BBC Radio 1 turns the big 40 on September 30th and Sirius Satellite Radio is celebrating the event with a variety of musical legends - including Sir Paul McCartney, Gwen Stefani, Noel Gallagher, Debbie Harry, and Ozzy Osbourne - hosting their own shows.
The dedicatation kicked off yesterday, September 17th, with legend Paul McCartney hosting his own show. Each night, some of the biggest names in the music biz - like Dave Grohl, Paul Oakenfold, Gwen Stefani and Ozzy Osbourne - will be hosting their own show as well.
On Sunday, September 30th (the day of Radio 1's debute broadcast back in 1967) the current BBC Radio 1 DJs will co-host shows with iconic Radio 1 DJs from yesteryear. Along the way, the station will be talking to recording artists that helped shape its history and to the audience who discovered music through Radio 1.
Click to see the full schedule of guest hosts and the line-up for BBC Radio 1's birthday on the 30th, after the jumpage...
Paul McCartney - Monday, September, 17th
Dave Grohl - Tuesday, September 18th
Debbie Harry - Wednesday, September 19th
Paul Weller - Thursday, September 20th
Paul Oakenfold - Friday, September 21st
Noel Gallagher - Monday, September 24th
Gwen Stefani - Tuesday, September 25th
Arctic Monkeys - Wednesday, September 26th
Ozzy Osbourne - Thursday, September 27th
Norman Cook, aka "Fatboy Slim" - Friday, September 28th
...and the full line up for Sunday, September 30th (all times Eastern):
7am - 10am : Chris Moyles & Tony Blackburn
10am - 1pm : Vernon Kay featuring former breakfast show hosts
1pm – 4pm : Sara Cox & Zoe Ball
4pm - 7pm : The Chart Show with JK & Joel featuring Mark Goodier and Bruno Brooks
7pm - 9pm : Annie Mac & Annie Nightingale Request Show
9pm - 10pm : The A-Z of Radio - Radio 1 documentary
10pm - 12am : Keeping It Peel. A musical tribute to John Peel, hosted by Peel fan Elijah Wood
Wish I had a Stiletto to record some of these (though honestly, what the fuck does Elijah Wood know about John Peel?)