Wednesday 23rd November

12:00am - 1:00am

Is Black Music

The world's first and longest running alternative Black music radio show, hosted by Art Terry. For more information visit isblackmusic.com. [Repeats Saturday 11pm.]

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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. This week: a selection of non-current favourites. Featured artists are A Tonic for the Troops, Palo Alto, Prins & Simonis, Trojan Panda, Eric Random, Vacuum Tree Head, Extrema Ratio, Sergey Kostyrko and Tim Olive, Heimito Kunst,Mia Zabelka and Icostech, and the Harry Partch Ensemble. Also, Eva Lindal and Virg Dzurinko playing the Hidden Music of Sofia G. Visit thesoundprojector.com/radio-show/ for more information.

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2:30am - 3:00am

Joe Bates Explains It All

[Repeated from Sunday 10pm.] A new series of guides to everything in the world by comedian Joe Bates. Football, the weather, God, the best type of filled pasta: all these things and more will be explained in a series they're already calling 'Joe Bates Explains It All'. This week: Joe Bates Explains Football. In this explosive premiere, Joe explains why the Qatar world cup is good actually, having recently received a large gift from the Qatar government to talk positively about the event. Tweet to @joebatesss. 

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3:00am - 3:30am

Sitzprobe

[Repeated from Sunday 10.30pm.] Tam Dean Burn reads a new thriller by Dave Milton. Episode 9: Thursday 11am to Thursday 2.50pm. After Giorgio confesses to murder, top pagan police officer DCI Jack Wall examines both a dead and a living body for further clues. 9/13.

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3:30am - 4:00am

Radia

[Repeated from Thursday 10.30pm.] Radia, the international group of independent cultural radio stations, presents a new show realised by one of its members, exploring "new and forgotten ways of making radio. Visit radia.fm for more information. 

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4:00am - 5:00am

Ross's Cantina

[Repeated from Sunday 8pm.] Archival. Ross Forrest walks us through the shadier side of roots, country and Americana – you'll be hearing big hitters old and new from across the pond. Contact the show at cantinacomms@gmail.com.

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5:00am - 6:00am

framework

[Repeated from Sunday 11pm.] A programme consecrated to field recording, phonography, and the art of sound-hunting, presented by Patrick Tubin McGinley. This week's regular edition features Cheryl E. Leonard, Porya Hatami & Monologue, Keith de Mendonca, Rubbish Music, Edward Sol & Anla Courtis, sounds from The Aporee Maps, and a framework introduction recorded in Hong Kong by Edward Sanderson. Visit frameworkradio.net for more information. 

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6:00am - 7:00am

Shoot The Breeze

[Repeated from Friday 7pm.] A talk show dedicated to films and television shows, presented by Marcus Ako, Laura Sampson and David Campbell. This week: Marcus and Producer Dave talk to Jack Spring, director of comedy heist film, Three Day Millionaire. Also, Marcus talks to Bryn Hammond about his new streaming service Miami Fox Streaming, specialising in Grindhouse horror and sci-fi films. Visit STB's Facebook page for more information. Tweet to @STB_ResonanceFM. Instagram @ShootTheBreezeShow.

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7:00am - 8:00am

Listen. Let's Talk

[Repeated from Friday 11am.] A weekly show hosted by urbanist Donald Hyslop. Today: Donald welcomes Don Ritchie back to the show. Don is Emeritus Historian for the US Senate. They discuss the life and times of Drew Pearson, a journalist who commanded power and sometimes fear in twentieth century US politics through his daily “Merry Go Round” newspaper column. In a week of significant elections in the USA, they also reflect on current affairs.

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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 Balling The Jack on Facebook. E-mail ballingthejack1@gmail.com. 

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9:00am - 10:00am

The Rob Simone Talk Show

Interviews with a wide range of alternative thinkers by the Los Angeles-based investigator of anomalous phenomena. This week: Rob talks with disaffected indigenous Americans who still struggle with the annexation and infrastructure disruptions on lands people have lived on for longer than the U.S. has existed. Visit robsimone.com for more information. [Repeats Monday 12am.]

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10:00am - 11:00am

Clear Spot

[Repeated from Tuesday 8pm.] One off, irregular and sometimes surprise broadcasts.

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11:00am - 12:00pm

Intoxica Radio Hour

Presented by Nick Brown and the Intoxica Records Radio Hour Choir, direct descendants of the Intoxica Records Shop. The show is dedicated to the dignity of vinyl, spotlighting Content Themes, specific artists' careers and generally playing the gloriously unheralded beat, soul and honkers of the 20th Century, all rendered on little slabs of black plastic. For further information and general waffle, contact intoxica@intoxica.co.uk. [Repeats Saturday 7am.]

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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. [Repeats Sunday 8am.]

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1:00pm - 1:15pm

We Can Make: The Build

[Repeated from Monday 6pm.] At 55, John found himself living in a shed in a yard full of engine parts. So when We Can Make asked him if he wanted to pioneer the first home of a revolutionary sustainable housing project, he jumped at the chance. Join John as he finds the land, designs his house, pushes it through planning permission and finally starts to get his hands dirty… And if this sounds like something you'd be keen to do yourself, listen closely and get in touch, as We Can Make is only growing. Episode 5: The Build. Due to lockdown and Brexit, John's budget is tight. We Can Make comes up with some creative solutions.

