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Radio 1's Classic Essential MixEpisodes

  1. Today20:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Basement Jaxx 2001

    We revisit Basement Jaxx's second Essential Essential Mix from September 2001.

  2. Tomorrow20:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Caribou 2014

    Another chance to hear Caribou's Essential Mix of the Year from 2014.

  3. Thursday20:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Sonny Fodera 2016

    Another chance to hear Sonny Fodera's Essential Mix debut from 2016.

  4. Sunday01:00
    BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 1 Dance

    05/07/2026

    Relive classic Essential Mixes from the Radio 1 archive.

  5. Next Monday20:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Bonobo 2014

    A recent classic from Bonobo, recorded in 2014.

  6. Next Tuesday20:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Eli & Fur 2024

    Relive Eli & Fur's journey through sunset, a night on the dance floor and sunrise.

  7. Next Wednesday20:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Sasha & Digweed 2004

    Sasha and John Digweed captured live at Renaissance in May 2004.

  8. Thu 9 Jul 202620:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Fatboy Slim 1998

    Relive Norman Cook's very first Essential Mix as Fatboy Slim.

  9. Sun 12 Jul 202601:00
    BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 1 Dance

    12/07/2026

    Relive classic Essential Mixes from the Radio 1 archive.

  10. Mon 13 Jul 202620:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Rustie 2012

    Relive a mix so good that Pitchfork reviewed it as an album in its own right!

  11. Tue 14 Jul 202620:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    DJ Seinfeld 2019

    Another chance to hear DJ Seinfeld's 2019 Essential Mix debut.

  12. Wed 15 Jul 202620:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Chase & Status 2018

    Chase & Status' RTRN II JUNGLE Essential Mix, recorded live on the London Eye in 2018.

  13. Thu 16 Jul 202620:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    MK 2014

    Replaying MK's classic 2014 mix. Featuring dubs and mixes of Disclosure & London Grammar.

  14. Sun 19 Jul 202601:00
    BBC Radio 1

    19/07/2026

    Relive classic Essential Mixes from the Radio 1 archive.