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12:00am - 1:30am
50/50 Soundsystem
Classic '60s, '70s and '80s old skool reggae, instrumental dub classics, and original soul breaks from the masters, presented as part of our holiday schedule.
1:30am - 3:00am
Remaiin
[Repeated from Sunday 10.30pm.] REMAIIN - Rolf Julius tribute concert by Kontraklang. REMAIIN (Radical European Music and its Intercultural Nature) is a project that investigates non-European cultural influences on the experimental, avant-garde and innovative music of the present and the past. It is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. This episode features a live recording of a tribute concert to sound artist Rolf Julius. It was organised by the Berlin concert series Kontraklang in June 2021, and features performances by Michael Moser, Maulwerker Ensemble and Miki Yui.
3:00am - 5:00am
The Dangerous Supplement
Ed Baxter presents a fascinating selection of recordings from the archives of London Musicians’ Collective - mostly live performances from the 1990s and early 2000s - the "golden era" of experimental music.
5:00am - 9:00am
The Sentence
[Repeated from Sunday 2pm.] A reading of Alistair Fruish's monumental work 'The Sentence,' recorded live at The British Library on 25 March 2018. 'The Sentence' is made up of just one sentence of 46,000 one-syllable words. It’s experimental but also a moving, beautiful and mind altering experience; a grime 'Under Milk Wood' for the 21st century. Readers: Tommy Calderbank, Cee Smith, Graham Gavin, Jeff Young, Rebecca Hearne, and members of the audience. Directed by Daisy Campbell. Recorded by Ana Bartolomeu-Martins and Clark Henry-Brown and edited by Tom Grashion. Thanks to Jon Fawcett, Head of Events, The British Library. First broadcast 7 May 2018.
9:00am - 10:00am
Velvet Sheep Songs For Ewe Special
Velvet Sheep "Songs For Ewe" special with David Lance Callahan. Nick Hutchings of Velvet Sheep 'zine, asks artistes to pick "songs for ewe". In this episode, David Lance Callahan of C86’s The Wolfhounds and '90s band Moonshake talks about solo record, "English Primitive II" and chooses tunes from The Unthanks, Marty Robbins and Dave Van Ronk. For more info visit: https://velvet-sheep.com. First broadcast 21 November 2022.
10:00am - 11:00am
Nostalgie Ya Mboka
Mundele Mafuta presents classic dance music of the two Congos, in a selection of show presented each day as part of our holiday schedule.
11:00am - 12:00pm
Future Classical
Benjamin Tassie speaks with contemporary composers about their music and the music that inspires them in selected holiday repeats from this year's series. Benjamin speaks with the British composer and multi-instrumentalist Sarah Angliss about ancient and mechanical instruments, her upcoming opera, Giant, and writing her first film soundtrack.
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Body Edit Mind
Part 6 of a 22-hour radio project in 7 episodes about editing and the mind, created by Milo Thesiger-Meacham. An unnamed narrator moves house and pieces together a world of recording devices, names, crime, real-world characters and media from across the globe. "Body Edit Mind" features 10-second audio extracts from over 6000 individual videos found online, original sound recordings, music, hand-held camera audio and writing. The project is currently becoming a film. Follow @fox_neame on Instagram for daily videos. Commissioned by Radio Art Zone, a temporary radio art station by Radio ARA and Mobile Radio for the European Capital of Culture, Esch2022. Part 7 tomorrow at noon.
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Paint Like The Swallow Sings Calypso
Produced and presented by NND. Paint Like The Swallow Sings Calypso is an exhibition curated by Habda Rashid, in tandem with Caribbean born artists Paul Dash (b. 1946, Barbados), Errol Lloyd (b. 1943, Jamaica) and John Lyons (b. 1933, Trinidad and Tobago), which showcases a selection of the artists’ own works whilst bringing together the collections of Kettle’s Yard and The Fitzwilliam Museum for the first time. Featuring the work of 28 artists spanning five centuries (Jean-Michel Moreau, Pieter Brueghel, Helen Frankenthaler, Avinash Chandra, David Bomberg, Graham Sutherland, Barbara Hepworth et al.), the exhibition assembles paintings and works on paper that reflect the rich history and themes of Carnival, from street parades and dance, to folklore, flora and fauna and elements of the festival’s rituals and celebrations. The exhibition runs until 19 February 2023. This programme contains Carnival hits.
