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Tuesday 19th May
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12:00am - 1:00am
A Duck in a Tree
[Repeated from Saturday 7pm.] The :zoviet * france: radio show. The Red Constant and the Good Destiny. This week's edition features tracks from new releases by Réka Csiszér and Radwan Ghazi Moumneh; Eeem [eim]; and Ard Bit in and amongst recordings by Joe McPhee, John Edwards and Klaus Kugel; Miguel Molina and Anxo Invisibel; Taylor Deupree and Zimoun; Gil Scott-Heron; The Alaska None; Bing Satellites; RP Collier; Julie Berry; PJ Howe; Ray Cobley; De Fabriek; Abstraxus; and Ouzo))).
1:00am - 2:30am
The Hello Goodbye Show
[Repeated from Saturday 12 noon.] Upbeat, eclectic new music show hosted by deXter Bentley. Today: melodic indie-rock stalwarts Simon Bromide & The Bromides perform a stripped-down and acoustic live session. With songs from the new album, Forest Mountain Forest, out now on Scratchy Records. Visit hellogoodbyeshow.com for more information.
2:30am - 3:00am
Open City Audio
[Repeated from Thursday 2pm.] Weekly programmes made by Open City. Making architecture and cities more open, accessible, and equitable. Today: Deconstructed. Al Manaar Mosque & Cultural Centre - Faith, Space and Community. In this episode, host Matthew Lloyd Roberts is joined by Shukri Sultan, a lecturer at Westminster University, to explore the story of Al Manaar Mosque in West London. Together, they unpack how this unassuming building became a vital hub for faith, community, and resilience - especially in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
3:00am - 4:00am
The African Concert Series
[Repeated from Friday 5.30pm.] Presented by Debbie Golt and Rebeca Omordia, this show is dedicated to sharing performances from the African Concert Series at Wigmore Hall, featuring highlights from these concerts, along with insights into the music, the performers, and the ideas behind the programming. This month: African Pianism. An exploration of African pianism — the vibrant musical tradition that blends classical piano with African rhythm, storytelling and musical heritage. Featuring recordings and live studio performances by pianist Rebeca Omordia. Follow us on Instagram @theafricanconcertseries, or find us on Facebook and X.
5:00am - 6:00am
Balling the Jack
[Repeated from Friday 9pm]. Joe Cushley explores 13 Bar Blues and Twisted Roots music from around the globe. From the the 1920s to the present day, from the barrel-house to the arthouse via the bedsit, from Mali to Mississippi to the Mekong via New Malden - every culture has its blues. For more information visit Balling The Jack on Facebook. E-mail ballingthejack1@gmail.com.
6:00am - 7:00am
framework
[Repeated from Sunday 11pm.] Field recording, phonography, and the art of sound-hunting, presented by Patrick Tubin McGinley. This week's regular edition features Patrick Quinn & Precious Moon, murmer, Magdaléna Manderlová and Verónica Cerrotta; sounds from The Aporee Maps by Anna Nacher (Denmark), Eric Desjeux (Indonesia), Milos Vojtěchovsky (Czechia) and Jimena Cabrera (Spain); and a framework introduction recorded in Slovakia by Peter Havran. Visit frameworkradio.net 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
Listen. Let's Talk
[Repeated from Friday 11am.] A weekly show hosted by urbanist Donald Hyslop. This week: the first of a two-part interview with contemporary artist Janette Parris. In this episode we explore her East London background and early work from the 1990s exploring performance and music and other differing forms of making and practice. Her multidisciplinary practice bridges drawing, comics, performance, music and digital. She draws on the everyday and personal experiences capturing them in her work with sharp insights and humour.
10:00am - 11:00am
Clear Spot
[Repeated from Monday 8pm.] A is for Aardvark by Denzil Everett. Bayley skipped the light fantastic between and betwixt the parched beach and the saturated sea. She remailed unconscious of it being something like something indescribable.
11:00am - 11:30am
The Workplace
NND and guests discuss all aspects of work and workplaces. This week: we revisit NND's full interview with Michelle McArthur-Morgan on how to manage and eliminate stress - with insights on the real source of stress and what you can do to eliminate stress from your life - as part of Mental Health Awareness Month 2026. Michelle is the co-founder and managing partner of Jigsaw at Work and the Jigsaw Discovery Tool. First broadcast 16 February 2021. Download select episodes from the podcast and continue the discussion using #workplacennd. [Repeats Friday 1.30pm.]
11:30am - 12:00pm
Literary London
[Repeated from Saturday 6.30pm.] Nick Hennegan explores the literary life of London and celebrates the popular cultural life and literary history of the city. Tweet to @NickHennegan. For more information visit LondonLiteraryPubCrawl.com.
