Vitty's regular daily contribution to the The Chris Moyles Show is the "Tedious Link" (which launched September 2002 - a parody of Jo Whiley's now-defunct "Tenuous Link"), a collection of loosely connected information, where one fact leads into another by way of juxtaposition, which then eventually leads into the title of a song (or the musicians responsible for it), often a "classic" or memorable tune, which is usually played at precisely 9 a.m., preceded by the Radio 4-friendly Greenwich time pips. Once the song has been played he is questioned by listeners and the rest of the crew about the validity of the information given out during the "Tedious Link" (the theme tune from Treasure Hunt is usually played in the background). The theme music from the TV comedy show Bottom was used as the "bed" (underlying music) for the feature but for January 2009 Chris Moyles unveiled a new purpose-written jingle and music.
Around 9:05 a.m., Vitty sang "Let's get ready to ramble", signifying the start of the feature "Half-Time in the Show", holding onto the last syllable for a good ten to twenty seconds, in the style of Michael Buffer. This feature was dropped on the show's return for the new year in January 2009.
It was announced on the show on 11 July 2012 that Chris Moyles would be leaving the Radio 1 Breakfast Show in September 2012. Moyles went on to play Herod in a UK tour of the Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Jesus Christ Superstar in September - October 2012. It was unclear what activities Comedy Dave will move on to, but on this show Moyles simply said "We're off.." implying that the whole team was leaving.
Since the end of the Breakfast Show with Moyles at the helm, it has been reported that Vitty's relationship with Moyles has deteriorated due to speculation around Moyles's close and developing friendship with Vitty's ex-wife Jayne Sharp, who was employed as a runner at Radio 1.
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