4:00pm - 6:00pm
The Story Of Fem FM
Miranda Rae celebrates 30 years of the UK's first all female radio station. This feature comprises three episodes. Episode 1 includes interviews with Fem FM founders Dr Caroline Mitchell and Trish Caverly plus Annie Nightingale, Maria Williams (founder of Sound Women), Sangeeta Bhaskar, Shemiza Rashid, Sue G Clark and Jasmine Ketibu-Foley, with archival contributions from Queen Bee, Patti Caldwell and Sarah Dunant. Produced and presented by Miranda Rae. Episode 2 includes interviews with Sue Clark, DJ Ritu, Angie Dee, DJ Carmella, Debbie Golt and Sandra Green. Produced and presented by Edith Attridge. Episode 3 includes interviews with Angie Dee, Sue Clark, Debbie Golt, DJ Ritu, Kirsten Lass and DJ Carmella. Produced and presented by Imogen Lapsley. A Sound Women Bristol production in collaboration with University of the West of England Community Fund and Regional History Department.
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Alan Rankine RIP
Musician Alan Rankine (of The Associates) died this week and by way of modest tribute we are repeating this broadcast from 11 March 2008 - "A Matter of Gender or A Severe Bout of Career Insecurity." Alan reminisces about the band's history, the mechanics of the music industry, and his Associates colleague Billy Mackenzie. RIP.
7:00pm - 8:00pm
A Duck in a Tree
The :zoviet * france: radio show. Triangular Vibrations. This week's edition features one of Flora Holderbaum's tracks from the Scatter label's new release by Juliana R, Bella, Flora Holderbaum; tracks from new releases on Invisible City Records by Carnivorous Plants and S'entendre; and recordings by W.H. Thorpe, M.E. North, Robin Holmes; North Hive; Fossil Aerosol Mining Project; Cousin Silas; Khamsa Khala; Sevenism; Rectum; Sirencester; and Jez Riley French. [Repeats Tuesday 5am.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Constellations Of Listening
International feminist group Shortwave Collective search for radio reception via homemade radios, EMF, VLF, VHF scanners and other radio devices. Constellations of Listening draws on material sourced over many months and across time zones, from listening sites connecting environments, technologies and voices. For more information visit shortwavecollective.net. [Repeats Monday 2am.]
9:00pm - 9:40pm
Dingus
An extraordinary series by artist Mike Cooter. Episode 6 - The Hollow Die. The thrilling conclusion of Dingus. A voice breaks into the open. Fruit trucks shake the lonely road to the desert, bones bleaching in the sun. “For a building full of dead things they made it hard to keep quiet.” Dingus finds himself in the museum. A solution lies in the palm of a hand. Starring Mitchell Mullen, Alexandra Metaxa, Colin Stinton, Christy Meyer, Cory Peterson and John Christian Bateman. Composer: Jobina Tinnemans. Written, directed and produced by Mike Cooter. Editor and assistant producer: Jim Whelton. Commissioned by Resonance FM. Supported by Jerwood Arts, The Elephant Trust and The Henry Moore Foundation. First broadcast 29 November 2022. Visit www.radiodingus.com for full details.
9:40pm - 10:00pm
Radio Folk Tales
Dramatic monologues for radio written and sound designed by Ed Baxter.
10:00pm - 10:30pm
The Diaries Of Xentos Fray Bentos
The Diaries offer us an intimate trip into the journals of Xentos Fray Bentos. They commence from shortly before his nativity in 1402 and cover the era up until Xentos’ death in 2757. Episode six features filmmaker Luke Fowler in 'Win, Lose or Darwin' while the superlative Lauren Regan joins us once again in 'Following On'. John Glyn is joined by ace drummer Richard Dudanski in this episode’s Fruit Stall. Your MC is Emma Songeur with links from Megan Robinson and sound artist Haco. First broadcast 12 January 2021.
10:30pm - 12:00am
Bad Punk
Hosted by Johny Brown and Band Of Holy Joy. For more information visit johny.co.uk, contact badpunkradio@gmail.com.
12:00am - 6:45am
Sitzprobe Compendium Edition
Tam Dean Burn reads in its entirety the new thriller written by Dave Milton. Pagan policeman DCI Jack Wall's investigation into Platoon leads him into a world of duplicity, violence and error. Contains material some listeners may find offensive.