy guaranteed to help them get through the morning.
Speaking about his extended slot, Greg said: 'Being on the radio is pretty much my entire personality so why not do an extra half hour a day for all those who can't be bothered waking up early for the Breakfast Show in the summer holidays.' In other news, Radio 1 will provide the soundtrack to the hottest summer festivals, broadcasting live from Glastonbury , TRNSMT, Ibiza, Malta and Reading and Leeds. BBC Radio 1 have announced a huge shake-up in their schedule for the summer months, with Greg James' breakfast show set to be extended It comes after the channel broadcast live coverage from Radio 1's Big Weekend, Parklife and Download in recent weeks.
Radio 1 will deliver all of the most memorable moments from each festival directly to.
