ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən ˈɑːɹθɐnˌeɪeɪk bɪkˌeɪm ðə pɹɪzˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðə wˈiːkɛnd bɹˈɛkfəst ʃˈoʊ ˌɔn ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ wˈʌn; hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌv ˈoʊnli tˈuː dˌiːdʒˈeɪz tə pɹɪzˈɛnt bˈoʊθ ɐ mˈeɪnstɹiːm ænd ɐ spˈɛʃəlˌɪst ʃˈoʊ ɔnðə tʃˈænəl, ðɪ ˈʌðɚ bˌiːɪŋ ˈæni mˈæk.
In October 2007 Arthanayake became the presenter of the Weekend Breakfast Show on Radio 1; he was one of only two DJs to present both a mainstream and a specialist show on the channel, the other being Annie Mac.