Sunday 22nd December
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12:00am - 1:00am
Grime for the Unconverted
[Repeated from Thursday 11pm.] Presented and mixed by DJ BPM, showcasing Grime classics, unreleased promos and new releases. Listen to archive shows on Mixcloud. X @feraldubs.
1:00am - 2:30am
Adventures in Sound and Music
[Repeated from Thursday 9pm.] New music with The Wire magazine. Adventures In Sound And Music is hosted by members of the magazine staff: Emily Bick, Chris Bohn, Phil England, James Gormley, Joseph Stannard, Derek Walmsley, Meg Woof and Shane Woolman. Visit thewire.co.uk for more information.
2:30am - 3:30am
Fog Cast
[Repeated from Wednesday 11pm.] A series of late night deep listening soundtracks presented by Robin The Fog. Further details at: robinthefog.com.
3:30am - 4:30am
Sleeping Dogs Lie
Ambient music selected by Miguel Santos to help night owls relax. For more information visit Sleeping Dogs Lie on Facebook, Mixcloud and WhitelabelRecs Bandcamp. [Repeats Monday 12am.]
4:30am - 5:00am
K-Pop Journey
[Repeated from Wednesday 9pm.] 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.
5:00am - 6:00am
Modulisme
[Repeated from Friday 11.30pm.] Modulisme (which translates as Modularism) is a series devoted to out of leftfield modular synthesis. For more information visit modulisme.info/sessions.
6:00am - 7:00am
Late Lunch with Out to Lunch
[Repeated from Wednesday 2pm.] Polemic, politics, mouth jazz and spontaneous music with Ben Watson. This week: "Quick Xenochrony OTL Thought But No It Took Ages", a 39-minute epic including AMM All-Stars at the Betsey Trotwood on 6th December (Nick Lubran - wooden pan-African flute; Paul Moss - soprano sax; Ian "Dogstar" Morrison - synth; Out To Lunch - acoustic guitar), Andrew King from Spoort on electric guitar, Peter Baxter on percussion and Out To Lunch on mini-Moog synthesiser. With half time singles "Blues" and "Holy Holy" from Geordie Greep's The New Sound (Rough Trade, 2024), "If Only She Woulda” and "Drafted Again" from Frank Zappa's You Are What You Is (Barking Pumpkin, 1981).
7:00am - 8:00am
Make Your Own Damn Music
[Repeated from Tuesday 9pm.] A weekly audio postcard from the artist Bob and Roberta Smith’s studio by the seaside in Ramsgate. Visit @bobandrobertasmith on Instagram for more information.
8:00am - 9:00am
Wavelength
[Repeated from Friday 2.30pm.] A programme of multiple agendas presented by William English.
9:00am - 10:00am
The Curtain Up Show
[Repeated from Friday 4pm.] Tim McArthur, Nathan Matthews and guests discuss London's vibrant theatre scene. Follow on Facebook, X and Instagram for more information.
10:00am - 11:00am
The Relatively Good Radio Show
[Repeated from Tuesday 2.30pm.] Cousins Anna Crockatt and Richard Guard present a monthly show where everything is live – including the jingles. Broadcast from The Village Butty, a floating music venue continuously touring the 2500 miles of the UK's inland waterways system.
11:00am - 12:00pm
Ukrainian Field Notes
[Repeated from Wednesday 5.30pm.] A monthly series comprising interviews and music by musicians from all over Ukraine, sharing their experience of displacement and war. For more interviews with Ukrainian artists visit the Ukrainian Field Notes pages. To support Ukraine visit: supportukrainenow.org.
12:00pm - 1:30pm
The Ambrosia Rasputin Show
Freewheeling music series with Ivor Kallin. [Repeats Friday 1am.]
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Arty Facts
Arty Facts with Master J is a show about working in the arts. For more information visit Master J on Facebook. Today: a festive final show of the year. For the first time, a collection of 8 classic songs that in 2020 Master J re-wrote into Christmas tracks and musical theatre actor Karen Holmes sung. The show is bookended by songs that reflect what the first Christmas in the coronavirus era was like, with re-workings of Close to You and Wake Me Up When September Comes. Other songs cover perennial Xmas issues like over drinking, trying to avoid carol singers who are knocking at your door, getting rubbish presents and even a Christmas song for children. Some of the borrowed hits include Always on My Mind, Sound of Silence, Changes by David Bowie, and the Beatles Across the Universe. [Repeats Wednesday 7.30pm.]
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Calling All Pensioners
[Repeated from Monday 1pm.] 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.
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Lucky Cat
If Wong Kar Wai had a radio show. Lucky Cat is a spicy chop suey of music and culture produced and presented by Zoë Baxter. [Repeats Wednesday 9am.]
4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Outerglobe
[Repeated from Thursday 6.30pm.] Debbie Golt FRSA takes African music and wider arts and culture as her starting point. For more details follow @outerglobe on Instagram and X.
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Around The World With The Lallas
[Repeated from Tuesday 1.30pm.] Laura Pradelska and Lara Fraser share their international cultural interests, stemming from their respective careers as actor and producer as well as their joint DJ career as The Lallas.
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sitting With Gianluca
Interviews and informed portraits of contemporary American musicians with our stateside correspondent Gianluca Tramontana. [Repeats Tuesday 12pm.]
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Isotopica
Cultural sonic detours with artist Simon Tyszko. Visit theculture.net/ for more information. [Repeats Friday 8am.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Robyn Rocket's Zoom Zoom
Interviews and music charting the musical life of artists. Robyn’s Rocket is a semi-regular night of live music and visual art at Café OTO. Robyn Rocket's Zoom Zoom is Robyn’s monthly radio show, offering a mix of chat with artists about their influences and experiences, with a selection of music under discussion. Transcript and track listing at www.robynrocket.com/zoomzoom. [Repeats Wednesday 8am.]
9:00pm - 10:00pm
The Organ presents The Other Rock Show
Marina Organ presents an hour of music that uses unconventional structures and 'other' time signatures – gathered from the worldwide undergrounds of math rock, avant prog, weird electronica and strange pop. Follow the playlist on X @OtherRockShow. Visit otherrockshow.wordpress.com for more information. [Repeats Tuesday 8am.]
10:00pm - 11:00pm
Intoxica Radio Hour
[Repeated from Wednesday 11am.] 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.
11:00pm - 12:00am
framework
Field recording, phonography, and the art of sound-hunting, presented by Patrick Tubin McGinley. Visit frameworkradio.net for more information. [Repeats Thursday 8am.]
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.