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Tuesday 15th September
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12:00am - 1:00am
A Duck in a Tree
[Repeated from Saturday 7pm.] The :zoviet * france: radio show. Time's Approximate. This week's edition features tracks from new releases by Mia Zabelka, Joshua Trinidad and Icostech; Vincent Grimaldi; Klara Lewis; and Shanyio; a new single by Billy Gomberg; and temporal imprecisions from Anne Sulikowski, My Problem Child, Elnath Project, The Alaska None, Anthony Magen, Fovea Hex, Sevenism, d E, and Djet.
1:00am - 2:30am
The Hello Goodbye Show
[Repeated from Saturday 12pm.] Upbeat, eclectic live music show hosted by deXter Bentley. Today: the first show of the autumn season, featuring live music and chat with special guest Railcard – an indie-pop super group currently touring the UK with the release of their debut LP, Two Steps At A Time (Skep Wax). Also, writer, comedian, psychotherapist, performance poet and musician Liz Bentley joins us to read from her memoir, The Suicidal Therapist: Confessions of a Wounded Healer (Survivors Voices Press). Plus, the final submissions for One Minute Wonders 2026, including contributions of music, poetry, found sound and sound art, each lasting no more than one minute in total duration. Featuring Greg Gobel, The Phone Call, Alan Ritchie, James Bailey, Free Hibari, Quantum Flirts, Dee Fry Servals, The Yoyodyne Corporation, James Alec Hardy, Emma Roper Evans, John Callaghan, Thom Driver, My Liberal Pony, Pete Branscombe, Andrew Kerr, Gashnois, D’Animal, The Winter Residence and Helen McCookerybook. Visit hellogoodbyeshow.com for more information.
2:30am - 3:00am
Open City Audio
[Repeated from Thursday 2pm.] Weekly programmes by Open City. Making architecture and cities more open, accessible and equitable. Today: Deconstructed. Tate Modern - Art & Power. In this episode, Matthew Lloyd Roberts is joined by Christian Dimbleby to discuss Tate Modern, the former power station converted into a gallery for modern art by Herzog & de Meuron at the turn of the millennium. Originally built as Bankside Power Station from 1947 to designs by Giles Gilbert Scott, the discussion ranged from the challenges in transforming infrastructure into cultural spaces and the lasting lessons which can be learned from the conversion.
3:00am - 4:00am
The Stars Below
[Repeated from Friday 5.30pm.] Hosted by Anne Duffau (A---Z), exploring artistic practices and knowledge exchange through collaborations, soundscapes and discussions. This month: Anne's guest is Zinzi Minott, an artist known for her materially sensitive conceptual practice which builds intense worlds across multiple media. Working from an installation based perspective she creates spaces that are atmospherically intense, temporally charged and hermetically sealed.
4:00am - 5:00am
Synaptic Island
[Repeated from Sunday 6pm.] A collective of DJs and artists explores a selected theme each week through music and conversation. This month, Sylvia invites Eggmeat to perform a live session in the studio.
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 Sam Dunscombe/Michiko Ogawa, BJNilsen, Fletina, Fergus Kelly, and Bruno Duplant; sounds from the Aporee Maps by Esther Esaawa (Ghana), Daniel Aron de Jong (Germany), and Rosalind Adutwumwaah (Ghana); and a framework introduction recorded in Northern Ireland by Barry Cullen. 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. Today, Donald's guest is composer, vocalist and multimedia artist Nina Whiteman. In the first of a two part interview, we discuss her life and practice. Her work brings engagement with the natural world and probes the tensions we encounter with technology through playful and engaging performances. With extracts from her prolific portfolio of projects and performances including The Cybird Tryology (2022/23) and Bagworm (2025), a folk horror opera.
10:00am - 11:00am
Literature Live
[Repeated from Monday 8pm]. London author Tony White presents readings and chat with some of the best novelists and short story writers around, in a monthly programme focusing on live literature with authors reading from and discussing their fiction live on the air. Visit pieceofpaperpress.com for more information.
11:00am - 11:30am
The Workplace
NND and guests discuss all aspects of work and workplaces. This week: NND talks to Cassandra Geisel, community co-production officer at Rethink Mental Illness about suicide prevention at work and their innovative, community-based approach to suicide prevention. First broadcast 17 May 2022. 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). This week: a tribute to Dolly Parton. Though Dolly Parton meant many things to many people, she considered herself a songwriter first and wrote over 3,000 songs throughout her career. Gianluca takes a deep look into her remarkable writing by exploring her songs about suicide, still birth, a love letter to her dead husband, her father's broken work hands, and as many as can be fitted into 59 minutes.
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Kitchen Magic Time
Recipes in sound from Mama Dolores, Mistress of the Deep Soul Kitchen. [Repeats Saturday 10.30pm.]
ON NOW
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.]
Listen live2:30pm - 3:00pm
Dis-labled
Barnet's inclusive arts centre Community Focus presents weekly recordings from its Dis-labled programme. This week: Living with Autism and Muscular Dystrophy – Gila's Story. What is it like living with autism, muscular dystrophy and speech and language difficulties? In this episode, Gila shares an honest and emotional account of her daily life. She talks about work, friendships, independence, anxiety, using a wheelchair, and the challenges of navigating a world that doesn't always understand disability. Gila also opens up about masking, hiding her true feelings, and the pressure to appear happy when things are difficult. Along the way, she reflects on how far she has come, the obstacles she has overcome, and why learning to accept herself has been such an important journey. This is a powerful conversation about disability, identity, resilience and being yourself. All enquiries: podcast@communityfocus.co.uk. For more information visit www.communityfocus.co.uk. [Repeats Friday 1pm.]
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.]
4:00pm - 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 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, from Appletree in deepest North Oxfordshire. The show includes all the usual suspects: Swedish Pär reporting about crayfish parties from Malmö, London boating news from Boat Lady Blanche, poetry from Wicked Uncle James, Nicky Notices Nature and Matt Armitage with Tooley's Tool of The Month. Live recorded performance from Fire in the Mountain festival in Wales featuring Cajun music legends Cedric Watson with Dirk and Amelia Powell. [Repeats Sunday 10am.]
6:00pm - 7:30pm
LOUD WOMEN
Presented by Cassie Fox, LOUD WOMEN brings brand new music by women and non-binary musicians from around the world, with interviews and live sessions. This week, Aotearoa/New Zealand band Tahini Bikini join Cassie for a stripped-back four-song live session, and Wendy James joins for a live interview ahead of Transvision Vamp’s first UK tour since 1991. 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 features Akusmi, Colleen, Hassaan K, STI & Le Double and Les Agamemnonz. [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. This week: Joe is joined by musician Nick Granata (Shovel Dance Collective) for a live set and interview amongst track selections, including Captain Beefheart, Kath Bloom and Nina Simone. [Repeats Wednesday 10am.]
9:00pm - 9:35pm
Clear Spot
Portrait of a City. Take a journey through a century of American city life with Alexander Moore, Curator of Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography currently on display at Dulwich Picture Gallery until 4 October 2026. Learn how photography has captured the stories, identities and transformations of urban America across generations with insights into this special exhibition. [Repeats Sunday 7am.]
9:35pm - 10:00pm
Micro Clear Spot
An encounter with a specific form of music designed to be recorded onto physical media and left in public spaces for people to find. Variegated tones, percussions and fluxions comingle at the instigation of seasoned mediadropper Daniel R. Wilson in the hope of arresting an ear or two. [Repeats Sunday 7:35am.]
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.]