Station Profile: BBC Switch on Radio 1

Station fact file

Head office: BBC Grafton House, Euston Road, London
No. of staff: 28 at BBC Switch
Key presenters: Nick Grimshaw, Annie Mac and Kelly Osbourne
Key producers: Megan Carver – Switch with Nick Grimshaw, Hannah Cook – The Surgery with Kelly Osbourne; Anna Bowman – executive producer
Key executives: Andy Parfitt – controller, Geoff Goodwin – head of BBC Switch
Most recent Rajars: Switch with Nick Grimshaw – 920,000 listeners a week
In a nutshell: "Switch is an entertainment/lifestyle brand providing original, quality content for 12 to 17 year olds. The core mission is to celebrate British teens, their lives and aspirations" – Geoff Goodwin

On Air with: Nick Grimshaw

Grimshaw worked at his university student radio station but got his break in broadcasting when working as an intern at MTV. He was spotted by E4, which was looking for new presenters and has since landed a number of music-related roles. He presents Switch with Nick Grimshaw on Radio 1, Sundays 7pm to 10pm.

Who's been your favourite guest on the show?
Agyness Dean was great. We wrestled dressed in sumo suits, which was hilarious. James Corden and Mat Horne were brilliant too. I hadn't seen Gavin and Stacey, so I didn't really know who they were, but I watched the whole series on the day of the show and thought it was brilliant. They should get their own Radio 1 show.

They're getting a sketch show on BBC3
Really? That'll be wicked. There was so much love coming from listeners on texts telling us they were great guests too.

A feature on your show challenged celebrities to get as many grapes in their mouth as possible. Who had the biggest mouth?
Perez Hilton has a massive mouth. He fitted 37 grapes in his gob. Everyone else managed around 25. I managed 28 and Annie Mac fitted in 27. It really stretches your face.

Which guest would you like on the show in the future?
I'd like to have Snoop on. I really think that we could be best friends.

It's been suggested you only became a successful presenter because of your celebrity friends. What do you say?
That's not true. When I first started, I didn't know anyone in TV. I started as an intern at MTV where I met someone who asked me to do a screen test at E4. I worked my way up.

Any new features planned for BBC Switch?
I want to do an item called Sisters of the Stars. I'm always bumping into people like that. I met James Corden's sister and she was hilarious. I haven't told my producer yet as I only thought of it yesterday. We're also going to do a feature called Adele's Thoughts of the Week because we had her on and she was brilliant. That's starting in the next few weeks.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years' time?
I really want to do a nerdy music show one day - focused on weird music. I love radio so I hope I'll be doing it for years to come.