▁career ▁Collins ▁became ▁a ▁present er ▁on ▁Inv ict a ▁FM ▁in ▁Kent . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁newly ▁launched ▁T alk ▁Radio ▁UK ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁T alk ▁Sport . ▁He ▁presented ▁the ▁O vern ight ▁show , ▁Ian ▁Collins ▁and ▁the ▁Cre atures ▁of ▁the ▁Night ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁then ▁the ▁Late - N ight ▁Week end ▁Show , ▁Ian ▁Collins : ▁Un brand ed ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁replacing ▁Tommy ▁Bo yd . ▁Collins ▁replaced ▁Paul ▁Haw ks be e ▁and ▁Andy ▁Jacob s ▁on ▁the ▁afternoon ▁show ▁from ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁replaced ▁Mike ▁Dick in ▁on ▁the ▁mid ▁morning ▁show , ▁including ▁a ▁spell ▁co - host ing ▁the ▁show ▁with ▁Mike ▁Par ry . ▁From ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Collins ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁host ▁The ▁Ult imate ▁Late ▁Show , ▁which ▁he ▁both ▁wrote ▁and ▁produced ▁along ▁with ▁Alan ▁Hy de . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁mid - mor ning ▁slot ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁after ▁James ▁Wh ale ▁left ▁the ▁station . ▁Collins ▁also ▁presented ▁The ▁In cred ibly ▁Early ▁Break fast ▁Show . ▁▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁presented ▁his ▁first ▁show ▁on ▁L BC .