This is the story of how The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 1 became the most talked-about radio show of the 90s, as told by the team who produced it – Johnny 'Boy' Revell, Holly 'Hotlips' Samos and Dan 'The Soundman' McGrath. Welcome to Breaking Breakfast.
Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 7 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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Categories | DocumentarySociety & CultureMusic HistoryMusic |
The team are assembled, and show hits the airwaves for the very first time, but it doesn’t always play by the rules!
Hosted by John Revell, Holly Samos & Dan McGrath.
Produced by Nik Goodman
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Dan’s Wedding… The Ginger Grand Prix… The 4DJ Song. What are the real stories behind some of those famous moments from the show?
Hosted by John Revell, Holly Samos & Dan McGrath.
Produced by Nik Goodman
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So how did it all begin? When did the team first meet? And what were those essential ingredients needed to start the brand-new Radio 1 Breakfast Show?
Hosted by John Revell, Holly Samos & Dan McGrath.
Produced by Nik Goodman
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The team are let loose and allowed out of the studio! What could possibly go wrong? These are the tales from The Radio 1 Roadshow, a place called Driffield and a rather ill-fated trip to Scotland.
Hosted by John Revell, Holly Samos & Dan McGrath
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I absolutely LOVED this podcast! Such a brilliant trip down memory lane, with tons of behind the scenes gossip and some top class celebrity stories — I’m going to be telling the George Michael Prince story for years. Also, an unexpected delight was all the music!! So many songs I’d forgotten existed but, from the intro, could sing word for word. Also excellent production — the clips, music, sound effects and editing meant I was completely gripped from start to end. Didn’t zone out once.
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Really does hark back to the days before the people that harboured Jimmy Savile etc had been pushed out of the BBC completely.
The Chris Evans breakfast show was a masterclass in misogyny, bullying and belittling.
The low point was the moment when Chris Evans humiliated Holly in front of 8million listeners live on air.
She obviously had no option but to take the hit otherwise she would soon have been dispensed with.
Obviously nowadays, there is a choice for listeners - change the station.
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You are right about one thing, all the stars aligned in the mid 90s and I am so pleased I was one of the lucky listeners!
Great to hear your voices once again…legends
Fantastic! There’ll never be anything like it again…. More please. Really nostalgic. We need more!!
Loved this trip down memory lane & you would still smash the current breakfast shows out of the park ….. can’t wait for season 2.
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