Wright has presented The Big Show, his Radio 2 programme broadcast each weekday (2-5pm), for over 23 years but will step down at the end of September. Mills\u2019 new weekday afternoon show will air on weekdays from 2-4pm and will launch in the autumn.<\/span><\/p>\n Mills and co-host Chris Stark will leave Radio 1 on Thursday 25th August, with their replacement hosts to be announced live on-air on Tuesday 5th July at 2pm.<\/span><\/p>\n The duo will also depart BBC Radio 5 Live, where they currently present the weekly 9-11am programme on Saturday mornings. They will present their last show on the network on Saturday 20th August, with Stark focusing on podcast projects \u2018That Peter Crouch Podcast\u2019 and \u2018The Pirate Ship\u2019 which he hosts alongside chef Tom Kerridge.<\/span><\/p>\n BBC Radio 5 Live will announce plans for their Saturday morning schedule in due course.<\/span><\/p> In a statement, Mills said: \u201cTime actually does fly when you\u2019re having fun, and that\u2019s certainly been the case over the past 24 years at my beloved Radio 1. The station I pretended to be on in my bedroom from the age of 6. The station I told my mum I wanted to work at, but never in a million years thought I would.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere are too many people to thank from my Radio 1 journey. So to the immensely talented people I\u2019ve worked with along the way, to our incredible listeners that have made us part of their everyday lives for so long and of course to Chris \u2013 not just my co host, but one of my best friends in the world, which of course he will be forever. THANK YOU.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s also been an honour to start the weekend on BBC Radio 5 Live for the past three years. I\u2019m so proud with what we have managed to achieve.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI really cannot believe I\u2019m going to be calling Radio 2 my new home! I\u2019m beyond excited to be joining the team and working alongside my radio idols and friends at the legendary Wogan House. I would like to wish all the best to Steve, who is one of the finest broadcasters in the world and someone whom I look up to so much.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Though his afternoon show will end, Steve Wright will continue to present Steve Wright\u2019s Sunday Love Songs (9-11am) each weekend, and he\u2019ll front a variety of Christmas and Easter specials for Radio 2. He will also present regular Serious Jockin\u2019 shows exclusively for BBC Sounds, with additional broadcasts on Radio 2, kicking off later this year.<\/span><\/p>\n Wright\u2019s co-presenters on the weekday afternoon show, Janey Lee Grace and Tim Smith, will be leaving Radio 2.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAfter nearly 24 years of presenting six shows a week on Radio 2, onwards and upwards for some brand new challenges!\u201d said Wright. \u201cRadio 2 told me several months back that they wanted to do something different in the afternoons, and I thought \u2013 fair enough. Let\u2019s give somebody else a go. Scott is a brilliant and versatile broadcaster, he is the man for the job! And Sara\u2019s an amazing presenter, and a wondrous person.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLater this year, fans of the afternoon show can go to BBC Sounds to hear a Serious Jockin\u2019 series and I\u2019m also looking forward to developing and creating some exciting new digital programmes and podcasts, which will feature elements of the afternoon show. I get so much creative freedom at the BBC, I have no complaints. They\u2019ve always been fair and kind to me.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re not done yet. Afternoons will finish in September, we\u2019ll move onto new programmes and projects in October, and Love Songs will continue every Sunday morning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n On Radio 2, Sara Cox\u2019s current 5-7pm show will be extended by one hour, starting from 4pm, with an extended All Request Friday each week.<\/span><\/p>\n Visit our TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Morgan Jeffery Published: Friday, 01 July 2022 at 12:00 am Scott Mills is set to depart BBC Radio 1 after 24 years and will host a new afternoon show on BBC Radio 2, replacing the long-running afternoon show hosted by Steve Wright. 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