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Monday 12th October
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12:00am - 1:00am
Sleeping Dogs Lie
[Repeated from Sunday 3.30am.] Ambient music selected by Miguel Santos to help night owls relax. For more information visit Sleeping Dogs Lie on Facebook and Mixcloud.
1:00am - 2:30am
Bad Punk
[Repeated from Friday 10pm.] Sixty minutes in the eye of a radiophonic vortex, hosted by Johny Brown and Band Of Holy Joy. For more information visit johny.co.uk, contact badpunkradio@gmail.com.
3:00am - 4:00am
Rogue Planets
[Repeated from Thursday 7pm.] Rogue Planets returns to HowTheLightGetsIn London 2026 for a second transmission from Kenwood House, moving from the mysteries of the universe to power, artificial intelligence and the uncertainties shaping our world. Frank Malachi presents exclusive conversations with Yale theoretical astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan and political theorist Steven Lukes, alongside further voices and reflections from festival-goers. The special concludes with an extended conversation with philosopher Hilary Lawson, founder of the Institute of Art and Ideas and HowTheLightGetsIn, on philosophy, disagreement and the ideas behind the festival. Visit Instagram @rogueplanets_fm104.4.
4:00am - 5:00am
Waste Land Receiver
[Repeated from Saturday 5.30pm.] An hour of alternative, folk and indie music plus discussion hosted by Robert Quinn. Borrowing its title from T. S. Eliot’s 1922 poem, Waste Land Receiver sends a message to and from the void through music, considering the poem’s themes of despair, lack of humanity and fragmentation with a will for its alternative.
5:00am - 6:00am
MSCTY Radio Tokyo
[Repeated from Saturday 9.30pm.] Travel to Japan with Nick Luscombe and James Greer as they explore the sound of Tokyo. This month's show is a Kyoto special, featuring live broadcasts from an event Nick is DJing at in Uji. Back in Tokyo James blends field recordings with new sounds from their new installation that will debut later this month - part of Wonderfruit's Chapters Kyoto in collaboration with Hiroki Okano. For more information visit www.mscty.space.
6:00am - 7:00am
Código 21
[Repeated from Friday 7pm.] New series! Código 21 is a public radio station from Mexico City exploring independent and emerging music, culture and ideas. From the heart of the city, it amplifies new voices, sounds and perspectives, connecting Mexico City’s cultural scene with the wider world. This series is part of an exchange between Resonance FM and Código 21. This month: Descarga Tropical. Jeni Janes and Felipe Q take listeners on a journey through the sounds of the Tropics with an all-vinyl music selection, tracing a historical map of Latin America's musical heritage. In this episode, they dive into the history of salsa made in Mexico. Visit https://codigo21.cdmx.gob.mx. Instagram @codigo21_radio.
7:00am - 8:00am
Ukrainian Field Notes
[Repeated from Thursday 4.30pm.] A monthly series comprising interviews and music by musicians from all over Ukraine, sharing their experience of displacement and war. This month: Andrii Solokov aka walakos talks about making music since the full-scale invasion both before and after joining the military and discusses the current situation in the Ukrainian capital, which has now effectively become a frontline city because of the increase in shelling. Music by walakos, Anton Slepakov/Andrii Sokolov; Nosaj Thing; Mariia&Magdalyna and Bunht; SI Process & Dennis Adu. The Ukrainian Field Notes book based on over 300 interviews is out now from Velocity Press. To support Ukraine visit: supportukrainenow.org.
8:00am - 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 News Agents
[Repeated from Saturday 3pm.] Experiments in international news and arts with Jude Montague. This week: Campfire music in the British pub. Songs and choices inspired by music sessions in St Leonards and Hastings at the Prince Albert, the Albion, Pissarros and at the Montague Armstrong shop on Kings Road. A new song from folkish multi-instrumentalist Jack Hayter (Hefner/Sppongefinger). For more information see thenewsagents.blogspot.com.
10:00am - 11:00am
Clear Spot
[Repeated from Friday 8pm.] Resonance FM partners with Auris, Manchester’s first festival of sound art. This Clear Spot features Miko Tchórzewski in conversation about the festival with musician Wajid Yaseen and media artist Vicky Clarke. Miko also presents a spatial audio programme including his work "Nexus Sonance." Visit aurisfestival.com for more information. Instagram @aurisfestival.
11:00am - 11:30am
Little Atoms
A talk show about ideas and culture, produced and presented by Neil Denny. Each show features guests from the worlds of science or the arts in conversation. This week: Hernan Diaz on his latest novel, Ply. Visit littleatoms.com for more information. Visit X @littleatoms. Contact littleatomspodcast@gmail.com. [Repeats Saturday 9am.]
11:30am - 11:45am
Micro Clear Spot
The premiere of Howl Redux written and read by Alistair Fruish, and recorded at the Lodge Studio Northampton by Mark Cann. Howl Redux takes Ginsberg's poem as an ore with which to reforge multiple shards from the poetic canon and systems thinking into a polycritical lamentation. For more information visit fruishon.co.uk. [Repeats Saturday 2.30pm.]
11:45am - 12:00pm
Micro Clear Spot
Shorter specials and one-off programmes. [Repeats Saturday 2.45pm.]
12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Traditional Music Hour
[Repeated from Thursday 1pm.] Kevin Sheils presents an informed and judicious selection of recordings of traditional musics from Britain, Ireland and occasionally further afield.
