BBC Radio 1
British national radio station
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| April 2025 | Line-ups and further details for Radio 1 Dance events are confirmed. |
| April 10 2025 | Ofcom indicates provisional approval for Radio 1 Dance's expansion plans. |
| 2025 | Special Big Weekend Anthems programmes to be created featuring line-ups from Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool, with 30-minute themed mixes for each of the three days. |
| March 2025 | Two episodes of a special programme Pace Setter Anthems were released to mark Radio 1's Ultra Marathon Man: Jamie Laing challenge for Comic Relief. |
| 2025 | BBC Radio 1 Anthems is planned to be fully launched on DAB+ platform. |
| February 10 2025 | A special 1-hour Valentine's Day themed programme entitled Radio 1's Love Anthems was broadcast and released. |
| January 2025 | Danny Howard and Greg James announced Radio 1 Dance's return to Ibiza during the Jan Slam new year prizes competition. |
| 2024 | Charlie Hedges confirmed to host Dance Anthems every weekday on Radio 1 Dance stream from 3pm to 6pm, in addition to Saturday afternoon shows from 4pm to 7pm simulcast on main Radio 1 network. |
| 2024 | Changed RDS station name from 'Radio 1' to 'BBC R1' to align with other BBC station naming conventions. |
| November 8 2024 | BBC Radio 1 Anthems launched as a spin-off station on DAB and online via BBC Sounds. |
| September 12 2024 | Capital Anthems, a commercial competitor to BBC Radio 1 Anthems, is launched. |
| August 18 2024 | Radio 1 Dance X event at Café del Mar Malta with Danny Howard and Kungs. |
| August 17 2024 | First official Radio 1 Dance event at UNO Malta, presented by Charlie Hedges, Jeremiah Asiamah, and Danny Howard. Line-up included Camden Cox, Jax Jones, Jodie Harsh, Solardo, Sonny Fodera, and Zerb. |
| August 15 2024 | SummerDaze Festival with Radio 1 Dance X brand, featuring Sam Smith, Charlie Hedges, and Becky Hill. |
| August 4 2024 | Radio 1 Dance X event at Glitterbox at Hï nightclub in Ibiza. |
| August 3 2024 | Radio 1 Dance X event at ANTS Ibiza at Ushuaïa. |
| August 2 2024 | Radio 1 Dance X After Party at Eden nightclub in Ibiza. |
| August 2 2024 | Radio 1 Dance Weekend Ibiza event at 528 Ibiza, featuring live sets across two stages with artists including Armand Van Helden, CamelPhat, and LF System. Hosted by Arielle Free and Danny Howard on Radio 1, and Martha on Radio 1 Dance. |
| July 2024 | Introduction of Radio 1's Residency, a monthly rotating DJ lineup show airing Thursday evenings from 11 pm to 1 am and simulcast on BBC Radio 1. |
| July 2024 | Debut of BBC Introducing on Radio 1 Dance with Jaguar, a show showcasing emerging dance music talent, airing Thursday evenings at 10 pm and simulcast on Radio 1. |
| July 2024 | Introduction of Arielle Free's Radio 1's Rave-Up show, airing Thursday evenings from 8 pm to 10 pm and simulcast on the main Radio 1 network. |
| July 2024 | Launch of Radio 1's Dance Party Warm-Up show, hosted by Danny Howard, airing Thursday evenings from 6 pm to 8 pm on Radio 1 Dance. |
| July 24 2024 | BBC Radio 1 Relax was closed following the announcement of three new digital stations on BBC Sounds. |
| July 15 2024 | Planned launch date for the new BBC Radio 1 Dance schedule, in preparation for broadcasting on the BBC's existing DAB+ allocation later in 2024. |
| July 1 2024 | Breakfast show returns to 7:00-11:00 time slot for summer (Fridays remain 7:00-10:30). |
| June 2024 | Pete Tong began hosting a new weekly show called 'Essential History of Dance', which airs on Saturdays from 7 pm to 11 pm, dedicated to exploring the history of the dance music genre. |
| June 3 2024 | BBC Radio 1 Dance X launched weekly pool parties at Ibiza Rocks Hotel in Sant Antoni de Portmany, running every Monday through 26 August 2024. The event features performances by various artists including Alex Mills, Billy Gillies, Charlie Hedges, and others. |
