Radio 1 - Established 1967

BBC Radio 1 will celebrate 40 years of championing the best new music for its young audience with a series of amazing guest presenters. Radio 1 - Established 1967 kicks off on Monday 17 September 2007 with the station inviting some of the biggest names in music to host their own show each evening, playing the tunes that inspired them and in some way led them to make music themselves.

Radio 1 Legends

Monday 17: Paul McCartney
Tuesday 18: Dave Grohl
Wednesday 19: Gwen Stefani
Thursday 20: Paul Weller
Friday 21: Paul Oakenfold
Monday 24: Noel Gallagher
Tuesday 25: Debbie Harry
Wednesday 26: Arctic Monkeys
Thursday 27: Ozzy Osbourne
Friday 28: Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim

On Sunday 30 September, the day Radio 1 first broadcast in 1967, current DJs will co host shows with iconic Radio 1 DJs from the past.

The full line up is:

7- 10am: Chris Moyles and Tony Blackburn
10am -1pm: Vernon Kay featuring former breakfast show hosts
1-4pm: Sara Cox & Zoe Ball
4-7pm: The Chart Show with JK & Joel featuring Mark Goodier and Bruno Brookes
7-9pm: Annie Mac and Annie Nightingale Request Show
9-10pm: The A-Z of Radio – Radio 1 documentary
10pm-midnight: Keeping It Peel. A musical tribute to John Peel, hosted by Peel fan Elijah Wood.

Along the way, the station will be talking to the artists that helped shape its history and to the audience who discovered music through Radio 1, plus there will be a chance to hear classic Radio 1 sessions.

Find out more at BBC.co.uk/radio1.