Nicky Campbell celebrates 25 years as a BBC presenter

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Wednesday saw Nicky Campbell mark 25 years as a presenter at the BBC.

He joined Radio 1 as a late night voice as part of a shake-up of the station, which saw its transition from entertainment network to youth station.

Johnny Beerling, controller of Radio 1 at the time, and Richard Evans, newsreader on Nicky's show, spoke about him to 5 live Breakfast.

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