The Chris Moyles Show is the title given to two differing versions of a radio programme hosted by Chris Moyles, originally broadcast as Radio 1 Breakfast from 5 January 2004 to 14 September 2012, before transferring three years later on 21 September 2015 to the Global Radio-owned commercial radio station Radio X. The show is broadcast between 6:30 and 10:00 each weekday (originally broadcasting from 6:55–10:00 between 2004 and 2007).
Radio X version
On 21 September 2015, Moyles relaunched the show on Radio X, the rebranded XFM, reviving the show under the same title. The new show incorporates elements of the Radio 1 incarnation of the show, in particular referencing the opening "Cheesy Song" at the start of the show before reverting to the Radio X imaging, Paul Turner providing prerecorded voice over, and Richard Oliver singing the show's jingle. In February 2016 RAJAR published the first listener figures for the Radio X show. However these figures were only for FM listeners in London. Moyles provided a 39% boost in listeners for Radio X and gave the station its best breakfast show figures in London in almost a decade.
Format
The Chris Moyles Show's rebrand on Radio X consisted largely of the same format used in the Radio 1 version. The "Cheesy Song" and similar jingles were replaced by a more distinguished rock-led sound. Dominic Byrne returned for news, sport and weather. Similarly Pippa Taylor, also previously at Radio 1, returned as producer joining previous XFM Breakfast Show producer Dave Masterman.
Features
Rob DJ's Monday Night Pub Quiz - The only regular feature to be carried over from the former Radio 1 incarnation, this is still played on each Tuesday's show. Rob DJ remains the host, with Pippa or Rob DJ asking the questions and providing answers. Pippa's Weekend Round-Up Quiz Type Thing - Played every Monday since January 2019, this is a not-so-serious quiz of three stories that went viral over the previous weekend. Reverse Words - Audio Producer Matt Parkes-Smith records a phrase which is then played backwards. The team have to imitate the reversed phrase, recordings of which are also reversed (so that the phrase is now played "forwards") and see how close they can get to the original. Letters - Dominic Byrne reads out letters sent into the show by listeners, often accompanied by parcels of snacks and other items sent to the team. The address is then sung as a jingle, with many different versions featuring people such as Video Producer Alfie, David Hasselhoff, Taron Egerton, Jon Culshaw (as Donald Trump) and Wynne Evans (the GoCompare man). WhatsApp Messages - Since 2019 the show has allowed listeners to send in audio messages via WhatsApp. These are then compiled and the best ones played out on the show. Happy Endings - Chris and Dom (sometimes Audio Producer Matt) compete head-to-head to identify a song from the final few seconds of the track. Themed versions are often played, such as a "Weather" or "Wimbledon" edition. Craptic Birthdays - Played on the Saturday Show, this is a quiz of celebrity birthdays hosted by Pippa where she gives the team clues that "are not good enough to be cryptic, hence craptic" for them to try and decipher, with Chris and Dom in particular pretending not to know the answers. Introduced by Pippa singing along with her own lyrics to the theme from Curb Your Enthusiasm. The Platinum Hour - The first Platinum Hour was played on Friday 25 September 2015. Excluding the news, sport, weather and advertising as much of the hour was filled with Moyles' favourite songs from the Radio X archives. Wheel of Inappropriate tracks - in this feature, created on the Radio X Chris Moyles Show, Moyles and the team would choose seven "inappropriate" songs (i.e. songs not of the musical genres usually played on Radio X) to then spin on a wheel and whichever it may land on, must play. This would then usually upset Mike, the head of music at Radio X. This feature usually takes place every show either between 7.45 and 8.15 am or between 9.45 and 10 am. It was dropped early on in the show's run, with the "wheel" later used for prize-giving contests for listeners. In January 2019 the original (physical) wheel collapsed live on air after being spun, narrowly missing Chris. Since then a digital wheel has been used with a sound effect of the original played at the same time.