BBC Radio 1 30 September 2017, Radio 1 celebrated its 50th birthday. Tony Blackburn recreated the first ever Radio 1 broadcast on Radio 2, simulcast on pop-up station Radio 1 Vintage, followed by The Radio 1 Breakfast Show celebration, tricast on Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 1 Vintage, presented by Tony Blackburn and Nick Grimshaw, featuring former presenters as guests Simon Mayo, Sara Cox and Mike Read. Radio 1 regularly supports charities Comic Relief, Sport Relief and Children in Need. On 18 March 2011, BBC's Radio 1 longest serving breakfast DJ Chris Moyles and sidekick Dave Vitty broadcast for 52 hours as
Chris Evans (presenter) 2011, he has co-hosted Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park. In 2015, he signed a three-year deal to lead a new "Top Gear" line-up. and presented a revival series of "TFI Friday". On 4 July 2016, Evans announced that he would be stepping down as presenter of "Top Gear". On 3 September 2018, Evans announced that he would be leaving his BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show on Christmas Eve and he would be returning to Virgin Radio UK to present their breakfast show.. He is moving from BBC Radio 2 with most of his current team including sports reporter Vassos