Greg James (radio show)
| Other names | The Greg James Show, Radio 1's Drivetime Show |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music and talk |
| Running time | 165 minutes (4:00 pm – 5:45 pm, 6pm – 7pm) |
| Country of origin |
 United Kingdom
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| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 1 |
| Starring | Greg James, Chris Smith |
| Produced by |
Chris Sawyer Grace Hopper (Assistant Producer) |
| Recording studio | Studio 82D, Broadcasting House, London |
| Original release |
1st October 2007 (04:00-06:30) 21st September 2009 (13:00-16:00) 2nd April 2012 (16:00-19:00) – present |
| Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
| Opening theme | Film Trailer Music (Monday - Thursday), The Official Chart Intro (on Friday) |
| Website | Greg James |
| Podcast | Greg James: That's What He Said |
Chris Sawyer
1st October 2007 (04:00-06:30)
21st September 2009 (13:00-16:00)
Greg James is a British weekday radio show hosted on BBC Radio 1 at drivetime, starring Greg James as the main presenter. It is broadcast Monday to Thursday from 4:00pm until 7:00pm, including a 15-minute break for Newsbeat at 5:45pm. The main focus of the show is music and entertainment in the form of features and celebrity interviews. On Fridays, The Official Chart with Greg James airs between 4:00pm and 5:45pm and BBC Radio 1's Dance Anthems with Greg James airs from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. The show is award-winning, achieving a Sony Radio Academy Award in 2014 for 'Best Entertainment Programme' and an ARIA in 2016 for 'Best Entertainment Production'.
After joining BBC Radio 1 in June 2007 and presenting the early breakfast show from October 2007, on 21 September 2009, a new schedule was launched on Radio 1, and it was announced that James would move to an Early Afternoon slot; 1pm to 4pm - replacing Edith Bowman, who moved to the weekend breakfast slot. It was in this early afternoon slot that the majority of the features in the current show were formed. His early breakfast show was taken over by Dev.
It was announced on 28 February 2012 that James and Scott Mills would swap shows as of 2 April 2012. James currently hosts the 'drive time' show (4–7pm) weekdays, while Mills took over the weekdays 'early afternoon' show (1–4pm).
James's drivetime show was initially produced by Laura Sayers (known as Headmistress Laura), with Sarah Underwood, and later Pippa Taylor as Assistant Producer. After Sayers left the show to go on maternity leave, she was replaced by Taylor, and new Assistant Producer Travis Walby joined. James is joined regularly by newsreader Chris Smith (referred to as Chris Smith With The News), who takes part in a number of segments during the show, when he is free of Newsbeat duties. There used to be a daily handover at 19:00 with Zane Lowe, prior to his departure from Radio 1. This tradition ended when Annie Mac took over Zane's show. Dev is the regular cover, who would also involve Smith, Taylor and Walby in the discussions, and continue some of the regular features. In June 2015, Taylor and Walby left the show; Taylor to eventually work on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X, Walby to produce the weekend shows. Their final show was on 5 June 2015. Ian Chaloner took over producing, with Jenny Keough as assistant producer. It was at this point that Chris Smith's involvement in the show was reduced somewhat, with him no longer participating in links and features between 4:30 and 5:45, including Nerd Alerts and Rage Against the Answer Machine, or regularly speaking to Greg after the news. He now appears only between 6:10 and 6:30 on certain days.
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