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March 2026 60 minutes Available for over a year 1Xtra's Comedy Gala returned, and Richie chats backstage with the comedians ...

Get ready for a night of live DJ sets and special guest appearances, bringing nothing but the best sounds to the stage ...

The BBC's digital radio station 1Xtra will reportedly drop its "Love Black Music, Love 1Xtra" slogan as part of a rebranding exercise to bring it closer to parent network Radio 1. According to The ...

BBC Radio 1Xtra is taking its DJs into a live club setting for the first time with a new London event in April ...

Sitting in my grandmother’s living room in Hackney, East London, I vividly remember seeing the advert on BBC One signalling the forming of a new radio station within its network that would cater ...

BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter Nick Bright is set to leave the station after 15 years on air. Joining as part of its production team in 2009, Nick moved into presenting the early breakfast show a year ...

Dotty has announced she's leaving BBC Radio 1Xtra after six years on the station. The DJ, whose real name is Ashley Charles, told listeners that she will depart at the end of July. "This week marks my ...

BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter Reece Parkinson is ditching the airwaves for the world of science. He announced his imminent exit and surprising career switch in a tweet thread earlier this week, which ...

Dotty has announced she will be leaving the BBC Radio 1Xtra breakfast show at the end of July after six years with the station. The DJ, real name Ashley Charles, took over the show in July 2016, to ...

It comes just weeks after one of his colleagues quit the station RADIO 1Xtra host Nick Bright has quit the station after 15 years – and his final show is just days away. Nick, who currently hosts ...

The UK rap scene was once overlooked internationally by its more widely famous counterparts in the US, for reasons including the difference in accents, execution style and dress code. However, in ...