As part of 1Xtra Salutes the Caribbean, Seani B highlights the musical side of the culture through live sessions recorded in ...

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Respected reggae DJ David Rodigan is to join BBC Radio 1Xtra for a new show next month, following his acrimonious departure from Kiss FM last year. Alongside presenting a regular Sunday evening show ...

Veteran reggae broadcaster David Rodigan is to join BBC Radio 1Xtra, just weeks after he quit an award-winning show on a commercial station after 20 years. The 61-year-old, who is the UK's foremost ...

On Thursday 10 March BBC Radio 1Xtra is dedicating 24 hours of programming to dancehall music in a special take over of the station. Dancehall Takeover Day is set to celebrate the importance and ...

BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Live Lounge Month will return in January 2026 with some of the hottest names in RnB, Rap, Reggae and Lovers Rock set to perform. Running every Tuesday and Thursday in Remi Burgz ...

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 ...

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 ...