Tuesday 20th 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. 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. Ben is ill this week so we are running a recent repeat featuring the legendary Trevor Watts live in the studio.
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. First broadcast autumn 2013.
5:00am - 6:00am
A Duck in a Tree
[Repeated from Saturday 7pm.] The :zoviet * france: radio show. This week’s edition - No Traditional Text - starts from afar and ends with fireflies, and features recordings by Harold Budd, Huun-Hur-Tu, Rabbitsquirrel, Owl Brain Atlas, Candor Chasma, zoviet * france:, Voice of Eye/ Thomas Dimuzio, David Burraston, and Matt Davignon.
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. This week's guests are Australian/UK collective The Gentlemen. Drawn together by a mutual fixation with all things analog, The Gentlemen have rapidly gained kudos as one of London’s most exciting upcoming acts. You heard it here first!
7:00am - 8:00am
Talking Africa
[Repeated from Thursday 1pm.] A magazine show covering African development issues hosted by Sonny Decker. This week: part two of a discussion on Kenya's multi-billion dollar Standard Gauge Railway. What benefits will be left for the ordinary taxpayer after "all costs" are subtracted?
8:00am - 9:00am
From the Archives
Audio from the vaults to mark our fifteenth year on 104.4 FM. This week: Benedict Drew's Unter Radio - the edition from 8 September 2009. [Repeated Saturday 4am.]
9:00am - 10:00am
Polifony
[Repeated from Monday 8pm.] Polifony, with Kristopher Winter, is a monthly programme dedicated to the exploration of Eastern European culture, showcasing a selection of recordings from Slavic roots, old time music, folk, electro-acoustic, sound designed literature readings, soundscapes, experimental, electronic, yass, film soundtracks, classical, contemporary to avant-garde music from Poland and all points East. This month: Mr.Winter presents his homegrown music which features a mix of the new Polish wave of alternative bands and artists.
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: Jason Hickel, author of 'The Divide,' is an anthropologist at the London School of Economics. Originally from Swaziland, he spent a number of years living with migrant workers in South Africa, studying patterns of exploitation and political resistance in the wake of apartheid. Alongside his ethnographic work, he writes about development, inequality, and global political economy, contributing regularly to the Guardian, Al Jazeera and other online outlets .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. Live sessions and playlists from Mercury-nominated folk singer Sam Lee and musical impresarios Gwendolen Chatfield and Jamie Doe aka Magic Lantern. On today's show Jamie will be joined live in the studio by fiddle and accordian duo Kate Young & Raphael Decoster playing music from their new album Les Objets Trouvés. 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. This week: Back to Business? David Matchett, Business Development Manager at Borough Market talks about going back to work, as the market re-opens after the recent terror atrocities that took place.
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. [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. This week's guest: actor, writer and director Alan Williams. In the seventies Alan toured with the Hull Truck Theatre Company, in 1981 he emigrated to Canada, staying there for fifteen years before returning to the UK. Alan has a vast knowledge of Canadian history and music. He talks about the remarkable life and death of Louis Riel, leader of the Métis people in their struggle for independence against Canada. With examples of traditional Métis music. [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: Emma, Collections Support Trainee at Birmingham Museums explores the city's heritage through its collections, exhibitions and music. Visit
5:00pm - 5:30pm
Animal Sounds
Episode 9 (first broadcast 21 February 2017): Bird song, migration and imitation. Robbie Judkins is joined by music researcher, record producer and owner of Canary Records, Ian Nagoski to discuss his extensive research into early 20th century records of bird song and humans imitating birds, as well as some of the wider cultural impacts and meanings of these recordings. Featuring a selection of recordings from the Canary Records catalogue. More information at facebook.com/animalsoundsradioprogramme. [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
Three short (unrelated) works. First, Search for the Spirit, a creative soundscape exploring human spirituality, produced by Stuart Russell with Eyebrow Media, and centred around the poem 'Spirit' by Stephanie Turner. That's followed by Swim Stories - St Ives Mermaid, by Simon Parkin, who interviews a swimmer who dons a mermaid tail and washes up on Cornish beaches into surprise (or terrify) children. Finally, Please Mr Coldstream by Lotta Erickson, from 1997. [Repeated Thursday 10.30am.]
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Radio Diva
LGBT series presented by Rosie Wilby and Heather Peace with Diva magazine. This week: Rachel Shelley and Rosie went on location to Gay's The Word to interview Amy Lame about her new book From Prejudice To Pride and her role as London's Night Czar. They bumped into another LGBT icon while they were there. Tune in to find out who... Meanwhile, live in the studio, Rosie and Jen speak to YouTube couple Wegan about their recent TV appearance on Say Yes To The Dress and Claire Kurylowski, film director and curator. Claire has a salon event of talks and shorts, Kuntinuum, at East End Film Festival on Sunday. [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
Figs in Wigs. The UK's most ignored performance troupe, Figs in Wigs, are back to talk about about all things fig-related. Be prepared for some nice music, the return of Soundbites and lots of subliminal advertising for our hallucinogenic dance masterpiece, Often Onstage, showing at BAC from 6 to 8 July. Visit figsinwigs.com for more information. [Repeated Wednesday 9am.]
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Make Your Own Damn Music
Artworld shenanigans with Bob and Roberta Smith OBE and George Lionel Barker. [Repeated Saturday 8am.]
10:00pm - 10:30pm
Pus Galore
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. Tonight's show will feature the new LP by the ineffable Cody Chessnutt entitled 'My Love Divine Degree.' [Repeated Sunday 3.30am.]