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1Xtra Talks with Richie Brave
by BBC Radio 1Xtra
Richie Brave hosts the biggest group chat of the week.
Episodes
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Guvna B sits in: Entrepreneurship, Black British culture & Black People's Day of Action
Guvna B discusses Black British music and entrepreneurship with J2K, Black British culture and comedy with Thanyia Moore and Diesel, as well as Black People's Day of Action with Gus John. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Guvna B sits in: UK Lovers Rock, Black British Culture in Film & TV and Black Communities Outside London
Guvna B spotlights UK Lovers Rock with Sandra Cross, discusses Black British culture in film & TV with Sekou Diaby and explores Black British communities outside London with Jo Oluwo. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Soul music and the New Cross fire
Richie Brave is joined by UK soul group Eternal for a deep dive into their music and career. He's also joined by the New Cross Fire Foundation to discuss the impact and legacy. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Black British music and legacy of Black History Month
Richie Brave discusses D&B and jungle music with Ray Keith as well as Black History Month in the UK with Patrick Vernon OBE and founder of The Black Curriculum, Lavinya Stennett. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Sickle Cell Awareness and Gospel Heritage Month
Richie Brave is joined by A Star and Dr Samah Babiker for Sickle Cell Awareness Month. He's also joined by Ayce and Stephanie to celebrate Gospel Heritage Month. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Women's Health Roundtable
Richie Brave is joined by Dr. Aziza Sesay, Candace Oxley and Sandy Abuah for a Women's Health Roundtable. Together, they discuss fibroids, periods, pregnancy, self-advocacy & more. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Afro-Creole languages, Soft Life, 40 years of Talawa
Richie Brave explores the first Afro-Creole Languages Week with founder, Ife Thompson. Toni Tone joins him to speak about her new book Soft Life. Plus, Michael Buffong celebrates 40 years of Talawa Theatre Company. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Notting Hill Carnival, Starting High and Black theatre
Richie Brave reflects on the positive stories from Notting Hill Carnival 2026 with Anthea Hudson. He's also joined by Jamelia and Téja Renée to discuss their relationship as mother and daughter as well as Téja's debut book Starting High. Plus, Ray Fearon speaks about his lead role in August...
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Notting Hill Carnival & How To Stay In Love
Richie Brave is joined by former chief executive of Notting Hill Carnival, Claire Holder as well as Meet The Thorpes duo and authors of 'How To Stay In Love (And Still Like Each Other)', Adrian and Tara Thorpe. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Guvna B sits in: Breast Cancer Roundtable
Guvna B hosts a roundtable discussion about breast cancer with Leanne Pero MBE, Shanna Antonio and Sarah Adomah. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Guvna B sits in: Creativity & preserving Black stories
Guvna B is joined by comedian and footballer, Sapphire McIntosh, to discuss her experiences as a Black woman from Leeds as well as exploring the Black media ecosystem with hosts of the Rigour & Flow podcast, Aiwan Obinyan and Tamanda Walker. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Grime and MS
Richie Brave is joined by Julie Adenuga to discuss grime music as well as Roxy Murray, who speaks about lived experiences of Multiple Sclerosis. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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UK hip-hop and Tourette's
Richie Brave discusses UK hip-hop and trip-hop with producer, Alain 'Fusion' Clapham as well as Tourette's with DJ, Versatile. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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UK drill and type 1 diabetes
Richie Brave discusses UK drill with music commentator Sillah, as well as type 1 diabetes with content creator Lydia Brian. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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The Music Is Black: UK Garage
Richie Brave discusses UK Garage to celebrate the launch of The Music Is Black V&A exhibition as well as exploring neurodiversity for Disability Pride Month. Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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The Music Is Black
Richie Brave discusses The Music Is Black V&A East exhibition and the legacy of Black British music with Dr Clive Nwonka and Aniefiok Ekpoudom. Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Honouring the Windrush Generation
Richie Brave and guests with the biggest group chat of the week. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Kanya King Tribute
Richie Brave and guests with the biggest group chat of the week. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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"I've been sectioned four times"
Following the recent unrest in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Richie is joined by broadcaster and facilitator Ola Majekodunmi from Dublin and Irish-African artist and Community Leader Tura Arutura. They discuss how people of colour are feeling across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland…
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Caring Matters
Richie is joined by Jazz Browne and Matthew Mckenzie for Caring Matters Week. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Is Brixton still the home of Caribbean culture in the UK?
