The
Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on
BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 4:00 - 6:00 AM 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. With a broadcast run in excess of 20 years, the
Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.