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Moose and JRock (Hugh Evans and James Espley) are two broadcasters based in Surrey and Manchester, who present the Saturday 3-5pm show on
Primordial Radio Primordial Radio is a British premium online radio platform specialising in rock and metal music. The station was founded in January 2017 by Hugh Evans (Moose), Russ Collington (Dewsbury), Peter 'Pete' Bailey and Benjamin 'Mark' Woodhouse, all f ...
. Prior to that the dynamic duo partnered on the Breakfast Show on
Team Rock ''Metal Hammer'' is a heavy metal music magazine and website founded in 1983, published in the United Kingdom by Future, with other language editions published by different companies available in numerous other countries. ''Metal Hammer'' featu ...
Radio The programme aired weekdays, 7am to 11am, with the exception of Friday where they broadcast four hours of requests. Evans is now CEO at Primordial Radio, whilst Espley, is a Production Manager at Bauer. Previously, they have both worked together at
Team Rock ''Metal Hammer'' is a heavy metal music magazine and website founded in 1983, published in the United Kingdom by Future, with other language editions published by different companies available in numerous other countries. ''Metal Hammer'' featu ...
Radio and prior to that
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, formerly 106.1 Rock Radio based in Manchester. The duo once broadcast their entire show whilst travelling from
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in Central London, to Stratford in East London using just the wifi provided by
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at each station. The journey culminated in a
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breakfast at the end of the programme. In 2015 the duo raised £348 in
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to sell cowbells at the
Download Festival Download Festival is a rock festival created by Andy Copping, held annually at the Donington Park motorsport circuit in Leicestershire, England (since 2003); in Paris, France (since 2016); at Parramatta Park, Sydney (since 2019); Flemington ...
, as "an ideal way to frustrate your campsite neighbours at 5am".


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