Brixton in south London was once regarded as the spiritual home of the Caribbean community. However, after waves of gentrification and regeneration, Richie set out to find out whether Brixton is still the home of Caribbean culture in Britain. Within a mile of the famous Brixton Market, Richie...
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Mary Mandefield sits in: Womens Health Roundtable
Mary Mandefield hosts a discussion centred around women’s ens health, navigating diagnosis, advocating for yourself and what healing looks like. Mary will be joined by: 1Xtra family, broadcaster and entrepreneur Sian Anderson. Speaking about navigating her recent PCOS and fibroids diagnosis....
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New tax year, who this?
Richie Brave sits down with financial educator and author, Rotimi Merriman-Johnson aka Mr Money Jar and investing coach and CEO Akindebodun Osekita. Richie also discusses the revival of the play ‘Assata Taught Me’ based on Assata Shakur, the first woman on the FBI’s most wanted list, with its...
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Who are you?
Richie Brave explores identity in all its complexity, from mixed-race identity to subcultures, self-expression, and the many ways we choose to define ourselves beyond race alone. Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Navigating grief, babyloss and childlessness
Richie Brave discusses baby loss, infertility and childlessness. Richie will explore the impacts of dealing with such a harrowing loss and explore the systemic issues that the Black community in particular may face when navigating maternal health. He's joined by: Dr Yasmin Mulji, a fertility...
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What's the most chaotic thing you've done for love?
Richie Brave explores Black literature and fairytales as well as celebrating the recent National Siblings Day. Joining him on the show: Founder of Dope Readers Club, a community initiative that promotes reading, literacy and diverse storytelling, Que the Wolf. On to talk all things fairytales and...
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How profitable is Black music?
Richie will be exploring the UK music industry and how different parts work together. From radio to publishing to streaming and touring, and how all the different cogs work alongside one another to feed into the wider ecosystem of the industry and how artists are impacted or benefited. He’ll be...
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The impact of Black British music
Richie Brave hosts a special edition of 1Xtra Talks reflecting how Black British music shapes culture, identity and voice across the country. The show prioritises music artists and industry guests rooted in lived experience. It connects generations, centres regional UK voices and reflects the...
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Protecting your mind as a creative
Richie Brave discusses the wellbeing of artists. Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Are young people being priced out of adulthood?
Richie Brave explores whether young people have been giving the tools to 'adult' properly and successfully. From looking at the facts and figures of the economy and hearing directly from different generations navigating adulthood today. Joining him for this conversation are: Rotimi…
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Are we losing recipes?
Richie Brave and guests with the biggest group chat of the week. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Behind the scenes of 1Xtra's Comedy Gala
1Xtra's Comedy Gala returned, and Richie chats backstage with the comedians on this year's line-up: Annette Fagan, Diesel, Emmanuel Sonubi, Junior Booker, Kyrah Gray, Leroy Brito and Travis Jay. And of course the host of the night: Eddie Kadi. They discuss how they got into comedy, pre-show…
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How to be a cool aunty!
Richie Brave is joined by the co-founder of The CCC Awards, which stands for community, corporate and culture and is all about giving flowers to the people in our communities doing great things without recognition. Mahari Hay talks Year 2 of the awards and what to expect. We're also celebrating...
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Behind the Scenes
Richie Brave is going behind the scenes! Talking to the people and entrepreneurs that are not only self starters but also influence and contribute to the finishing product of something that we all get to enjoy, whether that be in fashion, business or film and TV. He'll be sitting down with: -...
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Let's talk about STDs
For HIV Awareness Week, Richie is joined by professionals to discuss the importance of HIV education. Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Why Fela Kuti still matters
The legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti has been posthumously honoured with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African artist to receive this prestigious recognition from the Recording Academy since the award's inception in 1963. Richie sits down with his son Seun Kuti to...
