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Sunday 15th March
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12:00am - 1:00am
Grime for the Unconverted
[Repeated from Thursday 11pm.] Hosted and mixed by DJ BPM, showcasing Grime classics, new releases and unreleased dubs. This week: showcasing the music of Zeph Ellis also known as Dot Rotten and Young Dot, an exceptionally talented Grime pioneer producer MC who sadly died earlier this week. May he rest in peace. Listen to archive shows on Mixcloud. Visit X @feraldubs. Download Country Roadz EP - all donations go to Resonance FM.
1:00am - 2:30am
Adventures in Sound and Music
[Repeated from Thursday 9pm.] New music with The Wire magazine. Adventures In Sound And Music is hosted by members of the magazine staff: Emily Bick, Chris Bohn, Phil England, James Gormley, Joseph Stannard, Derek Walmsley and Shane Woolman. Visit thewire.co.uk for more information.
2:30am - 3:30am
Fog Cast
[Repeated from Wednesday 11pm.] A series of late-night, deep listening soundtracks hosted by Robin The Fog. Tonight we open with The Last Days Of May, a newly released work from the archives of Fennesz, now available digitally via Touch. We'll also hear Hierophant, the second half of Post-Coma's excellent debut self-titled release, out now and available as a limited LP on Titrate Recordings. The programme closes with three tracks from Lento, a 2024 collaboration from Danish guitar player Mikkel Ploug, Norwegian vocalist Sissel Vera Pettersen and Belgian clarinetist Joachim Badenhorst. Come drift into the night with us... Further details at: robinthefog.com.
3:30am - 4:30am
Sleeping Dogs Lie
Ambient music selected by Miguel Santos to help night owls relax. Tonight: Robert Rich - Somnium Part 3. Excerpt taken from the seven-hour album, Somnium (2001). For more information visit Sleeping Dogs Lie on Facebook and Mixcloud. [Repeats Monday 12am.]
4:30am - 5:00am
K-Pop Journey
[Repeated from Wednesday 11pm.] A weekly show dedicated to the phenomenon that is K-pop! Korean presenter Keissi takes you on a journey through Korean pop music from the 1990s to the present day. For more information visit K-Pop Journey on Facebook and @k_popjourney on X. For archive shows visit keissi.com.
5:00am - 6:00am
Modulisme
[Repeated from Friday 11.30pm.] Modulisme (which translates as Modularism) is a series devoted to out of leftfield modular synthesis. This week: Serge-o-Voxes, Voices for the Serge, Volume 5. Serge-o-Voxes gathers compositions made using a Serge synthesiser, celebrating 50 years since the creation of the Serge. For more information visit modular-station.com.
6:00am - 7:00am
Late Lunch with Out to Lunch
[Repeated from Wednesday 2pm.] Polemic, politics, mouth jazz and spontaneous music with Ben Watson. This week: Can words be music? Out To Lunch delivers a tirade about modern music, freedom and improvisation in the presence of veterans of London's improvising scene: Paul Moss on piano, François Moreau on double bass (and maybe more). What will happen? Will critical acumen provoke the never-before heard, or will OTL be lynched by indignant creatives? Tune in to find out.
7:00am - 8:00am
Absent Fathers
[Repeated from Tuesday 9pm.] New series! Absent Fathers is an ongoing work-in-progress radio experiment where artist Leon Clowes tackles this difficult issue in nuanced ways. In this first programme of the series, Leon reflects on his own family experience and of the father that he was never allowed to know. Visit www.leonclowes.com for more information about Leon's art practice.
8:00am - 9:00am
Her Transmissions
[Repeated from Thursday 3.30pm.] 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.
9:00am - 10:00am
The Curtain Up Show
[Repeated from Friday 4pm.] Tim McArthur, Nathan Matthews and guests discuss London's vibrant theatre scene. Today’s guests: Ntombizodwa Ndlovu from 'Marie and Rosetta' at Sohoplace; and Dan Fredenburgh and Dorothea Myer-Bennett from 'The Holy Rosenbergs' at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Follow on Facebook, X and Instagram for more information.
10:00am - 11:00am
JazznewbloodTAPES
[Repeated from Tuesday 5pm.] A monthly exploration by Patricia Pascal of the revolution in UK jazz. For more info visit Jazznewblood.org/jazznewbloodtapes.
11:00am - 12:00pm
PassWord
[Repeated from Wednesday 5pm.] An exploration of current affairs and new technology with Peter Warren. Visit X @PassW0rd_Radio.
12:00pm - 1:30pm
The Ambrosia Rasputin Show
Freewheeling music series with Ivor Kallin. This week's show features wonderful music from Coxhill, Ferrar and Hallett; One of Several Wolves; Swell Maps; Archer and McAllister; Longstone; Don Pullen; Myles Boisen; Kee Avil; Bentley Anderson; Water is the Sun and to round off proceedings we have Five Men Singing. For more episodes visit The Ambrosia Rasputin Show on Mixcloud. [Repeats Friday 1am.]
