Mr Sunday Best Rob Da Bank will fill in on the old John Peel slot on Radio 1 for the foreseeable future. While Peels' show was taken over by Steve Lamacq and Mary Anne Hobbs immediately after the legendary broadcaster's sudden death, Bank starting filling in on the late night slot last week, using play-lists already planned by Peel. Latest word from Radio 1 is that Bank will fill in until at least the end of the year while a replacement show is developed.
Rob has been presenting shows on Radio 1 for nearly two years - focused primarily on his own early weekend show The Blue Room. Paying tribute to Peel, Bank told reporters: "Without him I certainly wouldn't be on the radio and quite probably wouldn't possess my rabid taste for eclectic music".