He took over '' The Radio 1 Breakfast Show '' on Monday 5 January 1981 , a spot notable for his on - air decision in 1984 not to play the Frankie Goes to Hollywood single '' Relax '' due to supposedly obscene lyrics .
He took over '' The Radio 1 Breakfast Show '' on Monday 5 January 1981 . 
 In 1984 he made an on - air decision in 1984 to interrupt broadcasting the Frankie Goes to Hollywood song '' Relax '' owing to its supposedly obscene lyrics .