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 with early presenter Sarah Kennedy's departure, the show was extended by 30 minutes and broadcast between 6.30am and 9.30am. In 2018, Evans announced his departure from the network and his plan to move to Virgin Radio. His last show will be broadcast on 24th December 2018. On 3 October 2018 it was announced that Zoë Ball would take over in January 2019 with Sara Cox continuing as the stand in cover presenter. Ball's first show will be on 14 January. The Radio 2 Breakfast Show The Radio 2 Breakfast Show refers to a range of programming on weekday mornings on