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Thursday 6th November
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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. For more info see facebook.com/tunesfromturtleisland and tunesfromturtleisland.eu. [Repeats Saturday 5am.]
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.] A weekly audio postcard from the artist Bob and Roberta Smith’s studio by the seaside in Ramsgate. This week's show is a sound collage from Ramsgate including Bob on piano and vintage sound recordings of birds. Visit @bobandrobertasmith on Instagram for more information.
5:00am - 6:00am
The Organ presents The Other Rock Show
[Repeated from Sunday 8pm.] Marina Organ presents an hour of music that uses unconventional structures and ‘other' time signatures – gathered from the worldwide undergrounds of math rock, avant prog, weird electronica and strange pop. Find the playlist, archives and links to all the bands at otherrockshow.wordpress.com.
6:00am - 7:00am
Farside Radio
[Repeated from Wednesday 12 noon.] 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.
10:00am - 11:00am
Clear Spot
[Repeated from Wednesday 8pm]. Our open access slot for one-off, special and sometimes surprise broadcasts.
11:00am - 12:00pm
Nostalgie Ya Mboka
[Repeated from Saturday 1.30pm.] Mundele Mafuta presents a new season of shows devoted to classic dance music of the two Congos.
12:00pm - 1:00pm
The London Ear
Now in its 21st year: 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 tests the outer limits of consumer responsibility with beautiful music from Larry Young, Georges-Edouard Nouel and the Baroque Jazz Trio. For further information visit @btfoshizzle on X and find playlists at Ben Thompson's Facebook page. [Repeats Wednesday 3pm.]
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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.]
Listen live2:00pm - 2:30pm
Open City Audio
Weekly programmes by Open City. Making architecture and cities more open, accessible, and equitable. Today: The Brief. In this episode, technical editor and deputy architecture editor of Architects’ Journal, Fran Williams is joined by Dinah Bornat, an architect and co-founder of ZCD Architects. She's also the author of All to Play For: How to Design Child-Friendly Housing, published by RIBA in February this year. Together they discuss: a new House of Commons report demands a greater role for children in urban design; UK architectural businesses face growing financial strain; London’s affordable housing ratio slips amid a watering down of development guidelines; and the architects picked for the long-awaited pedestrianisation of Oxford Street are revealed. [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
Urban Dwellers
[Repeated from Tuesday 4pm.] Sound artist Beth Robertson explores the entwined histories and urban entanglements of London's local wildlife. The autumn season explores three urban cemeteries from the early 19th century that have long since provided an undisturbed home for their more-than-human residents as the city rapidly changes around them. This month: Episode 20. Glasgow Necropolis begins on a walk up Necropolis Hill, asking how we might listen to stone. Learn about the history of the land and the dolerite beneath our feet as we climb the stone steps. Then, take a closer look at the lichen that map the victorian monuments and tell us about the microclimates of a gravestone. We end at dusk, listening to the bats ultrasonic call as they hunt in the grounds and roost in the autumn ivy. For more information visit wohnensound.com.
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Isolation Vacation
[Repeated from Monday 5pm.] Embark on a journey with the Spencer family as they go on a musical holiday to all four corners of the world.
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Her Transmissions
A compilation of songs across genres that have defined the times and forged connections for 27 year old host Isobel Violet. Music that has grown as Isi has, including dream pop, punk, indie, rap, folk and hip hop. [Repeats Sunday 8am.]
5:30pm - 6:00pm
Pull The Plug
Promos and new releases spun and sometimes speared by Johnny Seven. This week: Nothing short of a total war - meet every situation head-on. 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
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 Monday 3am.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Clear Spot
Available Light: In Conversation, with Morgan Quaintance and Laura Ducceschi. Morgan and Laura discuss Morgan’s 2024-25 Outlands touring commission, Available Light. Touching down in Brighton on the 20th November at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (ACCA), this year-long, expanded exhibition explores notions of home and belonging in contemporary society through moving image, photography, writing, sound and performance. In this new work for radio produced by Simon James of Class Divide, Morgan delves into the motivations and inspirations behind this body of work, offering an insight into how a guiding concept can be expressed with and across contrasting art forms. More information can be found on the ACCA and Outlands websites. For Brighton tickets visit attenboroughcentre.ticketsolve.com. [Repeats Friday 10am.]
9:00pm - 10:30pm
Adventures in Sound and Music
New music with The Wire magazine. This week: Lucy Thraves plays new releases by Teoniki Rożynek, Kalia Vandever, Meredith Monk, Test Dept, TAAHLIAH, Arushi Jain and more. Visit thewire.co.uk for more information. [Repeats Monday 7am.]
11:00pm - 12:00am
Grime for the Unconverted
Hosted and mixed by DJ BPM, showcasing Grime classics, new releases and unreleased dubs. Listen to archive shows on Mixcloud. Visit X @feraldubs. [Repeats Sunday 12am.]
12:00am - 1:00am
Previously on Resonance FM
[Repeated from Wednesday 9.30pm.] Archival gems and curiosities.