''The Internet Takeover'' is a British radio show hosted on

BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, ...

on Monday nights, presented by various members of the online

video blogging A video blog or video log, sometimes shortened to vlog (), is a form of blog for which the medium is video. Vlog entries often combine embedded video (or a video link) with supporting text, images, and other metadata. Entries can be recorded in ...

community. It was the successor to the Dan and Phil show hosted by

Daniel Howell Daniel James Howell (born 11 June 1991) is an English YouTuber, presenter, comedian and author. He gained prominence through his YouTube channels ''Daniel Howell'' (formerly known as ''danisnotonfire''), which reached over six million subscrib ...

and

Phil Lester Philip Michael Lester (born 30 January 1987) is an English YouTuber and radio host. He is best known for his YouTube channels ''AmazingPhil'', which gained over 4 million subscribers, and ''DanAndPhilGAMES''. Together with frequent collaborato ...

(

Dan and Phil Daniel Howell (born 11 June 1991) and Phil Lester (born 30 January 1987) are an English entertainment and business duo known for their collaborative work since they met in 2009 on YouTube, television and radio presenting, books, tours, and or ...

), both of whom had a monthly slot on the programme. It came to an end in April 2016 and was replaced with ''The'' ''Student Radio Playlist''.

Presenters

Internet sensations 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, although these shows are recorded in advance of the air date. Such presenters have included:

Internet Takeover Special

In February 2015, Howell hosted a #NicerInternet special of the radio show, titled ''Anti-Social Media Live''. They were joined by other internet takeover presenters including Phil Lester, Jack Howard, Dean Dobbs, Jim Chapman, Patricia Bright, Tom Ridgewell, Louise Pentland and Charlie 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.

References

External links

BBC Radio 1 - The Internet Takeover on BBC iPlayer
{{DEFAULTSORT:Internet Takeover BBC Radio 1 programmes Dan and Phil 2014 radio programme debuts 2016 radio programme endings