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
The Radio 2 Breakfast Show changed to a 9am finish, after which Radio 2 would broadcast its own programme. John Dunn became the first regular sole presenter of "Breakfast Special" in 1970, with Ray Moore providing cover. On 3 April 1972 Terry Wogan presented his first breakfast show, with Dunn moving to a late-afternoon slot. The programme was also moved to a later start time of 7am, with an Early Show preceding it. During this period Wogan's cover again principally came from Ray Moore, who presented the Early Show at other times. In 1978 Jimmy Young's programme was moved earlier in the day to follow