BBC Radio 6 Music Schedule Friday 1 May 2026

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  New Music Fix—01/05/2026
  Get your fix of all the best new releases in one handy playlist.
2. 01:00
  New Music Fix—New Album Fix
  New Album Fix on 6 Music with Matt Everitt.
3. 02:00
  6 Music's Jukebox—Slowdive, Angine De Poitrine, Roots Manuva, and more!
  Soundtrack the early hours with back-to-back music, plus exclusive BBC sessions.
4. 03:00
  6 Music's 90s Forever—Bjork, James, Gang Starr, and more!
  6 Music goes back to the 90s!
5. 04:00
  6 Music's 00s Forever—Lykke Li, Fatboy Slim, The Knife, and more!
  6 Music goes back to the 00s!
6. 05:00
  The Remix with Chris Hawkins—01/05/2026
  Chris Hawkins takes you through 30 minutes of remixed, re-versioned and reimagined tracks.
7. 05:30
  Chris Hawkins—Emily Pilbeam sits in
  New music and the biggest Friday bangers with Emily Pilbeam.
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Morning
1. 07:00
  Nick Grimshaw—Lena Dunham
  Lena Dunham chats to Nick about her new memoir, Famesick.
2. 10:00
  Lauren Laverne—Lykke Li
  Lykke Li discusses the release of forthcoming sixth studio album, The Afterparty.
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Afternoon
1. 13:00
  Craig Charles—The weekend's nearly here... So it's time to Down Tools!
  Craig gives YOU permission to start the weekend early... That's right, let's Down Tools!
2. 16:00
  Huw Stephens—Music Sounds Better with Huw
  Your Requests Please!
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Evening
1. 19:00
  The People's Party with Femi Koleoso—Poté’s Friday Vibe
  The St. Lucia born electronic music producer lets you in on his Friday nights.
2. 21:00
  6 Music's Indie Forever—01/05/2026
  Nothing but solid gold upbeat indie bangers with Nathan Shepherd.
3. 22:00
  6 Music's Indie Forever—Uplifting Indie bangers!
  The ultimate feel good indie playlist with tunes by The Go! Team, Phoenix and Feist!
4. 23:00
  The 6 Mix with Mary Anne Hobbs—Derrick Carter
  Chicago house legend Derrick Carter in the 6 Mix.
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Late
1. 00:00
  6 Music's Rave Forever—02/05/2026
  A wall-to-wall celebration of dance music from across the decades.
2. 01:00
  6 Music's Forever Dark—Featuring The Cure, Bikini Kill, Austra, Sigur Rós
  6 Music takes you to the dark side with the finest goth, electronic and dark pop music.(R)
3. 02:00
  Focus Beats—120 minutes of music to focus
  Get to work with a fresh mix of beats, rhythms, and instrumentals.(R)
4. 04:00
  Ambient Focus—Dreamy ambient sounds for deep focus
  Two hours of dreamy ambient sounds to soundtrack your focus and study time.(R)

Saturday 2 May 2026