Radio 1 celebrates International Women’s Day with all-female lineups

Radio 1 will marking this year’s International Women’s Day with two all-female lineups.

The 12-hour evening bills will be running from 7pm to 7am on Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th of March. The lineup will feature some of the freshest female talent back to back with established stars and Radio 1’s first ever female DJ, the station’s longest serving presenter, Annie Nightingale. Annie Mac, B. Traits, Heidi and the station’s sound of the underground, Zoo Music supremo Monki (pictured).

The DJs will be showcasing and promoting the best music around from current and emerging female artists and producers to highlight the significant contribution that women make to the world of music. This includes a International Women’s Day special Essential Mix from Polish DJ Magda in the early hours on the Saturday.

Annie Nightingale told the BBC: “I am looking forward to celebrating the array of specialist dance DJs on Radio 1, who are female. Gender is, welcomingly, not an issue nowadays when Radio 1 appoints new DJs and it has been demonstrably supportive of women. We all desire to be judged on our abilities alone in this very competitive field and we all thrive on the respect of our peer group, and our audiences. The line-up shows our individual styles and genres from garage, house, drum n bass, r&b, hip hop, trap, grime and techno, and we shall have a lot of fun over the weekend.”
Ben Cooper, BBC Radio 1 Controller, also said to the corporation: “It’s fantastic that Radio 1 and 1Xtra has such a wide range of female specialist DJs. We are committed to giving opportunities to the best DJs in the world and you are going to hear something very special to celebrate International Women’s Day.”

This follows last week’s announcement that Radio 1 will have a new feel to early breakfast from March 2014 when Gemma Cairney will start in the slot that leads into Nick Grimshaw and the Breakfast team.
Elsewhere Radio 1 have beefed up their lineup with James Blake, George Fitzgerald and T. Williams being handed residencies. James Blake dropped an exclusive of his new track ‘40455’ last night on his new show.
Celebrate International Women’s Day by tuning into this mouth-watering lineup coming up in March.

Friday 7 March 2014, BBC Radio 1
7-9pm Annie Mac
9-11pm B.Traits
11pm-1am Heidi
1-3am Essential Mix – Magda
3-5am Annie Nightingale
5-7am Monki

Saturday 8 March 2014 – International Women’s Day, simulcast on BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra
7-9pm Sarah Jane Crawford
9-11pm Sian Anderson
11pm-1am Jamilla Edwards
1-3am Madam X
3-5am Claira Hermet
5-7am Adele Roberts