Garage pioneer M J Cole dropping an eclectic selection on this week’s Basement with everything from Rachmaninoff to Sade. Less

Lincoln Barret aka High Contrast takes 1Xtra DJ Ronnie Herel on a tour of his regular haunts in Cardiff. They check out the club where he held his first residency and first saw Grooverider DJ and Lincoln’s original wax dealer Catapult Records. Along the way they talk about and drop the tunes that have influenced him. Less

Trevor and Zena caught up with Denzel to talk about his role in American Gangster. Hear him talk about: :: Why he nearly didn’t take the role :: Playing a bad guy :: Who he would love to play in a movie :: What it was like working with Common :: The roles he wish he hadn’t done :: Directing the movie, The Great Debaters :: What he does on his days off :: The sports he is useless at Less

Soul superstar Jill Scott joins Trevor Nelson and Zena on 1Xtra Breakfast. She talks about her new album The Real Thing, her live performances and sexual frustration! Less

Throughout the month of October 2007, BBC 1Xtra will be celebrating the achievements, events, and black music icons that have contributed to this history over the last 5 decades. Each week we will be looking at a different decade focussing on the music, the politics and the drama. This week we’re focussing on the 1970s. Less

Throughout the month of October 2007, BBC 1Xtra will be celebrating the achievements, events, and black music icons that have contributed to this history over the last 5 decades. Each week we will be looking at a different decade focussing on the music, the politics and the drama. This week we’re focussing on the 1960s Less