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Sitting With Gianluca
[Repeated from Sunday 3pm.] Interviews and informed portraits of contemporary American musicians with our stateside correspondent Gianluca Tramontana (in temporary and voluntary exile in Marseille).
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Kitchen Magic Time
Recipes in sound from Mama Dolores, Mistress of the Deep Soul Kitchen. [Repeats Saturday 10.30pm.]
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Around The World With The Lallas
Laura Pradelska and Lara Fraser share their international cultural interests, stemming from their respective careers as actor and producer as well as their joint DJ career as The Lallas. [Repeats Sunday 5pm.]
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Dis-labled
Barnet's inclusive arts centre Community Focus presents weekly recordings from its Dis-labled programme. This week, we explore hobbies, creativity and the little things that make life interesting. From arts and crafts, gaming and poetry to baking, bird-watching and even quirky guilty pleasures, we share the passions that recharge us, make us laugh, and reveal a bit about who we are. Join us for stories, jokes and personal insights that show how hobbies can inspire, connect and brighten our everyday lives. All enquiries: podcast@communityfocus.co.uk. For more information visit www.communityfocus.co.uk. [Repeats Friday 1pm.]
ON NOW
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Hit It and Split
DJ Deb Smith shares a lexicon of global sounds from the past to the future - new releases, forgotten greats and little heard gems. Visit Hit It and Split on Facebook for the playlist and Mixcloud link to the show. [Repeats Saturday 6am.]
Listen live4:00pm - 4:30pm
Raft
Soundscapes of hope and resistance. Raft is a vessel made of waves moving through the air. A signal floating over dark tides in the simple light of a tiny flame. As the waters rise, so does our singing. Produced by Chiara Ambrosio. Visit raftalondonstory.com. [Repeats Thursday 3pm.]
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Records Comic, Curious and Cracked
An eco-neutral trawl through the unusual records acquired by various means, including even purchase, during an otherwise mostly virtuous lifetime by Jack Thorington. [Repeats Friday 2pm.]
5:00pm - 6:00pm
The Relatively Good Radio Show
Richard and Anna host the show where everything is live – including the jingles. Broadcast from The Village Butty, a historic canal boat and floating music venue continuously touring the 2500 miles of the UK's inland waterways system. This month’s show comes from Cropredy, North Oxfordshire, spiritual home of Fairport Convention. The show includes all the usual suspects: Swedish Pär reporting from Malmo, London boating news from Boat Lady Blanche, poetry from Wicked Uncle James, Nicky Notices Nature and Tooley's Tool of The Month. Previewing Fire in the Mountain festival with music from Sebastian's Genial Hawaiians, George and His New Heartaches, Whiskey Moon Face, Kai and Hollis, and also Dirk and Amelia Powell. [Repeats Sunday 10am.]
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Loud Women
Loud Women turns up the volume on fast rising women and non-binary musicians in the grassroots scene with live performances, fresh new music and chat, hosted by Cassie Fox and the Loud Women team. For more info visit loudwomen.org. [Repeats Saturday 3.30am.]
7:30pm - 8:00pm
Rockfort
David McKenna presents the best in underground and out of left-field French music. This week's show is inspired by a trip to New Trad Fest in Saint-Aignan and features music from Tresque, Elizabeth Vogler, Nieges Percées, Cocanha, Sylvier Berger and Pied Gauche. [Repeats Friday 6.30pm.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Late Works
The radio counterpart to live intermedia event series Late Works, hosted by founder Joseph Bradley Hill. Each week a new guest joins Joe in the studio to discuss and perform their work. [Repeats Wednesday 10am].
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Clear Spot
pandaemoniumtubistream. A project by Alcedo, a writer and artist based in Lucca, Italy, pandaemoniumtubistream is conceived as the sonic expression of the digital archive pandaemoniumtubiproject.com. It consists of 2,646 comments extracted from YouTube, concerning demonic possession within Christian and Islamic contexts and the multiform territory of global conspiracy theories. The comments are recited – each in its original language – by the standard voices of Google Translate, totalling approximately 18 hours. Blended with the text is a field recording (24 hours) captured at the source of Rio dell’Inferno (Hell Stream), a small creek flowing through the mountains on the border between the provinces of Lucca and Pistoia. The stream is designed to loop indefinitely. Today we present a one-hour edit, divided into "three acts" of approximately 20 minutes, one for each of the three investigated areas. [Repeats Sunday 7am.]
10:00pm - 11:30pm
Artrocker Radio
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. [Repeats Thursday 1am.]
11:30pm - 12:00am
From the Archives
Unusual broadcasts and gems from our archives. [Repeats Thursday 2.30am.]
12:00am - 1:00am
Is Black Music
The world's first and longest running alternative Black music radio show, hosted by Art Terry. For more information visit www.artterry.co.uk. [Repeats Saturday 11pm.]