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12:00am - 1:00am
Free Lab Radio
[Repeats from Saturday 9.30pm.] An archival edition of Free Lab Radio presented by Fari Bradley.
1:00am - 2:30am
Bad Punk
2:30am - 4:00am
The Hello Goodbye Show
4:00am - 5:00am
Bermuda Triangle Test Transmissions Broadcasts
Heritage series repeats of inimitable live radiophonic interventions with Howard Jacques, Melanie Clifford and Matt Davies. Visit btttb.blogspot.com/ for more information. Contact testtransmissions@gmail.com. [Repeats Friday 2.30am.]
5:00am - 6:00am
A Duck in a Tree
6:00am - 7:00am
The News Agents
7:00am - 8:00am
The London Ear
[Repeated from Thursday 12pm.] Ghostwriter and critic Ben Thompson presents a DFS Algonquin Table for the post-thought era. For this month's archive hour we return to the Resonance fundraising week special from 2019, in which composer Gavin Bryars talks about his interaction with the music of Carla Bley. For further information visit @btfoshizzle on Twitter and find playlists at Ben Thompson's Facebook page.
8:00am - 9:00am
Ireland's Eye
[Repeated from Thursday 11am.] Johnny Jameson presents a weekly show dedicated to the latest from the Irish country music scene plus requests, dedications, news and more. Contact johnnyjameson@hotmail.co.uk.
9:00am - 10:00am
Talking Africa
10:00am - 11:00am
Archaeology Of The Ear
[Repeated from Monday 8pm.] A five-part series exploring historic places and examining artefacts and narratives that have sonorous or musical stories to tell, created by composer Chris Cundy. Today: The Bee. In this episode we hear from Cambridgeshire beekeeper and sound recordist Richard Youell about his experiences of listening to bees, and we also contemplate the ancient cave paintings of the Iberian peninsula which show the very earliest depiction of a swarm. We hear how bees have inspired popular music from banjo player Baby Copperhead, plus there’s a polyphonic setting by viola player Benedict Taylor. Narratives are read by Canadian singer Ladan Hussein (aka Cold Specks) and Mike Ward of the electronic music group Longstone. 1/5. Supported by Help Musicians Fusion Fund and Arts Council England.
11:00am - 11:30am
The Workplace
11:30am - 12:00pm
Tin Can Review
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Future Classical
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Kitchen Magic Time
Recipes in sound from Mama Dolores, Mistress of the Deep Soul Kitchen. [Repeats Saturday 10.30pm.]
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Around The World With The Lallas
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. Today: The Lallas chat about stories around the world that have peaked their interest. DJ and producer Mac Maya premieres his latest song in the new music corner, and we've more expertise from resident health and fitness specialist Andrew Rose. [Repeats Sunday 5pm.]
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Literary London
[Repeated from Saturday 6.30pm.] Nick Hennegan explores the literary life of London and celebrates the popular cultural life and literary history of the city. Tweet to @NickHennegan. For more information visit LondonLiteraryPubCrawl.com.
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Sample Stories
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Making Conversations
5:00pm - 5:30pm
Meet Me On The Radio
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. [Repeats Friday 3.30pm.]
6:00pm - 6:30pm
Unknown Country
As we head towards our 20th year of broadcasting, another chance to hear select episodes of Martin Williams' extraordinary hand-made documentary series from 2008. [Repeats Friday 4.30am.]
6:30pm - 7:30pm
The Opera Hour
Opera singer Richard Scott explores opera through the prism of various themes. [Repeats Sunday 10am.]
7:30pm - 7:45pm
Connections
A series of five 15-minute dramas by new writers with disabilities, performed by a mainly disabled cast, about making choices to make connections. Produced by Naked Productions with input from Graeae Theatre and financial support from Audio Content Fund. Today: My Time by Kathryn Golding. Sitting out lockdown by sorting out her cupboards, a woman looks back at her failed marriage and rediscovers a friendship through her old mixtapes. Lizzie: Chloe Ewart. Directed by Polly Thomas. Sound engineer: Louis Blatherwick. Sound design: Eloise Whitmore. [Repeats Thursday 3pm.]
7:45pm - 8:00pm
Tape Letters
Tape Letters shines a light on the practice of recording and sending messages on cassette tapes by Pakistani migrants who settled in the UK between 1960 and 1980. In this six-part documentary we listen to first-hand accounts of these migration stories through original recordings, interviews with their Britain-born families and commentary by Tape Letters founder and director Wajid Yaseen. Among the key themes are language (primarily Pothwari), communication methods, intergenerational relationships and identities, and divided families. [Repeats Thursday 3.45pm.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Archaeology Of The Ear
A five-part series exploring historic places and examining artefacts and narratives that have sonorous or musical stories to tell, created by composer Chris Cundy. Today: The Bee. In this episode we hear from Cambridgeshire beekeeper and sound recordist Richard Youell about his experiences of listening to bees, and we also contemplate the ancient cave paintings of the Iberian peninsula which show the very earliest depiction of a swarm. We hear how bees have inspired popular music from banjo player Baby Copperhead, plus there’s a polyphonic setting by viola player Benedict Taylor. Narratives are read by Canadian singer Ladan Hussein (aka Cold Specks) and Mike Ward of the electronic music group Longstone. 1/5. Supported by Help Musicians Fusion Fund and Arts Council England. [Repeats Tuesday10am.]
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Make Your Own Damn Music
Artworld shenanigans with Bob and Roberta Smith OBE. This week: an audio journey from Ramsgate to Rotterdam to take part in the Voorlinden Museum’s 'Art is the Antidote' exhibition. As museums open up across Europe, Bob makes his way to The Voorlinden Museum to complete a wall painting, talk to press and walk in the dunes. Plus, a plug for our Resonance Fundraiser pointing people to Bob and Roberta Smith's Instagram where for one week only Bob will be selling/prompting direct donations to Resonance FM, making available A5 painted slogans. Visit @bobandrobertasmith. [Repeats Sunday 5am.]
10:00pm - 10:30pm
Southern Whirled Service
Walter Lockwood presents an exploration of the sounds and influences of south London music scenes with an emphasis on younger, newer artists. [Repeats Saturday 8pm.]
10:30pm - 12:00am
Artrocker
Paul and Lewis from the influential Artrocker magazine previews all the latest releases from London and the UK's thriving indie rock scene and beyond. To listen to past shows visit Paul's Mixcloud page. [Repeats Thursday 1am.]
12:00am - 1:00am