The Internet Takeover

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The Internet Takeover
Other namesDan Howell and Phil Lester
The Internet Takeover with Dan and Phil
Genre Music, chat
Running time60 minutes (9:00 pm 10:00 pm)
Country of originUnited Kingdom and Worldwide
Language(s) English
Home station BBC Radio 1
Hosted by Daniel Howell and Phil Lester (Dan and Phil), plus various YouTubers
Produced byVictoria Easton
Recording studio82A, Broadcasting House, London
Original release1 September 2014 
25 April 2016
No. of series1
No. of episodes33
Audio format Stereophonic sound
Website www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01971l5

The Internet Takeover was a British radio show hosted on BBC Radio 1 on Monday nights, presented by various members of the online video blogging community. [1]

Contents

It was the successor to the Dan and Phil show hosted by Daniel Howell and Phil Lester (Dan and Phil), both of whom had a monthly slot on the programme. The show was broadcast until April 2016 when it was replaced by TheStudent Radio Playlist. [2]

Presenters

Howell and Lester, the main hosts of the show, presented a live version of the programme on the first Monday of every month. Every other Monday, a rotation of other presenters from the video blogging community hosted the show, which were recorded in advance of the air date. Such presenters included:

Special editions

In February 2015, Howell hosted a #NicerInternet special of the radio show, titled Anti-Social Media Live. [3] They were joined by other internet takeover presenters including Phil Lester, Jack Howard, Dean Dobbs, Jim Chapman, Patricia Bright, Tom Ridgewell, Louise Pentland and Charlotte McDonnell. The panel discussed online bullying, shared stories of their own negative experiences and explored ways in which the internet could be made a nicer place. [4]

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