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Radio 1's Classic Essential MixEpisodes

  1. Tomorrow20:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Danny Howells 2002

    Relive Danny Howells's 2002 curatory masterclass.

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

    Christoph 2021

    we head back to January 2021 for Christoph's Essential Mix debut.

  3. Next Tuesday20:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    DJ Shadow 2016

    Another chance to hear DJ Shadow's 2016 Essential Mix.

  4. Next Wednesday20:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Paul Van Dyk @ Global Gathering 2007

    Relive classic Radio 1 Essential Mixes from the archive.

  5. Next Thursday20:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Sasha & Digweed 2004

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct 202621:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    William Orbit 2000

    Remembering William Orbit with his 2000 Essential Mix.

  7. Sun 25 Oct 202601:00
    BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 1 Dance

    25/10/2026

    Relive classic Essential Mixes from the Radio 1 archive.

  8. Tue 27 Oct 202620:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Paul Oakenfold in China 1999

    We revisit Paul Oakenfold's Essential Mix World Tour 1999 with a date at Rojan in China.

  9. Wed 28 Oct 202620:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Sub Focus 2009

    Another chance to hear a massive debut mix from Sub Focus.

  10. Thu 29 Oct 202620:00
    BBC Radio 1 Dance

    Marlon Hoffstadt 2024

    Relive Marlon Hoffstadt's euphoric 2024 debut Essential Mix.

  11. Sun 1 Nov 202601:00
    BBC Radio 1

    01/11/2026

    Relive classic Essential Mixes from the Radio 1 archive.