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12:00am - 1:00am
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.
1:00am - 2:30am
Bad Punk
[Repeated from Friday 10pm.] Hosted by Johny Brown and Band Of Holy Joy. For more information visit johny.co.uk, contact badpunkradio@gmail.com.
2:30am - 7:00am
Day For Night
A selection of recent highlights, archival surprises, programmes that deserve a repeat and those that slipped through the net, taking you through from the wee hours to breakfast. With occasional forays into the Resonance Extra programme of new music and sound art - and further afield.
8:00am - 9:00am
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. The show is produced in collaboration with Burning Ambulance, an online journal of arts and culture. This month: early previews of upcoming albums by vibraphone player Patricia Brennan and guitarist Brandon Seabrook. You'll also hear music by Gonçalo Almeida with Susana Santos Silva and Gustavo Costa, Pat Thomas, Rhodri Davies with Andrew Leslie Hooker, Modney, Yoni Kretzmer and Juan Pablo Carletti.
9:00am - 10:00am
The News Agents
[Repeated from Saturday 2.30pm.] Experiments in news and arts with Jude Montague. This week: The kokle, Baltic psaltery, traditional instrument of Latvia. Songs, dances and contemporary uses of the instrument with electronica. Contributions from Xenia Twarz, Karlis Rudra Jirgens and the kokle education initiative, Kokļu Mežs contrasted with selected tracks from the seminal folk-rock album by Iļģi, 'Kaza Kapa Debesis' or 'the goat climbs to heaven'. For more information see thenewsagents.blogspot.co.uk.
10:00am - 11:00am
Clear Spot
[Repeated from Friday 8pm.] Rotherham-based artist Zoyander Street discusses Intrapology, a series of online interactive queer sci-fi performances made by and for disabled, chronically ill and neurodivergent people, with collaborators Xander Graves, Fadumo Hassan, Jennifer Booth and Quiplash (Amelia and Al Lander-Cavallo).
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: Kate Summerscale on her latest book, The Peepshow. Visit littleatoms.com for more information. Tweet to @littleatoms. Contact littleatomspodcast@gmail.com. [Repeats Saturday 9am.]
11:30am - 12:00pm
Rave On
New work from Somnambulist Internationale utilising spoken-word performance with both borrowed and original music, Foley soundscapes and archive TV and film samples, woven into a cohesive sound-collage. Ten episodes presented in five instalments. For more information visit somnambulistinternationale.com. [Repeats Friday 3.30pm]
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. A selection of "Industrial" songs and tunes make up this week's show.
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Calling All Pensioners
Magazine programme with Tim Hamilton, addressing issues which affect pensioners across London. This week: news that winter fuel payments could return for millions of pensioners. A new legal claim is launched and the government is being taken to court over the cuts for "failing" to comply with its legal duty under the Equality Act. Independent Age advises of the things you can do to reduce your energy costs and of the help available if you are struggling to pay your energy bill. Age UK thanks you for leaping into action by signing the petition to restore the winter fuel allowance. Our musical tributes are to Luther Kent who was an American blues singer in New Orleans, known for his big soulful voice and his big horn-based group, Luther Kent & Trick Bag. Plus, further musical tributes to Kathryn Crosby, an American actress, singer and widow of Bing Crosby. Produced by Deptford Action Group for the Elderly. [Repeats Sunday 2pm.]
2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Sampler Mixtape
[Repeated from Friday 12 Noon.] A weekly mixtape of eclectic new music from Sound and Music. This week: hosted by Suzi Lamb of Club Together Club. Featuring Tara Clerkin Trio, Marika Hackman, Astrid Sonne, Alpha Maid, Hannah Moule x Pink Oyster, Suzi Lamb, Sei, Fran & Fora, Annie Gardiner, Mica Levi. For more information and complete tracklist visit www.thesampler.org or follow us @samplernews.
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Working To Work
A neurodivergent journey through employment, hosted by Samuel Robinson. Visit youtube.com/@workingtowork for more information. [Repeats Friday 7am.]
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Radio Ecoshock
[Repeated from Friday 9am.] Global environmental news with Alex Smith. This week: Welcome to Climate Havoc. With historic floods in America and Nepal, Vandana Shiva says it is no longer climate "change" but "climate havoc". University of California Distinguished Professor Michael Prather explains methane stays in the atmosphere longer than we were told. Dr. Michael Polanyi on logging industry myths Canada tells the world, more self-delusion on real emissions driving disruption of the atmosphere. Visit ecoshock.org/ for more information. Contact radio@ecoshock.org.
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. Today: following the 20th birthday of the humble Parkrun last week, we don our running shoes once again for a walk in the park. Featuring Britpop, post-rock, prog and trip-hop. [Repeats Thursday 3.30pm.]
6:00pm - 6:30pm
Gate Kicks
[Repeated from Wednesday 3pm.] 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.
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. This week: friends Rose and Blanche sit in for Lisa. They discuss the British versus American prison systems, the benefits of nature, and freedom. For more information visit @NunheadRadio on X and Nunhead American Radio on Facebook. [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 and Simon Byron, 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
Clear Spot
In the second of two programmes, artist and broadcaster Fari Bradley hosts a Frieze Week 2024 special, on the UK's leading art fair and the many satellite events it gives rise to around London. For this episode, Fari is joined by Mila Askarova CEO and Founder of Gazelli Art House, ahead of a brave and timely show pairing Palestinian and Iranian artists Pouran Jinchi and Ruba Salameh; visual artist Joonhong Min (Korea/London), taking part in the Focus Art Fair during Frieze Week; and Jacob Barnes and Jonny Tanna, co-directors of a new 'non-fair' for art, now in its second year, Minor Attractions. [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. [Repeats Thursday 9am.]
10:00pm - 11:00pm
Gwaith Sŵn's Sonic Darts
Sound-art and transmission-art delivered monthly by London sound art collective Gwaith Sŵn. This month: we travel sonically through the 11-track mixtape of self-produced music by the Leipzig-based artist Omzehn. Time Crisis 2 2020-2024, is a continuation of experiments in algorithmic production and is the sequel to Time Crisis which was released in 2020. As its predecessor it loosely flicks between the best ideas and outcomes of consistent practice and despite its influence from multiple genres is tied together via a common thread of subtle but ever present algorithmic processes. We also premier the artists 4-track EP made with DJ Derg, which was recorded, mixed and mastered over 3 days in Frank Glynn's shed at Loch Derg in west Ireland in 2023. Please read more on our blog sonicdartsshow.medium.com. [Repeats Saturday 12.30am.]
11:00pm - 12:00am
Unusual Music Exchange
Glasgow-based Canadian composer, artist, and writer, Josh Thorpe likes to listen to unusual music, and to talk with interesting people about it. This month: we listen to music by Allison Cameron, Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh, Eric Chenaux, Semay Wu, Jon Hassell, Raven Chacon & Marc Sabat, and Powerdove. For more listening visit www.unusualmusicexchange.com.
12:00am - 1:00am
A Duck in a Tree
[Repeated from Saturday 7pm.] The :zoviet * france: radio show. Serial Phenomena. This week's edition features tracks from new releases by Sarah Davachi, Alessandro Ciccarelli and Milena Punzi Anfossi on the Plus Timbre label, Hiroyuki Nakamura on Dragon's Eye Recordings, and @c on Crónica, in aleatoric sequence with recordings by Sustainer, François Bayle, Rui Costa, Heather Stebbins, and AMT (vs PBK).