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.
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