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1:30pm - 2:00pm
Arty Facts
Arty Facts with Master J is a show about working in the arts. This week: we pay tribute to Craig Shergold on the 6th anniversary of his death, with a look back at his appearance on the show 8 years ago. Master J was joined by Craig alongside musician, comedian and lead singer of The Viagra Fools, Steve e Blunder. Diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1989 at the age of 9, a request for greeting cards resulted in Craig receiving 350 million cards and a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. The campaign reached the attention of a Virginian billionaire who paid for life saving treatment. Craig went on to fulfil his dream of performing stand up comedy and act in comedy films. He was also the subject of award winning documentary, The Mentor. First broadcast 4 November 2018. For more information visit Master J on Facebook. [Repeats Friday 3.30pm.]
Listen live2:00pm - 3:00pm
Calling All Pensioners
[Repeated from Monday 1pm.] Magazine programme with Tim Hamilton, addressing issues which affect pensioners across London. This week: England-based pensioners’ charity, Independent Age highlights the importance of checking whether you are entitled to Pension Credit as many older people are missing out on this top-up to the basic State Pension. The charity also outlines its campaign to stop older people who reach State Pension age from being locked out of pension-age support like Pension Credit if their partner is younger than them. Our further musical tribute is to Chuck Negron, aged 83, who was an American singer-songwriter best known as a founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band, Three Dog Night. Produced by Deptford Action Group for the Elderly.
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Sitting With Gianluca
Interviews and informed portraits of contemporary American musicians with our stateside correspondent Gianluca Tramontana (in temporary and voluntary exile in Marseille). This week: acoustic blues veteran Roy Bookbinder has gone to the great juke joint in the sky. Roy came out of the '60s New York City blues scene and was mentored by '30s blues legends like Pink Anderson and Gary Davis before becoming one of the finest purveyors of acoustic rural blues. Gianluca airs a sit-down he did with Roy 18 years ago, where Roy talks about the legends he learnt from and plays a song just for us. First broadcast 7 November 2007. [Repeats Tuesday 12pm.]
4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Outerglobe
[Repeated from Thursday 6pm.] Debbie Golt FRSA takes African music and wider arts and culture as her starting point. Today: Debbie meets Maria Cuervo, producer of Certain Blacks' Black Athena Festival which reflects on the cultural narratives we inherit and the importance of recognising difference within contemporary UK. The Festival kicks off on Friday with an immersive dub implosion at Rich Mix, Bethnal Green and features a fabulous UK/Senegal collaboration. New music from Anoushka Lucas, Kay Slice, Kokoroko and the Soothsayers is in the mix. For more details follow @outerglobe on Instagram.
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Around The World With The Lallas
[Repeated from Tuesday 1.30pm.] 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.
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Atomiser
Atomiser is a London based arts organisation that currently functions as an event series, label and production house of experimental film and sound work. [Repeats Tuesday 4am.]
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Isotopica
Cultural sonic detours with artist Simon Tyszko. Visit theculture.net/ for more information. [Repeats Wednesday 5am.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
The Organ presents The Other Rock Show
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. [Repeats Thursday 5am.]
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Dig That Treasure
Will Hall presents 60 minutes monthly of forgotten, underrated and under-appreciated pop and folk music from across the world. International scenes are at home alongside outsider musics, demos and covers, film and game soundtracks, and long-lost rarities in this decentred selection. Follow @digthattreasure on Instagram. [Repeats Wednesday 6am.]
10:00pm - 11:00pm
Make Your Own Damn Music
A weekly audio postcard from the artist Bob and Roberta Smith’s studio by the seaside in Ramsgate. This week's despatch asks you to take a clockwork toy apart and draw each part of it, then attempt to put it back together... Bob also sings his songs about art. Visit @bobandrobertasmith on Instagram for more information. [Repeats Thursday 3am.]
11:00pm - 12:00am
framework
Field recording, phonography, and the art of sound-hunting, presented by Patrick Tubin McGinley. This week's special edition is a tribute to the life and work of the pioneering composer Éliane Radigue, who died in Paris on 23rd February at the age of 94. Visit frameworkradio.net for more information. [Repeats Tuesday 6am.]
12:00am - 1:00am
Sleeping Dogs Lie
[Repeated from Sunday 3.30am.] Ambient music selected by Miguel Santos to help night owls relax. Tonight: Robert Rich - Somnium Part 3. Excerpt taken from the seven-hour album, Somnium (2001). For more information visit Sleeping Dogs Lie on Facebook and Mixcloud.