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12:00am - 1:00am
The Rob Simone Talk Show
[Repeated from Wednesday 9am.] Interviews with a wide range of alternative thinkers by the Los Angeles-based investigator of anomalous phenomena. This week: Rob talks with best-selling author and researcher Brian Farester about his theory of an ancient cataclysmic earth event that may have erased whole civilisations from history. Visit robsimone.com for more information.
1:00am - 2:00am
Sleeping Dogs Lie
[Repeated from Sunday 3.30am.] Ambient music selected by Miguel Santos to help night owls relax. For more information visit Sleeping Dogs Lie on Facebook, Mixcloud and WhitelabelRecs Bandcamp.
3:00am - 5:00am
50 50 Sound System
Classic '60s, '70s and '80s old skool reggae, instrumental dub classics, and original soul breaks from the masters. [Repeats Saturday 5am.]
5:00am - 6:00am
Wavelength
[Repeated from Friday 2.30pm.] A programme of multiple agendas presented by William English. This week: A stroll through Vienna. Including Antony Hopkins (not Anthony) talking about Beethoven, over and interwoven with timefields and maritides from musicworks, a magazine with sound, two issues from archives edited by John Oswald, sampled and generally confused with advertising the invisible, audio library; the earth is my radio, improvised in the studio by your DJ.
6:00am - 7:00am
Radio Ecoshock
[Repeated from Friday 9am.] Global environmental news with Alex Smith. This week: Making $$ from endless record heat. “Endless record heat” over Asia. Strange Spring heat waves from Spain to Botswanna. Is it because the ocean has never been hotter? Then Katrin Gandswindt from Urgewald names the trillion dollar pension funds and investment houses paying for a new surge in fossil fuel production. Psychologist Derrick Sebree Jr. on the African American experience during the climate shift. Visit ecoshock.org/ for more information. Contact radio@ecoshock.org.
7:00am - 7:30am
Locus Live
Selected concert audio (in twenty half-hour episodes) from a residency by Locus - the duo of Richard James and Angharad Van Rijswijk - at The Wales Millennium Centre (Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru), Cardiff. [Does not repeat.]
7:30am - 9:00am
Psychosonic Cinema
Renowned Australian soundtrack theorist Philip Brophy presents 90 minutes of loud and luscious soundtrack dynamite, covering 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! [Does not repeat.]
9:00am - 10:00am
The Sampler Mixtape
[Repeated from Friday Noon.] A weekly mixtape of eclectic new music from Sound and Music. For more information and complete tracklist visit www.thesampler.org or follow us @samplernews.
10:00am - 11:00am
Resonance At 21
The last in a selection of shows celebrating 21 years of Resonance 104.4FM - launched on 1st May 2002 when the station launched as part of the Radio Authority's Pilot Access Scheme. Today: Audit meets Instant Music meeting, from 5 January 2003, with Benedict Drew and Tom Chant.
11:00am - 11:30am
Little Atoms
A talk show about ideas and culture, produced and presented by Neil Denny. Each show features guests from the worlds of science or the arts in conversation. This week: it's the 800th episode of Little Atoms, and Bret Easton Ellis talks about his latest novel, The Shards. Visit littleatoms.com for more information. Tweet to @littleatoms. Contact littleatomspodcast@gmail.com. [Repeats Saturday 9am.]
11:30am - 12:00pm
Tin Can Review
James Hodder present melodic new music by singer-songwriters and Americana artists. [Repeats Wednesday 3pm.]
12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Traditional Music Hour
[Repeated from Thursday 2pm.] Kevin Sheils presents an informed and judicious selection of recordings of traditional musics from Britain, Ireland and occasionally further afield. This week: the last in Kevin's visits to the "Voice of the People" CD series with a randomly chosen selection of tracks from the final four volumes. Music and Song from Ulster, Tunes from the Orkneys and a look at the history of the Irish Music Scene in London.
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Calling All Pensioners
Magazine programme with Tim Hamilton, addressing issues which affect pensioners across London. This week: Age UK's tribute to the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort - during his decades as Prince of Wales, The King was a Patron of Age UK. The Centre for Ageing Better, which seeks make ageing better a reality for everyone, shares that there is no sell-by date for older workers. Plus, Independent Age explains that the unclaimed money set aside for Pension Credit, the basic state pension top-up, is the equivalent of 454,000 average households' energy bills. Produced by Deptford Action Group for the Elderly. [Repeats Sunday 2pm.]
