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==Features==
 
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===Radio Station Invasion===
  
 
A feature in the first couple of weeks involved all of Radio X's sister stations being listed on a big wheel in the studio. Chris would then spin the wheel and whichever it would land on, Chris would go to the studio of the station chosen and try to interrupt their show. He appeared on Smooth Radio and Classic FM, but Jamie Theakston refused to let him in to the Heart London studio.
 
A feature in the first couple of weeks involved all of Radio X's sister stations being listed on a big wheel in the studio. Chris would then spin the wheel and whichever it would land on, Chris would go to the studio of the station chosen and try to interrupt their show. He appeared on Smooth Radio and Classic FM, but Jamie Theakston refused to let him in to the Heart London studio.
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===Rob DJ's Monday Night Pub Quiz===
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{{main|Rob DJ's Monday Night Pub Quiz}}
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A feature resurrected from [[The Chris Moyles Show (BBC Radio 1)|the old show]]. Chris' friend [[Rob DJ]] provides the questions for a quiz that the team participate in.
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===The Platinum Hour===
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{{main|The Platinum Hour}}
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An hour of random songs every Friday at 9am, just like the [[The Golden Hour|Golden Hour]]. Unlike on Radio 1, Chris picks all of the songs himself, although they must be pre-approved by the management.
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===The Wheel of Slightly Inappropriate Tracks===
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{{Main|The Wheel of Inappropriate Songs}}
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Every day, a giant wheel in the studio with several tracks that wouldn't normally be played on Radio X is spun by Chris, and the track it stops on is played in full on the show.
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===Freddie Friday===
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Every Friday, Chris plays a Queen song with Freddie Mercury's vocals isolated during part of  the song, to highlight Freddie's singing voice.
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===Reverse Words===
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Occasionally, the team and Toby Tarrant will be given a phrase which has been played backwards, and they must try to say it backwards. The results are played forwards, with hilarious results.
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===Letters===
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Dominic reads letters sent to the team, some of which are accompanied by gifts from listeners or companies seeking free publicity. The address jingle is sometimes sung by celebrities, including Reese Witherspoon and David Hasselhoff.
  
 
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The Chris Moyles Show is a radio show on Radio X (formerly XFM) which is presented by Chris Moyles with Dominic Byrne and produced by Dave Masterman. Pippa Taylor is the Executive Producer.

Background

The show was announced by Moyles on YouTube and Twitter on 6 September 2015, and began broadcasting at 6:30am on 21 September 2015, almost three years to the day since Moyles was last heard on radio.

It has been confirmed that O2 will sponsor the show and that Sandy Beech/Music4 have been approached to produce the jingles.

The first song played on the new show was Love Machine by Girls Aloud.

The Team

Name Role Year started Year departed
Chris Moyles Main presenter 2015 present
Dominic Byrne News reader 2015 present
Pippa Taylor Executive Producer 2015 present
Matt Parkes-Smith Producer 2017 present
Dave Masterman Producer 2015 2017

Features

Radio Station Invasion

A feature in the first couple of weeks involved all of Radio X's sister stations being listed on a big wheel in the studio. Chris would then spin the wheel and whichever it would land on, Chris would go to the studio of the station chosen and try to interrupt their show. He appeared on Smooth Radio and Classic FM, but Jamie Theakston refused to let him in to the Heart London studio.

Rob DJ's Monday Night Pub Quiz

Main article: Rob DJ's Monday Night Pub Quiz

A feature resurrected from the old show. Chris' friend Rob DJ provides the questions for a quiz that the team participate in.

The Platinum Hour

Main article: The Platinum Hour

An hour of random songs every Friday at 9am, just like the Golden Hour. Unlike on Radio 1, Chris picks all of the songs himself, although they must be pre-approved by the management.

The Wheel of Slightly Inappropriate Tracks

Main article: The Wheel of Inappropriate Songs

Every day, a giant wheel in the studio with several tracks that wouldn't normally be played on Radio X is spun by Chris, and the track it stops on is played in full on the show.

Freddie Friday

Every Friday, Chris plays a Queen song with Freddie Mercury's vocals isolated during part of the song, to highlight Freddie's singing voice.

Reverse Words

Occasionally, the team and Toby Tarrant will be given a phrase which has been played backwards, and they must try to say it backwards. The results are played forwards, with hilarious results.

Letters

Dominic reads letters sent to the team, some of which are accompanied by gifts from listeners or companies seeking free publicity. The address jingle is sometimes sung by celebrities, including Reese Witherspoon and David Hasselhoff.

The Chris Moyles Show (Radio X)
Team Members: Chris Moyles, Dominic Byrne, Pippa Taylor-Hackett, James Robinson, Matt Parkes-Smith
Regular Features: Rob DJ's Monday Night Pub Quiz, The Platinum Hour, The Wheel of Inappropriate Songs
Downloads: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020