BBC Radio 1 Schedule Saturday 18 April 2026

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Radio 1's Essential Mix—Wilkinson
  Wilkinson is back with a brand new Essential Mix!
2. 02:00
  Radio 1 Dance Presents...—dh2: Surusinghe
  dh2 continue their Dance Presents takeover with Surusinghe in the mix.
3. 03:00
  Danny Howard's Club Mix—Us Two, Kideko, Will Clarke and loads more!
  Danny goes in with another Club Mix.
4. 04:00
  Radio 1 Dance Party Starters—Kid Cudi, Calvin Harris, Basement Jaxx, Tim Delux, CID
  Jess Iszatt providing you with an hour's worth of the biggest dance bangers.
5. 05:00
  Radio 1's Happy Anthems—Lil Mix, Taylor Swift, Friendly Fires, Usher and more
  Nothing but feelgood hits to put a smile on your face.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Radio 1 Weekend Early Breakfast—with Oré Olukoga
  Oré brings you a perfect Saturday playlist.
2. 07:00
  Radio 1 Weekend Breakfast—with James Cusack
  James Cusack entertains the nation with Radio 1 Weekend Breakfast.
3. 10:00
  Radio 1 Anthems—with James Cusack
  James Cusack with big anthems and tunes you haven't heard in ages.
4. 10:30
  Radio 1 Newsbeat—18/04/2026
  The latest news from around the UK and around the world.
5. 10:32
  Radio 1 Anthems—with Nat and Charley
  Nat O'Leary and Charley Marlowe with big anthems and tunes you haven't heard in ages.
6. 11:00
  Radio 1's Group Chat with Nat and Vicky—Message Fails
  Charley and Nat bring Saturday vibes and they want your message fails from emails to DMs!
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Afternoon
1. 13:00
  Sam and Danni—What's the opposite of Sweet Tooth?
  Sam and Danni soundtrack your afternoon on Radio 1.
2. 16:00
  Radio 1's Dance Anthems—Classic dance anthems with Charlie Hedges
  Only the biggest and best classic dance anthems for your Saturday with Charlie Hedges!
3. 17:00
  Radio 1's Dance Anthems—Classic dance anthems with Charlie Hedges
  Hannah Laing brings a Track2Track mix and Charlie keeps the party going with more classics
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Radio 1's Dance Anthems—Today's dance anthems with Charlie Hedges
  Charlie has your Saturday soundtrack sorted with the freshest dance hits of the moment!
2. 19:00
  Radio 1's Soundsystem Party—HoneyLuv goes B2B with Jerry!
  Jerry goes B2B with HoneyLuv and has the biggest party tracks for your Saturday night!
3. 21:00
  BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend—Live Sets, Stormzy (Middlesbrough 2019)
  Stormzy takes to the Radio 1 Big Weekend stage in Middlesbrough, 2019.
4. 21:40
  BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend—Live Sets, Dave (Middlesbrough 2019)
  Dave live from Radio 1's Big Weekend Middlesbrough in 2019.
5. 22:05
  BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend—Live Sets, Headie One (Dundee 2023)
  Headie One performs at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Dundee, 2023.
6. 22:35
  BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend—Live Sets, Aitch b2b AJ Tracey (Liverpool 2025)
  Aitch and AJ Tracey perform at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool.
7. 23:00
  Radio 1's Drum & Bass Show—Karen Harding in the 60 Second Send It
  Charlie Tee dishes up the hottest D&B, with Karen Harding in the 60 Second Send It.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Radio 1 Dance Drum & Bass Mix—T & Sugah
  Mixed up D&B with T & Sugah on Radio 1 Dance.
2. 00:30
  Radio 1 Dance Drum & Bass Mix—Chilled D&B with KUMARACHI
  Mixed up Chilled D&B with KUMARACHI on Radio 1 Dance.
3. 01:00
  Radio 1's Classic Essential Mix—Grooverider 1997
  Revisiting the D&B Godfather Grooverider's Essential Mix from January 1997.
4. 03:00
  Future Dance Mix with Sarah Story—Future club music with Ejeca, Calvit and SHEE
  Sarah serves up another Future Dance Mix.
5. 03:30
  Pete Tong's Hot Mix—Samm, Adam Ten, Kintar and more!
  Pete brings you another Hot Mix full of heaters, including tunes from Broken Hill and Jepe
6. 04:00
  Radio 1 Dance Party Starters—Sonny Fodera, Jonas Blue, Alok, Tiesto, Jazzy, Peggy Gou
  Jess Iszatt has a packed 60 minutes of the biggest dance floor fillers to vibe to.
7. 05:00
  Radio 1's Dance Anthems—Nonstop classic anthems
  Nonstop classic dance anthems with Charlie Hedges.

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