Selector Radio

Selecting the best UK music every week and sharing it with the world

Selector Radio picks out the best new UK music each week and shares it with four million listeners around the world. Produced since 2001, the show continues to connect a global audience to the ever-changing sounds of UK culture. Selector Radio broadcasts on radio stations in over 30 countries around the world and if it’s not on the radio where you are, you can listen online.

As well as the weekly show, you can watch exclusive live performances from emerging talent through our regular Selector Sessions series, and Selector After Dark brings you fresh mixes from guest UK DJs. You can also catch up on our back-catalogue of shows featuring live performances from UK acts on their rise to stardom (including Nadine Shah, Jamie Woon, Elbow and Emmy the Great) in our Selector Archive and lots more.

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Introducing Sian Eleri

Selector is hosted by the incredible Sian Eleri, one of the biggest music tastemakers at BBC Radio 1.

Sian grew up in Caernarfon, north Wales and is a proud Welsh speaker. She has been a member of several industry prize judging panels, including for the AIM Awards, the Youth Music Awards, the British Podcast Awards, the Welsh Music Prize, the BRITs and the Mercury Prize.

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Selector Radio

Selector Radio plays music from any band, any artist and any genre – as long as it’s new and exciting you'll find it here every Friday. Taking you on a virtual tour of the UK and dropping you into the heart of cities like Bristol, Belfast, Cardiff and Glasgow, Selector puts together a truly eclectic playlist and catches up with the names that are leading the way in the world of music.

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Selector Sessions

Our exclusive video series presents live performances by Selector artists, including Yard Act, Connie Constance, Chiedu Oraka and many more.

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Selector After Dark

Selector After Dark brings the sound of the UK music scene to the world with weekly exclusive, uninterrupted one-hour mixes from UK DJs.

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The Selector Archive

Call us biased but an archive packed to the rafters with UK talent across umpteen genres takes some beating. In this Selector Archive you will find audio sessions and interviews with Prides, Nadine Shah, Jamie Woon, Elbow, Emmy the Great, Soweto Kinch and many many more.

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