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1:15pm - 1:30pm

Radio On

[Repeated from Wednesday 6.15pm.] Situationist collective Somnambulist Internationale present Radio On, a series of 'cut-up' dialogues and sound collage incorporating film, pop music, television with original script and field recordings to tell their own story.

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1:30pm - 2:00pm

Gate Kicks

Introduced by DJ Ritchie Rich, multi-instrumentalist Duane aka Mr Amazing, and singer Labake Anisere, 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. [Repeats Friday 3.30am.]

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2:00pm - 3:00pm

Late Lunch with Out to LunchHighlight

Polemic, politics, mouth jazz and spontaneous music with Ben Watson. This week: Ben begins this episode by quoting Walter Benjamin from The Origin of German Tragic Drama, before music played by the Late Lunch house band Ammas at the Betsey Trotwood on Friday 18th November. Interludes are provided by selections from Boring, the SoundCloud release from 2019 by I Digress Indeed (James Wilson of Music With My Insane Friend). [Repeats Saturday 3.30am.]

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3:00pm - 3:30pm

New Works For Radio

[Repeated from Monday 11.30am.] A double bill. First, "The Scarlet Cross," a drama written by James O'Neill, performed by Anton Lesser, with sound design and music by Paul Freeman. 1665. The Great Plague has reached Cambridge. Man of learning Francis Mortymer describes the blight and its tightening grip. Sitting alone in a stifling chamber with the plague closing around him, amid regular visits of his haunting, spectral doctor, his thoughts circle smaller and smaller and darker and darker. An atmospheric account of dread and fear. And death! Then at 3.19pm, "Poetical" - short poetic dreamscapes from award-winning producer Stuart Russell.

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3:30pm - 4:30pm

Chacombo

[Repeated from Sunday 3pm.] Crucial Peruvian music selections from Mamá Calor's vinyl collection spanning Festejo, Marinera, Música Criolla and Icaros.

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4:30pm - 5:30pm

Spizz FM

An on-going audio autobiography from the punk and post-punk legend that is Spizz. For more information visit the Spizzenergi Facebook page. Tweet to @spizzenergi. [Repeats Saturday 8am.]

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5:30pm - 6:30pm

Radio PublicHighlight

A monthly programme created by a sound, visual and socially engaged art collective working in the Midlands. We are interested in the local, gravitating towards the margins, the edge of things, encompassing people and place, the seldom heard and the more than human, making the inaudible audible. Each programme emanates from our experience of the local, creating a portal into sonic possible worlds. Episode 1: Dudley High Street. This edition features a mix of sounds from two projects exploring Dudley High Street, The More-than-human High Street and My Feet Are My Ears. For more information or to get in touch visit our website www.workshop24.co.uk. [Repeated Sunday 11am.]

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6:30pm - 7:30pm

A World In London

DJ Ritu presents the UK’s definitive global music show from London. This week: Brazilian Tropicalia queen Gal Costa, Malian superstar Fatoumata Diawara and Damon Albarn, oriental psychedelia Moroccan group Gaisha, South African a cappella quintet The Joy, Soul Sisters, a futuristic Black Panther:Wakanda Forever extract, and an epic 10-minute Sufi collaboration between British South Asian collective Orchestral Qawwali and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. [Repeats Monday 8am.]

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7:30pm - 8:00pm

L'alternative

Eleonore Desnos explores French audio oddities and delights "a la carte". [Repeats Monday 2am.]

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8:00pm - 9:00pm

Clear Spot

One off, irregular and sometimes surprise broadcasts. [Repeats Thursday 10am.]

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9:00pm - 9:30pm

K-Pop Journey

A weekly show dedicated to the phenomenon that is K-pop! Korean presenter Keissi takes you on a journey through Korean pop music from the 1990s to the present day. For more information visit K-Pop Journey on Facebook. For archive shows visit keissi.com/radioarchive. [Repeats Sunday 4.30am.]

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9:30pm - 10:30pm

Club Integral Radio Show

The Earl of Killorglin and Andrew Scott-Bolton of Club Integral - London's long-running "home to the uncategorisable" - explore the music that informs its long running concert series in London. [Repeats Friday 12am.]

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10:30pm - 11:00pm

The Wrong Show

Extraordinary radiophonic probes with Orlando Harrison. For more information visit soundcloud.com/orlando-harrison. [Repeats Saturday 4.30am.]

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11:00pm - 12:00am

Fog CastHighlight

A series of late night isolationist soundtracks curated by Robin The Fog. Tonight's show features a trio of new albums: 'Blue Forty-Six' by Dane Law, 'Short Stories' by Andrew Heath and 'Mossaic' by Everyday Dust, alongside new and recent tracks from Missing Ear, Plant43 and Edouard Ferlet. Perhaps a little noisier than usual this week, but still a perfect soundtrack for approaching the witching hour... Further details at: robinthefog.com. [Repeats Sunday 2.30am.]

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12:00am - 1:00am

Turtle Island

Contemporary Native American and First Nations music from a wide range of indigenous musicians in North America, selected by multi-disciplinary sculptor Andrew Graves-Johnston (aka DJ Droid). Visit facebook.com/turtleislandradio and https://tunesfromturtleisland.eu/ for more information. [Repeats Saturday 12.30am.]

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