We've brought together music and radio shows on a climate theme from our Selector archives. They range from climate emergency-inspired songs recorded at our 'green' Selector Sessions, to climate-themed Selector Radio shows celebrating Earth Day.
About Selector Radio
Selector Radio picks out the best new UK music each week and shares it with millions of listeners around the world. The show began in 2001 and continues to connect a global audience to the ever-changing sounds of the UK.
Selector Radio also brings you exclusive live sessions, mixes and interviews with some of the most inspiring UK artists around and people in the music industry.
Selector Radio: EarthSonic Two Seas
In this show we're spotlighting EarthSonic: Two Seas, an international arts project telling the stories of two bodies of water carrying important messages about climate change. The project brings together field recordings, electronic music and site-specific performance in a new audio-visual installation designed to inspire positive action through sound.
First broadcast 21 August 2026.
Selector Radio: Earth Day 2026
An episode of our Selector radio show celebrating Earth Day and featuring mighty collaborations between nature and UK artists. You'll hear from Tune Into Nature prize winners such as Shivani Sen and Josephine Illingworth.
First broadcast 8 May 2026.
Selector Radio: Earth Day 2025
This episode of the show celebrates Earth Day by spotlighting artists who weave nature into their music, with the joint winners of the BBC’s Tune Into Nature Prize.
In the Selector Spotlight, there's a Tastemaker Tip from Ella Harris, the Campaigns Manager for the environmental group Music Declares Emergency, collective empowering musicians to use their voices for climate action.
And to close, we’ll dance to global grooves with an After Dark Preview from SubSolar SoundSystem, a solar-powered DJ-duo who throw environmentally conscious events!
First broadcast 25 April 2025.
Selector Radio Live Session: Mali Hayes 'Save Ourselves'
As part of our ‘green’ Selector Sessions series for our 20th birthday celebrations in 2021, Manchester-based singer-songwriter Mali Hayes performs her new track 'Save Ourselves' with an urgent message about climate change.
Selector Radio Live Session: Louis VI 'Orange Skies'
As part of our ‘green’ Selector Sessions for our 20th birthday celebrations in 2021, London-based rapper, producer and climate change activist Louis VI performs his new track 'Orange Skies' with an environmental message.
Selector Behind the Music podcast
Want to know more about how music can contribute to addressing the climate crisis? Listen to Selector's Behind the Music podcast episode 'Music and Climate – Are we doing enough?' for a discussion about what initiatives are already in place, what more needs to be done, and how music compares to other industries.