| March 29 2024 | Radio 1 Dance hosts a special event at DRUMSHEDS on Good Friday to commemorate 30 years of Essential Mix. |
| February 2024 | BBC announces expansion of Radio 1 Dance to DAB+ spectrum, with plans for new commissions and increased British artist content. |
| February 7 2024 | BBC announced plans to launch a new Radio 1 spin-off station focusing on music from the 2000s and 2010s. |
| January 2024 | Danny Howard and Greg James announced Radio 1 Dance Weekend, which would include events in Ibiza and Malta in August, with tickets available through the Jan Slam competition. |
| 2023 | High Court hears Radiocentre's case against Ofcom and rules in favour of Ofcom. |
| 2023 | Radio 1 Dance repeated its festival stage format at the Dundee Big Weekend, featuring a headline set from Jamie xx on the Friday night. |
| December 2023 | Danny Howard announces Radio 1 Dance collaboration with DRUMSHEDS to celebrate 30 years of Essential Mix during his Friday night Dance Party. BBC also makes thirty historic Essential Mixes available on BBC Sounds, curated by a panel and Radio 1 Dance team. |
| September 2023 | Show returns to 7:00-10:30 Monday-Friday. |
| July 2023 | The show airs between 7:30-11:00 (except Fridays 7:00-10:30). |
| July 30 2023 | BBC Radio 1 Dance X licensed events including LoveJuice Playground pool party at Ibiza Rocks with sets from Alex Mills, Charlie Hedges, and D.O.D., and Glitterbox at Hï featuring Roger Sanchez and The Shapeshifters. |
| July 29 2023 | BBC Radio 1 Dance X licensed event at ANTS Ibiza, featuring sets from Andrea Oliva B2B Patrick Topping, Arielle Free, LF System, Pete Tong, Dunmore Brothers, and Solardo. |
| July 28 2023 | Radio 1 Dance Weekend main event held at 528 Ibiza, featuring two stages with sets from artists like Becky Hill, Chase & Status, FISHER, Hannah Wants, Jamie Jones, and others. Hosted by Danny Howard, Sarah Story, and Pete Tong. |
| July 21 2023 | Radio 1 went off air for five minutes (12:00-12:05 pm) because Mollie King was still hidden when the deadline passed. |
| July 20 2023 | Radio 1 DJs went into hiding, with Greg James and listeners tasked with finding all 30 DJs before the station would go off air. |
| May 2023 | BBC Radio 1 Dance hosted a closing weekend event at Printworks in London, featuring Black Coffee's debut performance at the venue, alongside Maya Jane Coles, Danny Howard, Arielle Free, and Sarah Story. The shows quickly sold out, commemorating the venue's final weekend before closure. |
| January 2023 | Danny Howard announced the line-up for Radio 1 Dance Weekend 2023, marking the first event to return to a full live broadcast format from a night club in Ibiza since 2019. |
| 2022 | Radio 1 Dance Weekend featured a mix of live and recorded sets from DJs including Danny Howard, Pete Tong, Sarah Story, Jaguar, and Arielle Free, with performances from artists like Diplo, LF System, Skream, TSHA, and others. |
| 2022 | Radio 1 Dance hosted a stage across the full weekend at the Coventry Big Weekend festival and curated the entire Friday night line-up. |
| 2022 | Danny Howard continues to host Europe's Biggest Dance Show, with Ukraine joining the line-up of participating radio stations. |
| 2022 | Greg James was booted off the Breakfast Show and had to complete a giant 20-piece jigsaw puzzle scattered across the United Kingdom, taking six days to be reinstated as host. |
| October 2022 | BBC Radio 1 Dance curated another line-up at The Warehouse Project in Manchester, with Fisher headlining the event. |
| October 14 2022 | Fifth Europe's Biggest Dance Show broadcast, with the first contribution from Ukrainian Radio Promin and the return of Dutch NPO 3FM. |
| September 8 2022 | Radio 1 cut broadcasts at 6:32pm to report the death of Queen Elizabeth II and resumed with downtempo music on 9 September. |
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