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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.]
1:00am - 2:30am
The Sound Projector Radio Show
[Repeated from Friday 5.30pm.] A showcase for records of contemporary experimental and underground music, hosted by Ed Pinsent. Tonight: a follow-up show to last week's Zeuhl special, compiled by Jeff Surak of Zeromoon. Featured bands - highlighting the tenets of Zeuhl (heavy bass centric compositions with martial rhythms, "Klingon opera" vocals) - are Bernard Paganotti, One Shot, Jannick Top, Koenjihyakkei, Univeria Zekt, Weidorje, Bondage Fruit, Shub Niggurath, and Magma. Visit thesoundprojector.com/radio-show/ for more information.
2:30am - 4:00am
Psychosonic Cinema
Renowned Australian soundtrack theorist Philip Brophy presents 90 minutes of loud and luscious soundtrack dynamite! Across 13 episodes, he covers five strains of film music: Electronic Soundscapes; Big Beat Jive; Hard Rock Freak-Out; Funked-Up Grooves; and Atomic Atonality. In all cases, great tracks that speak for themselves! [Repeated Saturday 10.30pm.]
4:00am - 5:00am
Flomotion
[Repeated from Saturday 8.30pm.] A hand-picked mix of the most dynamic and exciting new electronic music and beyond from veteran DJ and droadcaster Nick Luscombe. For archived programmes visit mixcloud.com/FlomotionRadio/ and keep in touch via Twitter at @nickluscombe and @flomotion_radio.
5:00am - 6:00am
framework
[Repeated from Sunday 11pm.] The best from a world of field recordings, curated by Patrick McGinley. This edition of framework:afield, entilted 'AudioDH,' has been produced in the Netherlands by Francisco Lopez, in collaboration with 250 creators from Den Haag. Visit frameworkradio.net for more information. Contact info@frameworkradio.net.
6:00am - 6:30am
Talking Independent Dance
Zoe Baxter discusses the practice and lives of a wide range of choreographers in a six part series featuring dance practitioners across the generations. Commissioned by The Choreographer's Gallery.
6:30am - 7:00am
The Exciting Hellebore Shew
Lateral and solipistic (archival) radiophonic comedy with Dan Wilson. This episode: an experiment in tape dropping. [Repeated Saturday 3.30am.]
7:00am - 8:00am
Xi Carnival
[Repeated from Monday 4pm.] Xi Carnival - music from behind the wall - introduces you to the diverse contemporary music scene of mainland China, plus a little bit of the country's recent music history. In this month's episode, Caralinda Booth looks at the current trend for patriotic hip hop/rap; new releases including young indie queen Leah Dou, Tiger’s Tips from Chengdu; and why Teresa Teng inspires such devotion from so many people in China and beyond. Next show: Monday 13 November at 4pm.
8:00am - 9:00am
Balling the Jack
[Repeated from Friday 9pm.] Joe Cushley explores 13 Bar Blues and Twisted Roots music from around the globe. From the the 1920s to the present day, from the barrel-house to the arthouse via the bedsit, from Mali to Mississippi to the Mekong via New Malden - every culture has its blues. For more information visit ballingthejack on Facebook. E-mail ballingthejack1@gmail.com.
9:00am - 10:00am
The Naked Short Club
[Repeated from Monday 9pm.] Dr. Stu and his expert guests dance around hedge funds, markets, the economy and wider world. With heady music and the delicious products of sponsors Madoff Ponzi Bier. Master Engineer: Chris Dixon.
10:00am - 11:00am
Clear Spot
[Repeated from 25 September 8pm.] The Sound of Home: a documentary by photographer and writer Kay Goodridge and Nick Skelton, producer of Clubglobal world music programme. Join them on a musical journey through the eyes of several families from Syria and Iraq who have been resettled in the UK - all forced to leave their countries as a result of war. What does home mean to them? Is it a place, a memory, a state of mind, or a sound? Can a sound or a piece of music take us home? As they speak openly from the heart, a shared generosity of spirit emerges - and guides the listener through the soundtrack of their lives. Funded by Awards for All.
11:00am - 12:00pm
Intoxica Radio Hour
Presented by Nick Brown of Intoxica Record Shop and dedicated to the dignity of vinyl, giving centre stage to new vinyl reissue releases, spotlighting Content Themes and specific artists' careers - and generally playing the gloriously unheralded low-brow rock and soul of the 20th Century, all rendered on little slabs of black plastic. This edition's featured artist is Tommy Tucker. For further information and general waffle, contact intoxica@intoxica.co.uk. [Repeated Saturday 7am.]
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Farside Radio
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. [Repeated Sunday 4pm.]
1:00pm - 1:30pm
The Atomic Drop
[Repeated from Friday 5pm.] A series about the world of professional wrestling with news, features and music, hosted by Tariq Haque. This week: music from Jimmy Hart, Paris Zax, Rhettmatic, Russell Gonzalez, Scott Storch, Erik Sermon and Para One - alongside wrestling promos from Bobby The Brain Heenan, Mr Wonderful Paul Orndorff, Ken Patera, Superstar Billy Graham, High Chief Peter Miavia, Vince McMahon, Mil Mascaras, Meng, Mean Gene, and Kevin Owens! Email theatomicdrop@hotmail.com or tweet to @theatomicdrop.
