British DJs Dean McCullough and Vicky Hawkesworth have been announced as the hosts of a new BBC Radio 1 weekday afternoon show, taking over from veteran presenter Scott Mills, who's leaving the station after 24 years.

The new 1-3.30pm programme is set to launch in September and will be broadcast from Salford, making history as the first major Radio 1 weekday show to move out of London. Newcomer Hawkesworth commented 'In all honesty, I don’t think there are words that can live up to how incredibly excited I am. I am quite literally about to live my dream and I can’t wait to get going. I feel extremely honoured to be in this position, Scott and Chris are the best that radio has to offer, a phenomenal team that have kept me laughing and smiling over the years and it’s privilege to follow after them'.