Wednesday 13th December
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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: new and recent records by Favriou-Petit-Touéry, Kilian-Petit, Echoes Of Yul, Penny Rimbaud, Stephanos Vassiliadis, Martin Küchen, Haco, Sharif Sehnaoui/ Adam Golebiewski, Kamil Kowalczyk, and Günter Schlienz. Plus a reissue of a Penderecki classic from 1966. 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 week: a showcase of the latest edition of framework:seasonal, our series of fund-raising compilations releases, featured Jonáš Gruška, Bird & Renoult, and Fintan O'Brien. Also, recent listener-chosen favorites from the Aporee Soundmaps, and a framework introduction recorded for us by Jayve Montgomery. Visit frameworkradio.net for more information. Contact info@frameworkradio.net.
6:00am - 6:30am
Data Dump
A cheap lo-fi series worthy of Primark in its heyday by the clod-hopping Xentos 'Fray' Bentos, commissioned by Mobile Radio for the 30th São Paulo Biennial. First broadcast 2013. [Repeated Saturday 5am.]
6:30am - 7:00am
The Exciting Hellebore Shew
Lateral and solipistic (archival) radiophonic comedy with Dan Wilson. [Repeated Saturday 3.30am.]
7:00am - 8:00am
Xi Carnival
[Repeated from Monday 4pm.] Xi Carnival introduces you to the diverse contemporary music scene of mainland China. In December’s episode, Caralinda Booth strolls from heavy metal to Tibetan buddhism; Shan Yi runs us through the Singles Day shopping bonanza; and we see what happens musically when the "Chinese Godfather of Rock" adapts Stravinsky.
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 Tuesday 8pm.] Langham Research Centre present their favourite electronic and musique concrète classics.
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 week's featured artist: The Spencer Davis Group. 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. Contact theatomicdrop@hotmail.com or tweet to @theatomicdrop.
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Constructive Forces
Interviews with artists who deal with social and political issues, often on the fringes, conducted by Kate Yoland. This week she interviews Egyptian filmmaker Tamer El Said, whose film ‘In the Last Days of the City’ has been screening this autumn at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. Shot in Cairo, Berlin, Baghdad and Beirut, it is a fictional account of a Cairo-based filmmaker, Kahlid Abdalla, who is struggling to make a documentary about his city while simultaneously confronting his own life and relationships. [Repeated Saturday 6.30pm.]
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Late Lunch with Out to Lunch
Polemic, politics, mouth jazz and spontaneous music with Ben Watson. In this penultimate show of the year, Ben has his trusty colleagues (Dave Black - Fender Telecaster electric guitar; Paul Shearsmith - trumpet, squaekers, Jew's harp, Baliphone, mouthnoise; Peter Baxter - tabletop percussion) improvise to a 'field' recording of a trip on the 214 bus from Somers Town to Parliament Hill (Iris, sometime hand drummer in the band, left her history homework at home on Monday), a Korg Monotron Analogue Ribbon Synth improvisation and water effects. [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
Spizz FM
[Repeated from Friday 7pm.] Continuing - in a new time slot - the audio autobiography of the punk rock legend. This week: episode #11. For more information visit the Spizzenergi Facebook page.
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 with Peter Warren. [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: Japanese Londoner and premier Enka singer, Akari Mochizuki performs live. [Repeated Monday 8am.]
7:30pm - 8:00pm
L'alternative
Eleonore Desnos explores French audio oddities and delights "a la carte". In this episode she presents a tribute to French legend Johnny Hallyday who died earlier this month. In a career spanning almost 60 years, Hallyday had a huge impact on French rock'n'roll. [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 Pearl Wise and Jessie Lawson introduce some of their other audio adventures with an episode with Dalston legend Newton Dunbar from Jessie’s new podcast
Now Then - stories of and told by people over 70 and at the other end of the life scale; teenagers from Spotlight Radio Club discover a R-Urban Poplar, a sustainable neighbourhood hub in a local carpark; Pearl takes a tour with The Lower Clapton Tales author Carolyn Clark; and Hackney Wick based band based King Tides play live in the studio. [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: Desynchronise Part I - a special mix by Oumood (Omid SahebEkhtiari) in Tehran, who began making mixes and composing electronic music while studying classical music and piano studies at the Tehran Conservatory, Iran. 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. 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 we've got 'Minority Consensus,' a live single take mix from DJ and producer Maymind, nodding to the influences that shaped the sublime twists and turns of 'Illumina,' his most recent full length for Mexico City's Umor Rex. Artists and labels can send their tracks to compilation@spools-out.com. 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.