2:30pm - 3:00pm
The Workplace
[Repeated from Tuesday 11am.] NND and guests discuss all aspects of work and workplaces. This week: both sides of the weekend of the coronation of Charles III, NND revisits a discussion with author Lady Colin Campbell, who talks about work in the context of her book, People of Colour and The Royals, working royals and the difference between public service, service, charity and philanthropy. This was the conclusion of a two-part episode in the Women’s History Month 2021 series, first broadcast on 9 March 2021. Continue the #workplacennd discussion on Twitter with @workplacennd.
3:00pm - 5:00pm
The OST Show
[Repeated from Saturday 4.30pm.] After 20 years of continuous broadcasting, the oft-imitated, never bettered Jonny Trunk is taking a break. We're running select classic episodes of The OST Show from the archives in its usual slot. That means, don't respond to any quizzes you may hear as this is a repeat...
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Isolation Vacation
Embark on a journey with the Spencer family as they go on a musical holiday to all four corners of the world. This week: Isolation Vacation takes a sideways look at the Coronation through the medium of royal food. Quiche seems to be the one en vogue currently, but the broader topic for our tunes is Feasts and Banquets. Featuring rock, ska and folktronica from the UK, Sweden, Indonesia and Canada. [Repeated Friday 6am.]
6:00pm - 6:30pm
Unknown Country
In our 20th year of broadcasting, another chance to hear select episodes of Martin Williams' extraordinary hand-made documentary series from 2008. [Repeats Wednesday 1pm.]
6:30pm - 7:00pm
Nunhead American Radio
A programme for the American community in Nunhead, south east London, presented by New York comic Lewis Schaffer and co-hosted by American economist Lisa Moyle. Today: Week 25 of Lewis Schaffer's "March toward Death" where Lewis goes over his calendar with Lisa, and they discuss the big plans the council has in and around his Nunhead estate. Visit lewisschaffer.co.uk/radio for more information. [Repeats Saturday 9.30am.]
7:00pm - 8:00pm
One Life Left
An hour-long celebration of everything that's great about videogames. Hosted by Ste Curran, Simon Byron and Ann Scantlebury, the show features the latest news, reviews and gossip from the world of gaming, usually with a studio guest. You don't need to be a gaming expert to appreciate the show - One Life Left offers something for everyone, whether you are a hardcore League of Legends player or someone who's occasionally loaded up Candy Crush. Visit onelifeleft.com for more information. [Repeats Saturday 10am.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Art Monthly Talk Show
An audio supplement to Art Monthly magazine, broadcast on the second Monday of each month. Today: Larne Abse Gogarty discusses the apparent lack of critical debate surrounding figurative painting and Rebecca Jarman on the art scene in Sao Paulo. Hosted by Chris McCormack. [Repeats Tuesday 10am.]
9:00pm - 10:00pm
The Naked Short Club
Dr. Stu and his expert guests dance around alternative investments, markets, the economy and wider world with psychedelic sounds and sometimes poetry. This week's guests: Dr. Jemma Green (Powerledger); Lynne Fowler (Astera). Music from Gong, Sonic Trip Project, Rubber Bus. [Repeats Thursday 9am.]
10:00pm - 11:00pm
A Colder Consciousness
Flora Pitrolo plays music from the dark synth underground on the second Monday of each month. Visit ACC on Facebook or Tweet to @colderlondon for more information. Archive (2011 - present) to be found on Mixcloud. ACC also broadcasts on Skopje’s Kanal 103 every last Sunday of the month, 21.00 - 23.00. [Repeats Sunday 6am.]
11:00pm - 12:00am
Devil's Dancers
An episodic history of synthesized sounds with Nina Kehagia, broadcast monthly. Tonight: new music by Tweaks, Darone Sassounian, Flower Storm (aka Sepehr and Kasra V.) Caterina Barbieri, Roots In Heaven, Anthony Naples, Mc Yallah, Nandele & A-Tweed, Nadia Struiwigh, WTRGRL, Amnesia Scanner & Freeka Tet, upsammy, Octave One featuring Karina Mia. [Repeats Saturday 1.30am.]
12:00am - 1:00am
Such Music
[Repeated from Saturday 9.30pm.] Hosted by Rihards Endriksons, journalist and artistic director of Latvia's Skaņu Mežs festival, Such Music is devoted to new works of free improvised music, either previously unheard or created specifically for the show. As of March 2023, the show is produced in collaboration with Burning Ambulance, an online journal of arts and culture. This month: interview with renowned free improvising saxophonist John Butcher and exclusive previews of his three upcoming albums. Also, a glimpse into Marek Pospiezalski's upcoming Clean Feed release.