1:30pm - 2:00pm
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Late Lunch with Out to Lunch
Polemic, politics, mouth jazz and spontaneous music with Ben Watson. [Repeated Friday 12am.]
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Nostalgie Ya Mboka
[Repeated from Saturday 1.30pm.] Classic Congolese dance music of the two Congos.
4:00pm - 5:00pm
New Works For Radio
[Repeated from Tuesday 2.30am.] Medium-specific and -facing broadcasts. This morning: Radiophrenia 2016 highlights, comprising Jenn Mattinson and Mark Vernon – Circular Thinking: Interviews and field recordings from Cumbria pertaining to all manner of cyclical processes; circuits, loops, spinning things and rotating machines; followed by Amble Skuse – Balancing Act: In response to deep pedagogical misogyny, the piece serves as a ritual, a mantra, a magical spell, presenting 1464 female names, invisible to the concert hall.
5:00pm - 5:30pm
Dig That Treasure
William Hall brings his Dig That Treasure blog to the radio, aiming to give light to lost classic recordings and obscurities. [Repeated Friday 2.30am.]
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Pass Word
A monthly exploration of current affairs and new technology. This month Peter Warren explores the internet of things - smart devices that are becoming increasingly popular in our day to day lives. Gadgets like hackable CloudPet toys that left children at risk, life-changing technology and a toaster that leaves home if it doesn’t get enough bread - piece by piece everything in our bodies, homes, and lives is going online. But what price are we paying to make the world around us smarter? In an IOT world, PassWord asks: who is gathering up our data, and why is it worth so much? [Repeated Tuesday 7am.]
6:30pm - 7:30pm
A World In London
DJ Ritu presents the UK’s definitive global music show from London. This week: live music from Portobello Blues guitarman, Adam ‘Bottleneck’ Blake. [Repeated Monday 8am.]
7:30pm - 8:00pm
L'alternative
Eleonore Desnos explores French audio oddities and delights "a la carte". This week: Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses' 1991 album, made with French composer Hector Zazou. Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses was a Corsican revival band, heavily involved in the 1970s Corsican Roots Revival movement. [Repeated Friday 2pm.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
EastCast
EastCast explores the arts, culture and community nurtured in East London but resonating way beyond. This month Jonny Virgo, Pearl Wise and Jessie Lawson are joined by Ed Cooke founder of Memrise a tool to help you learn better and some men who are disrupting gender stereotypes via their Great Men initiative. Jessie Lawson continues her starting conversations series and asks East Londoners about The Menopause, we learn how Dalston Cola is quietly changing perceptions of fizzy pop and Celia Robbins reveals why you shouldn’t burn your diary as The Bishop Gate’s Institute's Great Diary Project may be interested in your musings. [Repeated Thursday 10am.]
9:00pm - 9:30pm
Six Pillars
Fari Bradley focuses on choice contemporary Middle Eastern, North African and South Asian sound, art and culture. This week: for 37 years, visionaries and tech pioneers have been visiting Dubai to witness the technology and innovations that are 'set to change the world.' Is it all for the better? From neuroscience to LiFi - gadgets, concepts and new ideas all made in or aimed at the Middle East. Visit sixpillars.org for more information. [Repeated Friday 11am.]
9:30pm - 10:30pm
Club Integral Radio Show
The Earl of Killorglin and Andrew Scott-Bolton of Club Integral preview its upcoming concerts in London. [Repeated Friday 7am.]
10:30pm - 11:00pm
Very Loose Women
Private conversations made public, often with special guests including artists, musicians, academics, comedians, film-makers, journalists and friends. Presented by Katherine Johnston, Leonore Schick and Soila Apparicio. This week: guest Lucy Kay discusses friendship groups and the power of the clique from childhood to adulthood. Are you all about squad goals or do you crave going it alone? For more information visit acast.com/veryloosewomen or follow them on Twitter at @VLWRadio. [Repeated Friday 1am.]
11:00pm - 12:00am
Spool's Out Radio
Tristan Bath (of The Quietus) delves into music from the cassette tape underground. This week, American composer/sound artist Jeff T Byrd introduces you to his claustrophobic/comic/textured soundworld ahead of his forthcoming tape Lamb Alley, out soon via Tombed Visions. Includes field recordings made by Jeff in the USA, his own father's cassette tape sounds, and the music of Messiaen, Laurie Spiegel, and more. Visit spools-out.com for more information. [Repeated Saturday 12.30am.]
12:00am - 1:00am
Nana Nicol's Cosmic Balearic Slop
[Repeated from Saturday 9.30pm.] Sarah "Nana" Nicol delves into her trolley bag and pulls out a selection of leftfield disco, edits, and cosmic delights.