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Thursday 12th November

12:30am - 1:00am

From the Archives

Unusual broadcasts and gems from our archives.

1:00am - 2:30am

Artrocker Radio

[Repeated from Tuesday 10pm.] Paul from the influential Artrocker magazine previews all the latest releases from London and the UK's thriving indie rock scene and beyond. To listen to past shows visit Paul's Mixcloud page.

2:30am - 3:00am

From the Archives

[Repeated from Tuesday 11.30pm.] Unusual broadcasts and gems from our archives.

3:00am - 4:00am

Make Your Own Damn Music

[Repeated from Sunday 10pm.] An audio postcard from the artist Bob and Roberta Smith’s studio by the seaside in Ramsgate. This week's show features Postcards for Democracy, a collaboration between Beatie Wolfe and Mark Mothersbaugh, plus Bob’s songs on the piano. The art task is to make a drawing about who you are. Visit @bobandrobertasmith on Instagram for more information.

4:00am - 5:00am

Sonoro

[Repeated from Wednesday 11am.] A series showcasing Mexican contemporary sound and radio artists, curated by Ana Martínez de Buen. This week: Antología de Programas by Otto Cázares. A diverse selection of radio productions for different projects:
Curiosidad Póstuma. From the series Caprichos Radiofónicos: Analogías, Correspondencias y Similitudes (Radio Whims: Analogies, Correspondences, Similarities’). Script, production and voice: Otto Cázares. Broadcast by Opus 94 (Mex) 2024.
Bombas de tiempo artísticas. From the series Conspiraciones: Bitácora de un admirador de Balzac (Conspiracies: Logbook of an admirer of Balzac). Script and voice: Otto Cázares. Production: Francisco Ángeles. Broadcast by Radio UNAM (Mex) 2014.
Crescendo absoluto. From the series Cuaderno de los Espíritus y de las Pinturas (Notebook of Spirits and Paintings). Script and voice: Otto Cázares. Production: Iván Primitivo González. Broadcast by Radio UNAM (Mex) 2012.
Campanas, campanas, campanas. From the series  Caprichos Radiofónicos: Analogías, Semejanzas y Correspondencias (Radio Whims: Analogies, Similarities, and Correspondences’). Script, production and voice: Otto Cázares. Broadcasted by Opus 94 (Mex) 2025.
Viaje interestelar. From the series Conspiraciones: Bitácora de un admirador de Balzac (Conspiracies: Logbook of an admirer of Balzac). Script and voice: Otto Cázares. Voice of the taxi driver: Juan Mejía. Production: Francisco Ángeles. Broadcast by Radio UNAM (Mex) 2014.
Dar peso a mi propio corazón. From the series Conspiraciones: Bitácora de un admirador de Balzac (Conspiracies: Logbook of an admirer of Balzac). Script and voice: Otto Cázares. Guest voices: Juan Mejía, José Manuel Springer, Ada Santibañez. Production: Francisco Ángeles. Broadcast by Radio UNAM (Mex) 2014.

5:00am - 6:00am

The Organ presents The Other Rock Show

[Repeated from Sunday 8pm.] Progressive sounds and music using unusual time signatures, song structures and dynamics, breaking out of Western music's obsession with 4/4.

6:00am - 7:00am

Farside Radio

[Repeated from Wednesday 12pm.] Music from the catalogues of Far Side Music, the world's primary source for East Asian sounds, presented by Paul Fisher. Visit farsidemusic.com for more information.

7:00am - 9:00am

Day For Night

A selection of recent highlights, archival surprises, programmes that deserve a repeat and those that slipped through the net, taking you through from the wee hours to breakfast. With occasional forays into the Resonance Extra programme of new music and sound art - and further afield.

9:00am - 10:00am

The Naked Short Club

[Repeated from Monday 9pm.] Dr. Stu and his expert guests dance around alternative investments, markets, the economy and wider world.

ON NOW

10:00am - 11:00am

The Clint Show

[Repeated from Wednesday 8pm.] A series hosted by former synth-pop attempter Clint, commuting weekly from Reno, Nevada. Visit jamesoldham.net for press, questions and complaints.

Listen live

11:00am - 12:00pm

Nostalgie Ya Mboka

[Repeated from Saturday 1.30pm.] Mundele Mafuta presents classic dance music of the two Congos.

12:00pm - 1:00pm

The London Ear

Moonlighting ghostwriter Ben Thompson shakes up a snowdome of real and imaginary sessions with guests from the far-flung frontiers of musical and literary endeavour. This week’s show features a poetic interrogation of Katy Perry’s mission to the skies and music from The Odes to Lyn Christopher. For further information visit @btfoshizzle on X and find playlists at Ben Thompson's Facebook page. [Repeats Wednesday 3pm.]

