Monday 16th December
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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. Tonight: Sperm Coffin Drones by Zapo De Ray featuring Robin Purves. Following the publication of their first collaboration "Subject Of The Drone" an essay on Drone music by Robin Purves with a subsequent musical accompaniment on the Zapo De Ray Bandcamp page, friends since childhood, Robin Purves and Gil De Ray (under his ambient/drone alias here) Zapo decided to take the experiment one step further with Robin writing a poem with the intent and purpose to be read over a 60 minute piece of music by Zapo. 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.
7:00am - 8:00am
From the Archives
[Repeated from Wednesday 3pm.] Unusual broadcasts and gems from our archives.
8:00am - 9:00am
MSCTY Radio Tokyo
[Repeated from Saturday 9.30pm.] Travel to Japan with Nick Luscombe and James Greer as they explore the sound of Tokyo. This month: a sideways sonic journey into Christmas in Japan. For more information visit www.mscty.space.
9:00am - 10:00am
The News Agents
[Repeated from Saturday 2.30pm.] Experiments in news and arts with Jude Montague. This week: Wormhole World looks back on what has been a prolific year for the experimental Lancashire label. Tracks from artists published in 2024 - Mai, Moray Newlands, Avi C. Engel, Obeah, Floormat Doormat, Wonderful Beasts and Audio Obscura. For more information see thenewsagents.blogspot.co.uk.
10:00am - 11:00am
Clear Spot
[Repeated from Friday 8pm.] Sound of the Year Awards. The Radiophonic Institute presents the Sound of the Year Awards (SOTYA), an annual open call celebrating everyday sounds that encapsulate the events from the past twelve months and welcomes public submissions from across the world. SOTYA's co-producer Ilia Rogatchevski plays winning submissions from previous years and speaks with sound designer and long-time category judge Rana Eid. Head to soundoftheyearawards.com to submit your favourite sounds from 2024! Instagram @sound_awards.
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: Miranda Sawyer on her latest book, Uncommon People. Visit littleatoms.com for more information. Tweet to @littleatoms. Contact littleatomspodcast@gmail.com. [Repeats Saturday 9am.]
11:30am - 12:00pm
Micro Clear Spot
Shorter specials and one-off programmes. [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.
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Calling All Pensioners
Magazine programme with Tim Hamilton, addressing issues which affect pensioners across London. This week: Winter Fuel Payments are being reinstated for all pensioner households in Scotland, but not until next year, as announced by the devolved Scottish government. Independent Age explains time is running out before the impact of the winter fuel cut is felt, urging you to prevent this injustice by contacting your MP. The National Pensioners Convention is appalled by the government’s energy regulator, Ofgem’s latest increase to the price cap from 1 January 2025, fearing the impact on millions of older people. Our musical tributes are to Johnny Adams, an American blues, jazz and gospel singer, known as "The Tan Canary". 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. 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: Climate Change Can Drive You Mad (and the billionaires helping you get there). Who are the wealthy wizards putting doubt in your mind - at your expense? From the Institute for Policy Studies, Chuck Collins’ new report, "Fossil Fuel Philanthropy: How Taxpayer-Subsidized Charities Promote Climate Change Disinformation and Stall Urgent Action.” Then another shocker. Dr. Joan Casey: breathing wildfire smoke increases risk of dementia by 18%. As record wildfire years pile up, yes, climate change can drive you mad. Protect your brain! 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. [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. 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
Acid Folk. In the mid-1960s, one man's plan to inspire a left-wing revolution – by drawing on the country's folk music tradition – was taking shape. Unfortunately for Ewan MacColl, a new generation of 'beatniks' had other ideas. In this second episode of Kerra Kernow, the series about Cornish folk clubs in the 1960s, Dylan Trenouth explores the fight between two generations of artists for the future of folk. [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
Polifony
A monthly programme with Kryś Winter, dedicated to the exploration of Eastern European culture. For more information visit Polifony on Facebook. Listen to previous shows on Mixcloud. [Repeats Saturday 12.30am.]
12:00am - 1:00am
A Duck in a Tree
[Repeated from Saturday 7pm.] The :zoviet * france: radio show. Concepts of Plans. This week's edition features tracks from new releases by Schall und Stille; Kate Carr and Matt Atkins; Reverse Image; and Norah Lorway, interwoven with recordings by Hiroshimabend and Zoe DeWitt; Steve Roach and Vidna Obmana; Building Castles out of Matchsticks; Jeff Duke; Sevenism; Julie Berry; Aron Porteleki; and the Symphony Orchestra of the National Philhamonic, Warsaw, conducted by Andrzej Markowski.