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Why should I donate blood?
Richie Brave is joined by 1Xtra Family Fee Mak and CassKidd as they head down to the Brixton Blood Donor centre to go through the process of donating blood. They discourse with the Donor Carers there, what it takes to donate blood and the impact it has on other peoples lives. Richie will also be...
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Afcon Highlights and all things comedy with Eddie Kadi
Richie Brave is joined by Eddie Kadi throughout the whole show as Eddie discusses what the AFCON Tournament was like out in Morocco from the group stages, supporting his home team Congo and being there for the explosive final between Morocco and Senegal. Richie and Eddie are then joined by...
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Are black children more likely to be excluded from school?
Richie discusses school exclusions and isolations with Everyday Racism and Enact Equality. @1Xtra on social Produced by Unedited for BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Should AI music be banned?
Richie Brave is delving into the word of AI. How it's evolved over the years, and how we become more literate when it comes to spotting AI-generated videos. He is also getting into the controversy of AI music. Should we allow AI generated music to be streamed and played on radio? We'll be hearing...
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Laughing our way into 2026
For our first show back in the new year Richie will be sitting down with comedians Judi Love, Kyrah Gray and Slim. They'll be talking the highs and lows of 2025, the craziest moments of the year, things they want to leave behind and plans for 2026. Expect a hilarious and honest conversation!...
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Best of 2025
It's been another 12 months of 1Xtra Talks with Richie Brave, so of course for the last show of the year, we have to reflect on some of the discussions we've been able to have on the show. From getting an update on the Children in Need, We Move FWD projects to remembering the late Sareeta…
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Future Figures 2025 Cypher
Want to know more about this year's 1Xtra Future Figures? Well this is the show for you! You'll hear their personal stories, what drives them to act and what it takes to make change happen. We’re bringing them together and passing the mic, something we’re calling the Future Figures cypher. 1Xtra...
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
Richie Brave is celebrating Christmas early with 1Xtra's very own Snoochie Shy and Remi Burgz. They're talking about who's cheffing it up for Christmas Dinner, family traditions and the worst Christmas presents to receive. They'll also be joined in studio by previous 1Xtra Talks guests from this...
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Addressing the stigmas around HIV
For World AIDS Day, Richie Brave sits down with Dr Nneka Nwokolo, one of the UK’s leading HIV physicians. She has spent years working in sexual health, HIV treatment and prevention, helping shape national conversations around equitable healthcare. He's also joined in the studio by Reverend Jide…
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Protecting yourself from Travel Scams & Sextortion
Richie Brave gets another update from a We Move FWD funded project, this time, he's joined in studio by a few members of the creative collective, Spit Game. Toni Olabanji, Tate Boyce and Ria Thomas share how the BBC Children in Need funding has supported them and their work and also give us an...
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How to avoid Travel Scams & Signs that you might be in a cult
Richie will be getting an update from some of the projects involved in the BBC Radio 1Xtra and Children in Need’s We Move Fund, now known as We Move FWD. The £10 million commitment was created to support and empower Black children and young people in the UK through youth social action. He will…
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Life after a scandal
Richie Brave sits down with 1Xtra Future Figure Fiona Compton aka Know your Caribbean. As we continue to discuss the aftershocks of Hurricane Melissa and how it's impacted the Caribbean beyond Jamaica. He also discusses what life looks like for Jussie Smollett post starring in Empire and...
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Do you really know where you're from?
Richie Brave sits down with 1Xtra Future Figure Leanne Pero. Leanne Pero is an award-winning social entrepreneur, breast cancer survivor, and founder of Black Women Rising and The Leanne Pero Foundation. She talks her journey to advocacy and removing stigmas about cancer within the Black British...
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Hurricane Melissa, 1Xtra Future Figures and Dreaming whilst Black
Richie Brave discusses the aftermath of the category 5 Hurricane which hit Jamaica this week, Hurricane Melissa and what people in the diaspora and beyond can do to support the Jamaican community. Joining him for this conversation is writer and cultural commentator, Marianne Sunshine and…
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