Greg James takes the BBC Radio 1 Academy through his unlikely journey to becoming a Radio 1 presenter, from listening to radio aged 9-10, through hospital radio at 15, drama at university, and student radio at Livewire. He reveals how being a 'nerd' about radio—obsessing over edits, jingles, and sound—gave him the edge, and stresses the importance of fearlessness, hard work, humility, and enjoying every unglamorous bit of the climb.