BBC Radio One
152-156 Yalding House
Great Portland Street
London
W1N 6AJ
Telephone: +44 [0]208 743 8000
Official BBC Radio 1 website:
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1
BBC Radio 1 is a radio station specialising in popular music aimed at a young
audience (children, teenagers and young adults). BBC Radio 1 was launched at 7am
on September 30, 1967 as a direct response to the popularity of illegal pirate
radio stations such as Radio Caroline and Radio London.
The first DJ to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 was Tony Blackburn. The first record
played on BBC Radio 1 was Flowers in the Rain by The Move.
The initial rota of BBC radio 1 staff included the legendary John Peel and other
DJs, many hired from pirate radio stations.
