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Selector Radio – new show every week

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 its global audience to the ever-changing sounds of UK culture.

Selector Radio will introduce you to bands and artists across a huge range of genres – everything that is new, exciting and leading the way in UK music.

Selector Radio also brings you exclusive live sessions, mixes and interviews with some of the most inspiring UK artists around and people in the industry.

So from Manchester to Mexico City, wherever you are listening, stream Selector Radio online, head to Mixcloud or hit play in the player above to catch the latest show every Friday, 12.00 (GMT).

Selector is produced by Audio Always and hosted by one of the most credible and talented tastemakers around, Sian Eleri – no stranger to BBC Radio, the Mercury Prize, The Voice and more.

The latest Selector Radio show

To listen to the latest Selector Radio show, there's the player at the top of this page and select Up Next for more of the most recent shows. If you like what you're hearing and want to know more, here's the playlist.

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Looking for more shows?

To catch up with the most recent Selector Radio shows, select Up Next at the bottom right of the player above. Or, if you're ready to go back in time, you can scour the huge back-catalogue of past Selector weekly shows, over the decades, available now on Mixcloud.

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Get Your Music Played

UK music makers! Would you like to get your music played around the world to millions of listeners? Now's your chance. Send us your music, Sian and the team will listen and – it's as simple as this – if they love it, they'll play it. You just need to be based in the UK and please, keep it clean!

More from Selector

You're a click away from all things Selector – our weekly radio show, weekly mixes in Selector After Dark, the Selector Behind the Music podcast and live music videos from the Selector Sessions.

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Selector Sessions

Discover our Selector Sessions featuring some of the finest UK artists featured on Selecto...

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Selector

Here's our Selector homepage – all things Selector, under one roof.