Tuesday 6th June
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12:00am - 1:00am
Grime for the Unconverted
Presented and mixed by DJ BPM, showcasing Grime classics, unreleased promos and new releases. This week: a Skype interview and guest mix from production duo TripleS aka Mojoe & Chemist RNS, both talented producers in their own right, founders of Chameleon Audio Record label - one of the most progressive Grime labels in the UK. For a full set list and links to all the artists, including many legal free downloads visit Grime for the Unconverted on Facebook. [Repeated Sunday 2.30am.]
1:00am - 2:00am
Late Lunch with Out to Lunch
[Repeated from Wednesday 2pm.] Polemic, politics, mouth jazz and spontaneous music with Ben Watson. This week Ben folds in tracks from I Digress Indeed's Retirement Music (2017: James Wilson, acoustic guitar; Ashley Cross, electric guitar) with poems from J.H. Prynne's Of the Abyss (Cambridge Materials, 2017). "I used to be a commercial musician - for ten years. That’s when I retired. I retired out of an interest in music." Derek Bailey, talking to Henry Kaiser in 1975, an interview published in Henry Kuntz's Bells.
2:00am - 3:00am
Black 2 Comm
[Repeated from Sunday 8pm.] A music radio show about connections, produced and presented by Paul Jackson. Visit black2comm.com for more information.
3:00am - 4:00am
Drones Of Hell
[Repeated from Sunday 10pm.] Ray Kirby presents an hour of Extreme Metal, featuring tracks old and new from the last three decades. For more information visit dronesofhell.blogspot.com.
4:00am - 5:00am
Luscombe's Choice
[Repeated from Sunday 6.30pm.] Will Luscombe explores classic recordings of all kinds from a trenchantly philosophical perspective. Tonight: Luscombe speaks with second-wave techno pioneer Surgeon about Brion Gysin, Suicide and musique concrète. First broadcast 4 September 2013.
5:00am - 6:00am
A Duck in a Tree
[Repeated from Saturday 7pm.] The :zoviet*france: radio show. This week’s edition features a track from Richard Chartier’s new album, ‘Removed’, and recordings by Harper/ Russe/ St. George, Chris Carter, Geoff Sample, Le Son des Bruits, Ed Lawes, Daimon, and Daniel Ottini.
6:00am - 7:00am
The Relatively Good Radio Show
[Repeated from Sunday 3pm.] Cousins Richard Guard and Anna Crockatt celebrate the capital's past, present and future in the show where everything is live. With regular guests Buffalo Bill, Alex The Greek and Mickey Science.
7:00am - 8:00am
Talking Africa
[Repeated from Thursday 1pm.] A magazine show covering African development issues hosted by Sonny Decker. This week: why did the Congo Brazzaville government bombard opposition areas after elections in March last year, and continues to harass citizens in these areas?
8:00am - 9:00am
From the Archives
Audio from the vaults to mark our fifteenth year on 104.4 FM. This week: Joe Boyd's Lucky 13 from 12 November 2010. [Repeated Saturday 5am.]
9:00am - 10:00am
Gwaith Sŵn's Sonic Darts
[Repeated from Monday 8pm.] Sound-art and transmission-art from < ahref="https://www.facebook.com/gwaithswn/" target="_blank">Gwaith Sŵn, the London sound art collective. Tonight: live recordings from the recent Gwaith Sŵn show at The Victoria, Dalston. The event called NOSON featured performances from Paul Freeman, Jenn Kirby, Kevin Ka Wei Chan, Disinformation and Orbs Asunder.
10:00am - 10:30am
The Atomic Drop
[Repeated from Friday 5pm.] A series about the world of professional wrestling with news, features and music, hosted by Tariq Haque. Contact theatomicdrop@hotmail.com or tweet to @theatomicdrop.
10:30am - 11:00am
Kitchen Magic Time
[Repeated from Wednesday 4pm.] Recipes in sound from Mama Dolores, Mistress of the Deep Soul Kitchen.
11:00am - 12:00pm
Little Atoms
A talk show about ideas and culture, produced and presented by Neil Denny. This week: Padraig Reidy talks to novelist Hari Kunzru about his latest novel, 'White Tears.' Hari Kunzru is also the author of the novels 'The Impressionist,' 'Transmission,' 'My Revolutions' and 'Gods Without Men,' and the story collection 'Noise.' Visit littleatoms.com for more information. Contact littleatomspodcast@gmail.com. [Repeated Saturday 9am.]
12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Nest Collective Hour
An hour of contemporary, international folk and acoustic music from London’s go to folk club The Nest Collective, covering the spectrum of 'new folk, old folk and no folk’ sounds. Today: Gwendolen Chatfield presents a special show broadcast from Homer, Alaska, featuring music from the Pacific Northwest and an interview with guest Kat Moore from Anchorage's The Super Saturated Sugar Strings. Listen to all previous shows on Mixcloud. Contact info@thenestcollective.co.uk. [Repeated Friday 8am.]
