Essential Mix

Essential Mix
Running time	120 minutes (00.00–02.00 local time)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
Home station	BBC Radio 1
Hosted by	Pete Tong
Created by	Eddie Gordon
Produced by	Eddie Gordon; Wise Buddah; Somethin' Else
Original release	30 October 1993 –; present
Website	Essential Mix

The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 and 2:00 a.m. UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong.^[1] With a broadcast run of over 30 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule. It is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.

^ Vidovic, Kono (4 December 2022). "The 15 Best Radio 1 Essential Mixes Ever Broadcasted". Dirty Disco Radio. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[ddr-1] Vidovic, Kono (4 December 2022). "The 15 Best Radio 1 Essential Mixes Ever Broadcasted". Dirty Disco Radio. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

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