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Radio 1's Essential Mix Episodes

  1. Tomorrow 00:00
    BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Silva Bumpa

    Its Silva Bumpa time on the Essential Mix!

  2. Tomorrow 21:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Bambounou

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

  3. Monday 00:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    4AM Kru

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

  4. Next Thursday 00:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Four Tet @ Boomtown 2026

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

  5. Next Saturday 00:00
    BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 1 Dance

    10/10/2026

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

  6. Next Saturday 21:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Silva Bumpa

    Its Silva Bumpa time on the Essential Mix!

  7. Mon 12 Oct 2026 00:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Indira Paganotto

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

  8. Thu 15 Oct 2026 00:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    HAAi

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

  9. Sat 17 Oct 2026 00:00
    BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 1 Dance

    17/10/2026

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

  10. Sat 17 Oct 2026 21:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    10/10/2026

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

  11. Mon 19 Oct 2026 00:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Faster Horses

    Liverpool's Faster Horses makes his Essential Mix debut.

  12. Mon 19 Oct 2026 20:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Above & Beyond 2004The Essential Mix 30

    Above & Beyond's classic 2004 Essential Mix debut.

  13. Thu 22 Oct 2026 00:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Bambounou

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

  14. Sat 24 Oct 2026 00:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance & BBC Radio 1

    24/10/2026

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

  15. Sun 25 Oct 2026 02:00
    BBC Radio 1

    Four Tet @ Boomtown 2026

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

  16. Sat 31 Oct 2026 00:00
    BBC Radio 1

    31/10/2026

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