Thursday 19th June
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12:00am - 1:00am
Tunes From Turtle Island
New releases and old favourites from the indigenous musicians of North America. Selected by multi-disciplinary sculptor Andrew GJ. For more info see facebook.com/tunesfromturtleisland and tunesfromturtleisland.eu. [Repeats Saturday 5pm.]
1:00am - 2:30am
Artrocker Radio
[Repeated from Tuesday 10pm.] Paul from the influential Artrocker magazine previews all the latest releases from London and the UK's thriving indie rock scene and beyond. To listen to past shows visit Paul's Mixcloud page.
2:30am - 3:00am
From the Archives
[Repeated from Tuesday 11.30pm.] Unusual broadcasts and gems from our archives.
3:00am - 4:00am
Make Your Own Damn Music
[Repeated from Sunday 10pm.] A weekly audio postcard from the artist Bob and Roberta Smith’s studio by the seaside in Ramsgate. This week's show features a journey to Scotland on a steam train recorded and released by ARGO records in the 1950s, mixed with bird song and Bob learning the blues piano. Visit @bobandrobertasmith on Instagram for more information.
5:00am - 6:00am
The Organ presents The Other Rock Show
[Repeated from Sunday 8pm.] 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. This week: another chance to hear the show first broadcast on 4 May 2025, featuring new music from Happy Family, Bunnies, Buñuel, Yowie and Michael Woodman, and tracks from Cats and Cats and Cats, Cardiacs, Actionfredag, and a cracking Star Wars soundtrack cover. Find the playlist, archives and links to all the bands at otherrockshow.wordpress.com.
6:00am - 7:00am
Farside Radio
[Repeated from Wednesday 12 noon.] Music from the catalogues of Far Side Music, the world's primary source for East Asian sounds, presented by Paul Fisher. Visit farsidemusic.com for more information.
7:00am - 9:00am
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.
9:00am - 10:00am
The Naked Short Club
[Repeated from Monday 9pm.] Dr. Stu and his expert guests dance around alternative investments, markets, the economy and wider world.
10:00am - 11:00am
Clear Spot
[Repeated from Wednesday 8pm]. Our open access slot for one-off, special and sometimes surprise broadcasts.
11:00am - 12:00pm
Nostalgie Ya Mboka
[Repeated from Saturday 1.30pm.] Mundele Mafuta presents a new season of shows devoted to classic dance music of the two Congos.
12:00pm - 1:00pm
The London Ear
Ghostwriter and critic Ben Thompson presents a DFS Algonquin Table for the post-thought era. On this week's show author André Marmot reads from his acclaimed Faber jazz history Unapologetic Expression and talks about Tony Allen's body clock, with music from United Vibrations to Ezra Collective. For further information visit @btfoshizzle on X and find playlists at Ben Thompson's Facebook page. [Repeats Wednesday 3pm.]
1:00pm - 2:00pm
The Traditional Music Hour
Kevin Sheils presents an informed and judicious selection of recordings of traditional musics from Britain, Ireland and occasionally further afield. [Repeats Monday 12pm.]
2:00pm - 2:30pm
The Brief
A fortnightly show made by Open City rounding up the week's big stories in architecture, planning and housing news. In this episode, host Sahiba Chadha is joined by Sharon Giffen, an architect with more than 20 years experience leading large scale masterplans and infrastructure projects to discuss: Plymouth high street regeneration wins the 2025 Davidson Prize; From 'living wage' to 'living hours', how an architecture firm is changing working life; Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation set to finally go ahead; and Open City’s Accelerate team is making waves at the AJ100 Awards. To help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the buildings and the urban environment, please become an Open City friend by clicking here. [Repeats Tuesday 2.30am.]
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Everyone Is Invited
Goldsmiths' MFA Alessandro Paiano presents a weekly arts talk show with live guest interviews. [Repeats Wednesday 2.30am.]
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Raft
[Repeated from Tuesday 4pm.] Chiara Ambrosio conducts monthly conversations about how marginalised and underrepresented artists and the city interact and shape each other and how the socio-political shifts in London affect art. For more information visit raftalondonstory.com.
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Isolation Vacation
[Repeated from Monday 5pm.] Embark on a journey with the Spencer family as they go on a musical holiday to all four corners of the world. This week: following the death of Beach Boy Brian Wilson, Isolation Vacation takes a trip to the beach in his memory. Featuring indie, big beat, electronica and pop rock.
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Her Transmissions
A compilation of songs across genres that have defined the times and forged connections for 27 year old host Isobel Violet. Music that has grown as Isi has, including dream pop, punk, indie, rap, folk and hip hop. [Repeats Sunday 8am.]
5:30pm - 6:00pm
Pull the Plug
Promos and new releases spun and sometimes speared by Johnny Seven. This week: And when I'm dreaming, or just lying in my bed, I think you've got it in for me. Is it all in my head? Is it in my head? Email pulltheplugseven@gmail.com. Visit Pull The Plug on Facebook. [Repeats Saturday 11am.]
6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Outerglobe
Debbie Golt FRSA takes African music and wider arts and culture as her starting point. Today: in a repeat of last week's edition, Debbie hears from Akram Abdulfatah about his forthcoming UK tour and new album and plays a melliferous mix. Lophae, Kiala & Afroblaster, Queen Lilas, Nana Benz, NX Panther, Lina and Tommy Evans are amongst artists played. First broadcast 12 June 2025. For more details follow @outerglobe on Instagram. [Repeats Sunday 4pm.]
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Electric Dish
Sophie Darling plays a plethora of new music from all corners of the world. With discussion, food for thought, live guests and interviews. Visit Instagram @djsophiedarling. [Repeats Monday 3am.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Clear Spot
Tim Wright (1969-2025) - a tribute by Hilary Jeffery and friends. A celebration of Tim Wright's music. The early '90s electronic music culture was a lot more than four on the floor kicks for the head, as exemplified by Germ. From there Tim's work expanded in many directions, with projects such as Pin, Sand, Viewer and Tube Jerk. Tim had a real creative genius and in the studio he was a sound alchemist! [Repeats Friday 10am.]
9:00pm - 10:30pm
Adventures in Sound and Music
New music with The Wire magazine. In this episode, Phil England selects new music by Cosmic Ear, Mark Stewart, Ensemble Nist-Nah, Musarc, Matmos, Linda May Han Oh, Steve Lehman, Hekate and Three-Layer Cake. Visit thewire.co.uk for more information. [Repeats Sunday 1am.]
11:00pm - 12:00am
Grime for the Unconverted
Hosted and mixed by DJ BPM, showcasing Grime classics, new releases and unreleased dubs. This week: a repeat of DJ BPMs 2016 interview with legends Rage, Kraze, Clipson and Top Dolla of Slew Dem Mafia. Reminiscing about the formative days of Grime, the origins of Slew Dem Mafia - a merger between Dancehall Mafia and Slew Dem, Clipson originally a Fire Camp 'younger' missing out on recording POW because of school, and rivalry between Grime crews back in the day. Listen to archive shows on Mixcloud. X @feraldubs. [Repeats Sunday 12am.]
12:00am - 1:00am
Club Integral Radio Show
[Repeated from Wednesday 9.30pm.] Andrea Rocca and Andrew Scott-Bolton of Club Integral - London's long-running "home to the uncategorisable" - explore the music that informs its long running concert series in London.