1:00pm - 1:30pm
The Workplace
[Repeated from Thursday 11am.] N.N.D. and guests discuss all aspects of work and workplaces.
1:30pm - 2:00pm
The Restart Project
Janet Gunter, Ugo Vallauri and Dave Pickering host a different kind of gadget show, discussing the work and philosophy of the Restart Project, a London-based social enterprise that encourages people to use their electronics longer, to prevent waste, save money, and make people happier. This week: Janet and Ugo talk to Matthew Sheret from 'Project If', a design studio that aims to make digital rights a mainstream issue. They build prototypes of digital services, helping people to rethink their assumptions on consumer rights, privacy and personal data. [Repeated Thursday 11.30am.]
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Isotopica
Cultural sonic detours with artist Simon Tyszko. Visit theculture.net/ for more information. [Repeated Thursday 2.30am.]
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Sound Out
Carole Finer presents a range of live music guests, ranging from the English modernist avant-garde (she was a member of The Scratch Orchestra) to bluegrass (she is also a keen banjo player), as well as field recordings from her extensive travels round the world. Carole’s guest today is Dave Arthur, renowned storyteller, folk musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and author. This show will be a mixed bag of chatting, singing and playing guitar and banjo. And talking about the Tooting Folk Fest to be held this Saturday, 10 June, from 1pm to 10pm. [Repeated Sunday 7.15am.]
3:45pm - 4:00pm
Drift Shift
Found sound and found text collected to form drifts that shift, produced and presented by Franziska Lantz. Visit driftshift.blogspot.com from more information. [Repeated Sunday 7am.]
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Heritage At A World In London
Discover the diverse connections in museums and historic homes, with Culture& and DJ Ritu. This week, Mica from English Heritage explores the life of Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk, and how her legacy is inspiring contemporary projects at Marble Hill House, her Palladian Villa in Richmond. Visit
5:00pm - 5:30pm
Vegetarianism: The Story So Far
A fifteen part monthly radio history of vegetarianism by Ian McDonald, who starts right at the beginning and tracks the story of the ideas that inspired vegetarians around the world up to the present day. This month: 'The End and the Beginning'. In the final episode of this 15-part radio history of vegetarianism, Ian asks how, in just 70 years, vegetarianism has gone from fringe to mainstream - and veganism has gone from unknown to hipster. He talks to historians, experts, India's vegan cabinet minister, a vegetarian wholefood shop that started in 1970, and a Londoner who grew up vegan in the 1950s. [Repeated Thursday 10am.]
5:30pm - 6:00pm
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. [Repeated Thursday 3pm.]
6:00pm - 6:30pm
Micro Clear Spot
Comedian and film-maker Ed Surname in conversation. He has filmed his life 24/7 for 20 years and the 10,000 tapes have been made into an award-nominated movie - 'Unsolicited Material' - about following your dreams. [Repeated Thursday 10.30am.]
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Radio Diva
New LGBT series presented by Rosie Wilby and Heather Peace with Diva magazine. This week: Rosie and comedian Jen Brister are joined by actor, comedian and disability rights activist Liz Carr. Liz plays the role of Clarissa Mullery in Silent Witness and is the creator of Assisted Suicide: The Musical. [Repeated Sunday 10am.]
7:30pm - 8:00pm
Gate Kicks
Introduced by MC 2 Decks and produced by people with learning disabilities at the Gate Arts Centre, Gate Kicks covers art, music, dance, film, theatre and offers a hub where this truly underground art scene is exposed to a larger audience. [Repeated Friday 4am.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Clear Spot
There Then Hear Now. ‘Sanctum Ephemeral’ is a series of portraits of people on a blighted housing estate in Brixton, London. The rooms, the memories and the inhabitants reflect each other. Home defines us. We define our homes. Tonight we welcome guests whose portraits are currently installed on large canvases around the estate. Part of the London Festival of Architecture. [Repeated Wednesday 9am.]
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Broadcast Bartender
Recorded in a public house installation, five drinkers and a special guest bartender unpick and debate the upcoming general election in front of a live audience. Visit lloyd-wilson.co.uk for more information. [Repeated Saturday 8am.]
10:00pm - 10:30pm
Pus Galore
New series. Luis Drayton presents cut-ups, mash-ups, sketches and other post-modernist transvestite electropunk hi-jinks, plus music from various new electronic/punk/drag artists. [Repeated Monday 4.30am.]
10:30pm - 12:00am
Artrocker
Paul Cox from the influential Artrocker magazine previews all the latest releases from London and the UK's thriving indie rock scene and beyond. Visit artrocker.tv for more information. To listen to past shows visit Paul's Mixcloud page. [Repeated Thursday 1am.]
12:00am - 1:00am
Is Black Music
Is Black Music is the world's first and longest running Alternative Black music radio show, hosted by Art Terry. [Repeated Sunday 3.30am.]