Fearne Cotton (radio show) Fearne Cotton (radio show) Fearne Cotton was a British weekday radio show on BBC Radio 1, hosted by Fearne Cotton. The programme was on air from September 2009 until 22 May 2015, when Fearne left the show. It was broadcast each morning from 10:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., and on bank holidays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The show focused on playing and interviewing new bands and styles of music. On 21 September 2009, Fearne Cotton succeeded Jo Whiley for the 10:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. slot following a major re-shuffle of Radio 1's schedules. The re-shuffle also saw
DJ Nihal holiday cover for other Radio 1 colleagues. In September 2008 he was moved from weekend breakfast to weekend afternoons 13:00-16:00 on Radio 1. On 21 September 2009, Nihal was moved from weekends to a brand-new review programme, named "BBC Radio 1's Review With Nihal". The weekly show reviews the latest music. He also became the sole presenter of the specialist Radio 1 "Asian Beats" show after Bobby Friction left. In May 2007, Nihal left "Kicking Off..." to become the host of the daily phone-in talk show from 09:00-12:00 on the Asian Network. In April 2009 his show moved to 13:00-15:00