Editing BBC Radio 1 (section)

===2020s===
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Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], there were temporary changes.

In March 2020, ''Radio 1 Breakfast'' began later at 7&nbsp;am to 11&nbsp;am. [[Scott Mills]] would also present his show from 1 pm-3 pm with [[Nick Grimshaw]] starting until 6&nbsp;pm. BBC Radio 1 Dance Anthems now started from 3&nbsp;pm with 2 hours Classic Anthems and it would end at 7&nbsp;pm.

In July 2020, [[Alice Levine]] and [[Cel Spellman]] announced their resignation from BBC Radio 1. In September, [[Vick Hope]] was announced to join [[Katie Thistleton]], replacing Spellman.

In September 2020, a new schedule was announced, which saw ''Radio 1 Breakfast'' air from 7am to 10.30am, followed by [[Clara Amfo]] from 10.30am to 12.45pm, Scott Mills from 1pm to 3.30pm and Nick Grimshaw from 3.30pm to 5.45pm. Evening slos were also all brought forward by an hour.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/radio-1-schedule-returns</ref>

On 26 September 2020, [[MistaJam]] left BBC Radio 1 and [[BBC Radio 1Xtra]] after 15 years. It was announced that Charlie Hedges would take over Dance Anthems from 3 October 2020.

[[BBC Radio 1 Dance]] launched on Friday 9 October.

In November 2020 it was confirmed that [[Dev (DJ)|Dev Griffin]], [[Huw Stephens]], and [[Phil Taggart]] would all be leaving the station at the end of the year. From January 2021, ''Radio 1 Breakfast'' was to return to five days per week while [[Arielle Free]] would host Early Breakfast (Mon-Thu 0500–0700) and three new presenters were to take turns hosting the early breakfast slot on Fridays.<ref>{{cite news|date=6 November 2020|title=Radio 1 announces new presenter line-up|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-54837292|access-date=6 November 2020}}</ref> Adele Roberts left Early Breakfast after five years, moving to Weekend Breakfast (Sat-Sun 0700–1030). Matt Edmondson and Mollie King returned to Weekend Afternoons (Fri-Sun 1300–1600). On Sunday evenings, Sian Eleri replaced Phil Taggart as host of the Chillest Show and Gemma Bradley replaced Huw Stephens on BBC Introducing.

On 9 April 2021, BBC Radio 1 and other BBC radio stations were cut at 12:10pm for the national anthem following the [[Death and funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|death]] of [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], and the stations then carried the BBC Radio News special programme until 4pm. Radio 1 then played music without vocals and on 10 and 11 April 2021 played downtempo and chilled music.

On 20 April 2021, [[Annie Mac]] announced she was leaving the station. She was replaced by Clara Amfo on Future Sounds on Monday to Thursday evenings, with [[Danny Howard]] taking over her Friday night Dance Party show. Rickie, Melvin and Charlie replaced Amfo in the daytime schedule, whilst Jack Saunders began hosting Monday to Thursday evenings from 8pm to 10pm.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2021/clara-amfo-host-radio-1-future-sounds</ref>

On 21 April 2021, Radio 1 Relax launched on BBC Sounds, playing relaxing music and sounds such as wind and rain.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 April 2021|title=Radio 1 Relax service discovered on BBC Sounds|language=en-GB|work=Radio Today|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/04/radio-1-relax-service-discovered-on-bbc-sounds/}}</ref>

After 14 years on BBC Radio 1, Nick Grimshaw announced he would be leaving the station, with Vick Hope and [[Jordan North]] taking over the time-slot. Grimshaw broadcast his final show on 12 August 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-57670955|title = Nick Grimshaw to leave Radio 1 after 14 years|publisher = BBC News|date = 30 June 2021}}</ref> Vick and Jordan's new show first aired on 6 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2021/vick-hope-jordan-north-radio1-drivetime/|title=Vick Hope and Jordan North to host new drivetime show on BBC Radio 1|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Vick continued to co-host Life Hacks alongside Katie Thistleton, while [[Dean McCullough]] joined BBC Radio 1 to host Friday-Sunday 1030–1300.

On 1 July 2022, it was announced that Scott Mills and [[Chris Stark]] would leave the station to host shows on [[BBC Radio 2]] and [[Capital (radio network)|Capital]] respectively. They were replaced in their daytime afternoon slot by Dean McCullough and [[Vicky Hawkesworth]], who hosted their show from Salford, with [[Jack Saunders (presenter)|Jack Saunders]] taking over from Mills as the host of The Official Chart. Katie Thistleton replaced McCullough on Friday and Saturday mornings, with Nat O'Leary hosting a new show, Radio 1 00s, on Sunday mornings from 11am to 1pm.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/bbc-radio-1-dean-mccullough-vicky-hawkesworth-afternoon-show-salford</ref>

On 8 September 2022, Radio 1 and the other radio stations were cut at 6:32pm to report the [[Death of Queen Elizabeth II]] and carried a BBC Radio News special. Radio 1 resumed broadcasts at 7am on 9 September 2022, playing downtempo music throughout the day and over the weekend. Radio 1 returned to normal programming on 11 September 2022.

On 9 September 2023, Sam MacGregor and Danni Diston replaced [[Adele Roberts]] as the host of [[Radio 1's Weekend Breakfast Show]]. 

On 7 February 2024, the [[BBC]] announced plans to launch a new Radio 1 spin-off station  on [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]] and online via [[BBC Sounds]]. The Radio 1 spin-off will focus on music from the 2000s and 2010s, catering to the appetite from young audiences for recent nostalgia.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McIntosh |first1=Steven |title=Radio 2 spin-off among four new stations planned by BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68226389 |access-date=7 February 2024 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=7 February 2024}}</ref> The spin-off station was eventually launched on 8 November 2024 as [[BBC Radio 1 Anthems]].

On 16 February 2024, it was announced that Jordan North would leave the station to host [[Capital Breakfast]] alongside [[Siân Welby]] and Chris Stark. Katie Thistleton and [[Jamie Laing]] began hosting the Going Home show alongside Vick Hope from 4 March 2024.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68325842</ref>

On 1 July 2024, a new schedule launched, which saw Matt Edmondson and [[Mollie King]] begin hosting the weekday afternoon show. Dean McCullough took over from Arielle Free as the host of Early Breakfast, which moved to Salford, with Vicky Hawkesworth and [[Nat O'Leary]] hosting Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings from 10.30am to 1pm. Edmondson and King were eventually replaced in their weekend slot by Sam MacGregor and Danni Diston from January 2025, with [[James Cusack]] joining the station to host Radio 1's Weekend Breakfast Show, which also moved to Salford.