1:00pm - 2:00pm

The Traditional Music Hour

Kevin Sheils presents an informed and judicious selection of recordings of traditional musics from Britain, Ireland and occasionally further afield. [Repeats Monday 12pm.]

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Open City Audio

Weekly programmes by Open City. Making architecture and cities more open, accessible and equitable. [Repeats Tuesday 2.30am.]

2:30pm - 3:00pm

Everyone Is Invited

Goldsmiths' MFA Alessandro Paiano presents a weekly arts talk show with live guest interviews. [Repeats Wednesday 2.30am.]

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Restart Radio

[Repeated from Tuesday 4pm.] A different kind of gadget show, discussing the work and philosophy of the Restart Project, a London-based social enterprise that encourages people to use their electronics longer, to prevent waste, save money, and make people happier. This month: we revisit our conversation with celebrated professor and communicator, Mark Miodownik about the Big Repair Project and the future of self-repairing electricals. First broadcast 9 September 2025. For more information visit therestartproject.org.

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Electric Dish

Sophie Darling plays a plethora of new music from all corners of the world. With discussion, food for thought, live guests and interviews. Visit Instagram @djsophiedarling. [Repeats Sunday 8am.]

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Ukrainian Field Notes

A monthly series comprising interviews and music by musicians from all over Ukraine, sharing their experience of displacement and war. This month: Victoria Belim talks about her memoir The Rooster House (Virago) and volunteering in Kramatorsk. Music by Pallas Athena, Kryhitka, DakhaBrakha, and Hyphen Dash. To support Victoria’s evacuation work in Kramatorsk make a Paypal donation at boisdejasmin@gmail.com. To support Ukraine visit supportukrainenow.org. [Repeats Monday 7am.]

5:30pm - 6:00pm

Pull The Plug

Promos and new releases spun and sometimes speared by Johnny Seven. This week: Sleep deprivation. Atmospheric fog. Cognitive fog. Visibility considerably reduced in both cases. The brain absents itself without explanation. The prospect of a productive week recedes into the distance. Further enquiries will be undertaken when visibility improves. Email pulltheplugseven@gmail.com. Visit Pull The Plug on Facebook. [Repeats Saturday 11am.]

6:00pm - 7:00pm

The Outerglobe

Debbie Golt FRSA takes African music and wider arts and culture as her starting point. For more details follow @outerglobe on Instagram. [Repeats Sunday 4pm.]

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Rogue Planets

Presented by Frank Malachi, Rogue Planets explores ideas, culture and conversations through interviews and field recordings. Visit Instagram @rogueplanets_fm104.4. [Repeats Monday 3am.]

8:00pm - 9:00pm

The Luca George Show

A live radio series by artist Luca George, featuring interviews with artists and musicians. Expect games, phone-ins and performances, broadcast live from the Resonance studio, where anything can happen. This month, Luca is joined by a group of 1st year BA Fine Art students from Chelsea College of Arts as they undertake a workshop that traces the line between the Theatre of the Absurd and 'Brainrot’. Visit Instagram @lucage0rge. [Repeats Friday 10am.]

9:00pm - 10:30pm

Adventures in Sound and Music

New music with The Wire magazine. This week: Shane Woolman hosts an exclusive hour-long guest mix by reggae legend King Jammy alongside new, recent and archive tracks from Black Flute Brigade, Caixa Cubo, Tapes, Sampa The Great, Sarah Ruth, drumcorps and Rasha Nahas and more. Visit thewire.co.uk for more information. [Repeats Sunday 1am.]

10:30pm - 11:00pm

Radia

Radia, the international group of independent cultural radio stations, presents a new show realised by one of its members, exploring new and forgotten ways of making radio. Visit radia.fm for more information. [Repeats Saturday 8pm.]

11:00pm - 12:00am

Grime for the Unconverted

Hosted and mixed by DJ BPM, showcasing grime classics, new releases and unreleased dubs. This week: grime classics by Mark One, Slimzee & Boylan, Faze Miyake, Wiley, JT the Goon; fresh dubs from John Brown the Rebel; new releases from Reeko & Dubz. Listen to archive shows on Mixcloud. Visit X @feraldubs. [Repeats Sunday 12am.]

12:00am - 1:00am

Tunes From Turtle Island

New releases and old favourites from the indigenous musicians of North America. Selected by multi-disciplinary sculptor Andrew GJ. This week's show has hip-hop, blues, indie, alt folk, country, rap, pop and dance from the indigenous music makers of the Mi'kmaq, Ojibwe, Apsáalooké, Mohawk, Wolastoqiyik, Lakota, Cheyenne, Ho-Chunk, Metis and Inuit Nations. For more info see facebook.com/tunesfromturtleisland and tunesfromturtleisland.eu. [Repeats Saturday 5am.]