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Radio 1's Essential MixEpisodes

  1. Wednesday20:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Trentemøller 2006The Essential Mix 30

    Relive Trentemøller's Essential Mix of the Year from 2006.

  2. Thursday00:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Hot Since 82

    Hot Since 82 is back with a new Essential Mix featuring a stack of unreleased material.

  3. Saturday00:00
    BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Silva Bumpa

    Its Silva Bumpa time on the Essential Mix!

  4. Saturday21:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Bambounou

    Parisian DJ and producer Bambounou delivers two hours of underground house music.

  5. Next Monday00:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    4AM Kru

    The London Junglist duo take over the Essential Mix DJ booth.

  6. Thu 8 Oct 202600:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Four Tet @ Boomtown 2026

    Four Tet recorded live on the Hydro XL stage at Boomtown in Hampshire.

  7. Sat 10 Oct 202600:00
    BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 1 Dance

    10/10/2026

    The world's best DJs take control of the Essential Mix decks.

  8. Sat 10 Oct 202621:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Silva Bumpa

    Its Silva Bumpa time on the Essential Mix!

  9. Mon 12 Oct 202600:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Indira Paganotto

    The queen of Spanish techno Indira Paganotto's 2025 Essential Mix.

  10. Thu 15 Oct 202600:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    HAAi

    HAAi is back with a brand new Essential Mix ahead of her album DIGITiSE.

  11. Sat 17 Oct 202600:00
    BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 1 Dance

    17/10/2026

    The world's best DJs take control of the Essential Mix decks.

  12. Sat 17 Oct 202621:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    10/10/2026

    The world's best DJs take control of the Essential Mix decks.

  13. Mon 19 Oct 202600:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Faster Horses

    Liverpool's Faster Horses makes his Essential Mix debut.

  14. Mon 19 Oct 202620:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Above & Beyond 2004The Essential Mix 30

    Above & Beyond's classic 2004 Essential Mix debut.

  15. Thu 22 Oct 202600:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Bambounou

    Parisian DJ and producer Bambounou delivers two hours of underground house music.

  16. Sat 24 Oct 202600:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance & BBC Radio 1

    24/10/2026

    The world's best DJs take control of the Essential Mix decks.