BBC Radio 1 part of a Guinness World Record attempt, in aid of Comic Relief. The pair stayed on air for 52 hours in total setting a new world record for 'Radio DJ Endurance Marathon (Team)’ after already breaking Simon Mayo's 12-year record for Radio 1's Longest Show of 37 hours which he set in 1999, also for Comic Relief. The presenters started on 16 March 2011 and came off air at 10:30am on 18 March 2011. During this Fearne Cotton made a bet with DJ Chris Moyles that if they raise over £2,000,000 she will appear on the show in a swimsuit.
Lauren Laverne 4 music show "Transmission with T-Mobile" opposite Steve Jones. Laverne replaced radio DJ Jo Whiley on the talent show "Orange Mobile Act Unsigned", which searches for the top unsigned acts in the country. Laverne became a regular presenter in the new 'magazine' format third series of "It's Not Easy Being Green", first broadcast on BBC Two in January 2009. She also narrated "Tough Guy or Chicken?" on BBC Three in August 2009. On 6 May 2010, she was a co-host of Channel 4's "Alternative Election Night", along with Jimmy Carr, David Mitchell and Charlie Brooker. Starting 20 January 2011, she