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New music galore!
Gilles plays new music from The Comet Is Coming, Ed Motta and more.
03 Oct 2026,·180 mins
Music and Memory
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
07 Oct 2026,·90 mins
Calvin Harris, Mahalia and Mickey Singh!
Your daily mix of Bollywood, Bhangra, UK garage, R&B, hip-hop and more with Nikita Kanda.
07 Oct 2026,·60 mins
A birthday mixtape for Steve Reich
New York musician Rebekah Heller gifts her neighbour Steve Reich a mixtape on his 90th.
02 Oct 2026,·89 mins
Joy Dunlop sits in
Joy Dunlop is joined live by Arthur Cormack OBE ahead of The Royal National Mòd.
01 Oct 2026,·115 mins
Dipps Bhamrah in the mix
Wherever you are, Dipps Bhamrah has the best blend of tunes to get you on that dancefloor.
07 Oct 2026,·30 mins
Sudanese traditions and Afghan folk fusions
Kathryn Tickell presents global roots music, with picks from Sudanese musician Sulaf.
03 Oct 2026,·59 mins
Saif Ali Khan
Asian Network Celebrates Saif Ali Khan with Gagan Grewal!
30 Sep 2026,·60 mins
Beth Celyn - Bardd y Mis
Bardd y Mis, Beth Celyn, sy'n rhannu cerdd ac yn dewis caneuon.
06 Oct 2026,·118 mins
1Xtra Throwback: Timaya joins Eddie on the show
Eddie Kadi counts down The Official UK Afrobeats Chart. @1Xtra on social
04 Oct 2026,·60 mins
The AfroSounds Mix
DJ Edu mixes up Afrobeats. @1Xtra on social
The Rave Mix
TxC
South African duo TxC are in the Rave Mix.
02 Oct 2026,·30 mins
New Music Half Hour and the latest Tamil and South Indian tracks
Asian Network's Tamil and South Indian show with Pritt.
04 Oct 2026,·120 mins
Indigenous Voices of the Americas
Betto Arcos reports from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC
21 Oct 2024,·15 mins
Kadeux and Kaezy
Kadeux and Kaezy from Chad say their country is full of musical talent
03 Oct 2026,·26 mins
Sreath 1, Eapasod 6
Màiri Anna NicUalraig a' cur na prosbaig air sàr-ghuthan de gach seòrsa.
02 Jul 2026,·57 mins
Pakistan
Farah Karim presents new musical talent from Pakistan, ranging from rap to qawwali.
20 Apr 2019,·53 mins
2. A Rich Musical Heritage
Music as defiance in Soweto, South Africa - since transition to democracy.
22 Nov 2016,·30 mins
Highlights
Lucy Duran looks back over 13 years of the programme.
22 Sep 2013,·60 mins
Cities
Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran explore music of three African cities.
03 Mar 2011,·60 mins
Rapping out dreamtime stories: a new outlet for Australian Aboriginal youth
12 May 2011,·30 mins
The story of Poland's Syrena Records, a label that defined a nation.
12 Jan 2016,·30 mins
A revolution in music, politics and attitude - how Tropicalia exploded in Brazil.
09 Feb 2016,·30 mins
Navid Akhtar examines the legacy of the influential Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
21 Aug 2007,·30 mins
Nabihah Iqbal explores the variety of notes and scales used to make music across the globe
30 Aug 2022,·28 mins
Peruvian-born chef Martin Morales explores the link between food and music in the Andes.
16 Oct 2017,·30 mins
Meet the modern musicians adapting traditional West African music.
05 Jun 2012,·30 mins
Reem Kelani explores the role of music in the Egyptian revolution of early 2011.
18 Jan 2012,·28 mins
The story of Nigerian musician and political revolutionary, Fela Kuti.
31 May 2011,·30 mins
Reflections on the launch and impact of Europe’s first black music station in 1981.
03 Feb 2023,·9 mins