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Calling All Pensioners
Magazine programme with Tim Hamilton, addressing issues which affect pensioners across London. This week: a tribute to Dame Esther Rantzen from Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of national pensioners’ charity, Age UK. Esther committed a lifetime of work in service to others and founded The Silver Line, which is now operated by Age UK. Independent Age’s campaigner, Emma, reacts to Prime Minister, Andy Burnham’s party conference speech, pointing out that any changes to the State Pension must protect people on low incomes. Our further musical tribute is to Craig Douglas, who was an English rock and roll and pop singer, popular in the late 1950s and early ‘60s, known affectionately as "the singing milkman". Produced by Deptford Action Group for the Elderly. [Repeats Sunday 2pm.]
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Radio Ecoshock
[Repeated from Friday 9am.] Global environmental news with Alex Smith. This week: El Nino Truth. Everybody talks about the super El Nino. World recognised El Nino expert Michael Mcphaden with the known - and known unknowns - of this historic weather changer. What will this winter bring? Atmospheric scientist Judah Cohen warns winter cold snaps are not banished by warming. Trouble can still arrive from the stratosphere, linked to Arctic snow and ice. Visit ecoshock.org/ for more information. Contact radio@ecoshock.org.
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Flamencohead
Javier Surroca hosts a show on the Art of Flamenco: fusion, pop, experimental, rock, ethnic and all the variations in the Flamenco universe. This month: music from Gualberto, Juan Moneo El Torta, La Gore, y La Macanita, among others. For more episodes visit Flamencohead on Mixcloud. [Repeats Friday 6am.]
4:00pm - 5:00pm
What Iiif? Nowhere & Everywhere
What Iiif? Nowhere & Everywhere emits the sounds concocted during an ongoing six-year-running, 40-minute Zoom-based improvisation every Wednesday at 2pm Amsterdam time. It thrives in the latency of space, time and subjectivity, negotiating and celebrating forms of distance between an act and its reception. Hosted and made by Catharine Cary and Chris Parfitt. Visit Instagram @what_iiif_ and Youtube. [Repeats Friday 4am.]
5:00pm - 5:30pm
Nunhead American Radio
A programme for the American community in Nunhead, south-east London, presented by New York comic Lewis Schaffer. This week: Lewis is joined by good friend Paul Yoward of Banbury, a far neighbour of Nunhead, to talk about the anniversary of the 1779 Spanish war against Britain and Lewis's first stand up in months in London this Tuesday. For more information visit @NunheadRadio on X and Nunhead American Radio on Facebook. [Repeats Saturday 9.30am.]
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5:30pm - 6:00pm
Gate Kicks
[Repeated from Wednesday 1.30pm.] Introduced by Labake Sabbath, Mr Amazing and 2Decks, Gate Kicks is produced by Javier Chandia and people with learning disabilities at The Gate Arts Centre. The programme covers art, music, dance, film and theatre, offering a hub where this truly underground art scene can be shared with a wider audience. For further information visit: thegateartscentre.blogspot.com and magikcircles.co.uk.
Listen live6:00pm - 7:00pm
One Life Left
An hour-long celebration of everything that's great about videogames. Hosted by Ste Curran and Simon Byron, the show features the latest news, reviews and gossip from the world of gaming, usually with a studio guest. You don't need to be a gaming expert to appreciate the show - One Life Left offers something for everyone, whether you are a hardcore League of Legends player or someone who's occasionally loaded up Candy Crush. Visit onelifeleft.com for more information. [Repeats Saturday 10am.]
7:00pm - 8:00pm
For the Lost
A weekly exploration of the curious, dark and surreal. Through a curated blend of radio plays, poetry, experimental soundscapes, live performances and discussions, Dee Sada journeys into the intriguing corners of culture and the imagination. This week: Myth, Memory & Hauntology. A deep dive into the recent For the Lost live show at Cafe OTO featuring John Hegley, Sarah Sparkes, Harmeet Rahal and radio play, Kayfabe Memories. Visit Instagram @forthelostradio. [Repeats Wednesday 7am.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Literature Live
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. [Repeats Tuesday 10am.]
9:00pm - 10:00pm
The Naked Short Club
Dr Stu and expert guests dance around hedge funds, markets, the economy and the wider world, with heady music, poetry and the delicious products of sponsors Madoff Ponzi Bier. [Repeats Thursday 9am.]
10:00pm - 11:00pm
Art Monthly Talk Show
An audio supplement to Art Monthly magazine, broadcast on the second Monday of each month. [Repeats Saturday 12.30am.]
11:00pm - 12:00am
Devil's Dancers
An episodic history of synthesised sounds with Nina Kehagia. This month: new music by Vanessa Wagner, Keiichiro Shibuya, Saeira, Laura Misch, Strangebuind, Nineties Techno Redux, Transparent Sound, Ellen Allien, Henry Greenleaf, Electric Rescue, Donato Dozzy, Arthur Hnatek, Rebecca Phillips and Grand River. Email hello@ninakeh.com. Instagram @ninakeh. [Repeats Saturday 1.30am.]
12:00am - 1:00am
A Duck in a Tree
[Repeated from Saturday 7pm.] The :zoviet * france: radio show. Advice Concerning Invisibility. This week's edition features tracks from new releases by 400 Lonely Things, on the Unexplained Sounds Group label; Mats Erlandsson and Gus Loxbo on XKatedral; Alexandre Bazin, on Line; and Faust, on Bureau B, unseen in the company of recordings by Philippe Petit; John Hudak; Ray Cobley; and Lorn.