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SBTV's anniversary brings a crowded booth to BBC Radio 1Xtra

DJ Target supplies the beats as Big Narstie, Scorcher, Queenie and more mark the platform's twentieth anniversary.

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BBC Radio 1Xtra Story of November 1, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

SBTV | 1Xtra Team Takeover

Big Narstie opens the session, microphones change hands and DJ Target keeps the instrumentals coming. BBC Radio 1Xtra's "SBTV | 1Xtra Team Takeover" gives the anniversary a fitting format: a roomful of MCs taking turns rather than a retrospective from a chair.

The lineup named in the description includes Scorcher, Queenie, Elro, Reekz, So Large and Milli Major alongside Narstie. The set honours SBTV founder Jamal Edwards, with Narstie pausing midway through to pay his respects before the session resumes.

It was the most-watched of the channel's two new uploads, reaching roughly 12,000 views. The other, "Big Narstie came through 🔥 SBTV Takeover", gives Narstie a separate spotlight. In the full set's comments, viewers single out particular MCs, ask for artist-name overlays and try to identify the instrumentals. For anyone discovering someone new in a crowded booth, those names matter.

Both takeover uploads are also attracting the most daily viewing in the catalogue right now, followed by "Kibo | Kenny Allstar Freestyle", which continues to find an audience more than a month after publication.

Across the channel, the week brought about 1.5 million views and an unchanged subscriber count. Daily viewing is currently around half its usual level. Nearby music platforms have had varied weeks: On The Radar Radio and Mixtape Madness are running above their usual daily viewing, while Link Up TV, like BBC Radio 1Xtra, is quieter. Here, the fresh activity belongs to the anniversary booth and its passing microphones.

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What viewers say

Big up Elro!! 🔥! So Large too boom 💥!! Legends! Again name overlays would be good for unknown artists too people who don't know! ❤
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Whats this instrumental list anyone?
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Scorcher and reekz MVPs in this set
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