BBC Radio 1 Schedule Saturday 20 December 2025

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Radio 1's Essential Mix—Max Dean x Luke Dean x Joss Dean
  A special back-to-back-to-back with the Dean family! It's Max Dean x Luke Dean x Joss Dean
2. 02:00
  Radio 1 Dance Presents...—Radio 1 in Ibiza: John Summit at ANTS, Ushuaïa
  Exclusive mixes from some of the biggest names in electronic music.
3. 03:00
  Danny Howard's Club Mix—Best of 2025 - Part 1
  Danny shares part 1 of his biggest club tracks of 2025.
4. 04:00
  Radio 1 Dance Party Starters—Riton, David Guetta, Chloé Caillet, Peggy Gou, Jazzy, Calvin Harris, Carla Monroe + more
  A selection of the world's biggest dance floor bangers packed in to one hour.
5. 05:00
  Radio 1's Happy Anthems—Silk City and Dua Lipa, Kaiser Chiefs, Beyoncé and more
  Maia Beth brings you nothing but feel-good 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: The Herder
  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—20/12/2025
  The latest news from across the UK and around the world.
5. 10:32
  Radio 1 Anthems—with Nat and Vicky
  Nat O'Leary and Vicky Hawkesworth with big anthems and tunes you haven't heard in ages.
6. 11:00
  Radio 1's Group Chat with Nat and Vicky—The 2025 Debrief: Part Two
  Nat and Vicky continue their look back at some of the best moments of 2025.
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Afternoon
1. 13:00
  Sam and Danni—20/12/2025
  Sam and Danni soundtrack your afternoon on Radio 1.
2. 16:00
  Radio 1's Dance Anthems—Classic dance anthems with Charlie Hedges
  The finest dance classics to soundtrack your Saturday with Charlie Hedges!
3. 17:00
  Radio 1's Dance Anthems—Classic dance anthems with Charlie Hedges
  Best Track2Track mixes of the year and even more classic dance anthems!
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Radio 1's Dance Anthems—2025's dance anthems with Charlie Hedges
  Charlie mixes up her favourite dance tracks of 2025!
2. 19:00
  Radio 1's Soundsystem Party—Wrapping Requests!
  Jerry goes live in the mix with the ultimate party soundtrack and your Wrapping Requests!
3. 21:00
  Radio 1's Rap Show—with Kenny Allstar: Best of 2025
  Kenny Allstar goes in with some of his best music and moments from 2025.
4. 22:30
  Radio 1's Rap Mixtape—20/12/2025
  Kenny Allstar goes in the mix with classics, hits and all your rap favourites.
5. 23:00
  Radio 1's Drum & Bass Show—with Charlie Tee
  Charlie Tee dishes up the hottest D&B for her final show of 2025.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Radio 1 Dance Drum & Bass Mix—DNB60, Turno
  Turno provides an incredible DNB60 - one hour of IDs and huge tunes from 2025.
2. 01:00
  Radio 1's Classic Essential Mix—Axwell, Armand Van Helden & DJ Marky at The Warehouse Project 2007
  Part 3 in a special series reliving classic club essential mixes from the Radio 1 archive.
3. 03:00
  Future Dance Mix with Sarah Story—Future club music with Midland, Emma B and Matrefakt
  Sarah serves up another Future Dance Mix featuring Midland, Emma B and Matrefakt.
4. 03:30
  Pete Tong's Hot Mix—Carl Cox
  Carl Cox celebrates his return to Ibiza with a guest Hot Mix for Pete.
5. 04:00
  Radio 1 Dance Party Starters—Example, Dua Lipa & Regard, Nathan Dawe & Ella Henderson, Kygo
  60 minutes of a selection of the biggest dance tunes from around the world.
6. 05:00
  Radio 1's Dance Anthems—Nonstop classic anthems
  Nonstop classic dance anthems with Charlie Hedges.

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