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.
BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 18 September Sunday 19th September On 24 and 25 2004, the penultimate 'One Big Weekend' under that name - and the first of two in that calendar year - was held at Prehen Fields, Derry. It featured the following line-up: Saturday 24th April Sunday 25th April On 13 and 14 September, the One Big Weekend held in Cardiff. On 3 and 4 May, the One Big Weekend was held in Manchester. BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend (previously known as One Big Weekend, for 2012 as Radio 1's Hackney Weekend, and for 2018 as BBC Music's