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BBC Radio 1 (branded for a period of time in the 90s as just 'One FM') has always been first and foremost a music station. However in the 90s it did experiment with a bit of comedy programming - for example, in 1993 the station gave Stewart Lee and Richard Herring airtime to broadcast Fist Of Fun. Website

BBC Radio 1 is part of the BBC network.

Other BBC channels: 5WA Cardiff, BBC Asian Network, BBC Choice, BBC Forces Programme, BBC Four, BBC General Forces Programme, BBC HD, BBC Home Service, BBC Light Programme, BBC Local Radio, BBC National Programme, BBC One, BBC One HD, BBC One Scotland, BBC One Wales, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio 5, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 7, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Regional Programme, BBC Scotland, BBC Sounds, BBC Third Programme, BBC Three, BBC Three (Online), BBC Two, BBC Two Scotland, BBC Two Wales, BBC World Service, CBBC, CBeebies

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What iS Music Videos?. Will Best. Copyright: Starstruck Media.News

Radio 1 commissions music video comedy show for BBC iPlayer

Monday 16th July 2018

Radio 1 is making What iS Music Videos?, a comedy series for BBC iPlayer that gives a fictional account of how music videos are made.

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Radio 1 announces return to comedy

Thursday 25th January 2018

BBC Radio 1 has announced a return to comedy, with nine new series commissioned for podcast pre-releases, featuring comics Lauren Pattison, Matt Edmondson, Birthday Girls, Andy Field, and more.

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