BBC One announces Little Simz: Live at the BBC

29 May 2025 - Press release

BBC One have announced Little Simz: Live at the BBC, featuring Mercury Prize and Ivor Novello Award winning rapper Little Simz. 

 

Little Simz: Live at the BBC will be a special programme containing performances from her new unreleased album as well as classic hits, filmed in the iconic Maida Vale Studios.

This 30-minute entertainment special, hosted by Clara Amfo, tells the story of Simz’s journey as an artist - from freestyling on 1Xtra aged 11 to Mercury Prize success and commanding the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. 

Little Simz: Live at the BBC will broadcast on BBC One on Wednesday 4th June (11:40pm) and again on BBC Three on Thursday 5 June (9:55pm). It will also be available to watch on BBC iPlayer. 

There will also be exclusive Little Simz interviews and track premieres broadcast on Wednesday 4th June across pop radio networks - BBC Radio 6 Music (Nick Grimshaw, 9am), Radio 1 (Jack Saunders, 6:30pm), and Radio 1Xtra (DJ Target, 7pm), as well as tracks broadcast on Radio 2 on Wednesday 18 June (Jo Whiley, 8pm).