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Gilles returns with a feature on Los Retros
Gilles returns with a selection of new and unreleased music.
04 Apr 2026,·180 mins
Meditative music for late night solace
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
09 Apr 2026,·90 mins
The Pick of PQ
Anna Massie with the very best of folk and roots music from Scotland and beyond.
09 Apr 2026,·115 mins
Fleeting epiphanies, reflective appliances
Join Verity Sharp as she takes a spin around the world of experimental listening.
10 Apr 2026,·89 mins
with SMASHBengali
SMASHBengali brings you Asian Network Certified for 60 minutes.
11 Apr 2026,·60 mins
Kizzi soundtracking your house party
Wherever you are, Kizzi has the perfect blend of tunes to get you on that dancefloor.
08 Apr 2026,·30 mins
Aamir Khan
Gagan Grewal celebrates one of Bollywood’s most iconic stars, Aamir Khan!
29 Mar 2026,·60 mins
Mongolian folk songs live in concert
Lopa Kothari curates a selection of roots-based music from across the globe.
04 Apr 2026,·59 mins
The AfroSounds Mix
DJ Edu mixes up Afrobeats. @1Xtra on social
Eddie's Top 10 UK Afrobeats and Afroswing tracks
Eddie counts down his personal Top 10 UK Afrobeats and Afroswing tracks ever!
05 Apr 2026,·60 mins
Get Lit Mix
JA's Gospel Special
It's Jeremiah Asiamah's final Get Lit Mix and he gives all up to God.
10 Apr 2026,·30 mins
Al Morrison yn fyw yn Neuadd Ogwen
Sgwrs a thraciau gitar acwstic gan Al Morrison, wedi'u recordio yn Neuadd Ogwen, Bethesda
07 Apr 2026,·118 mins
Malakey
Malakey tells This is Africa how standing out in Mali's rich music scence can be tough
11 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Rakasa, Karikaadan and Vetaikaaran
Asian Network's Tamil and South Indian show with Pritt.
29 Mar 2026,·120 mins
Highlights
Lucy Duran looks back over 13 years of the programme.
22 Sep 2013,·60 mins
2. A Rich Musical Heritage
Music as defiance in Soweto, South Africa - since transition to democracy.
22 Nov 2016,·30 mins
Pakistan
Farah Karim presents new musical talent from Pakistan, ranging from rap to qawwali.
20 Apr 2019,·53 mins
Cities
Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran explore music of three African cities.
03 Mar 2011,·60 mins
Indigenous Voices of the Americas
Betto Arcos reports from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC
21 Oct 2024,·15 mins
The story of Poland's Syrena Records, a label that defined a nation.
12 Jan 2016,·30 mins
Rapping out dreamtime stories: a new outlet for Australian Aboriginal youth
12 May 2011,·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
Peruvian-born chef Martin Morales explores the link between food and music in the Andes.
16 Oct 2017,·30 mins
Reem Kelani explores the role of music in the Egyptian revolution of early 2011.
18 Jan 2012,·28 mins
Nabihah Iqbal explores the variety of notes and scales used to make music across the globe
30 Aug 2022,·28 mins
The story of Nigerian musician and political revolutionary, Fela Kuti.
31 May 2011,·30 mins
Meet the modern musicians adapting traditional West African music.
05 Jun 2012,·30 mins
