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Tuesday 8th July
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12:00am - 1:00am
A Duck in a Tree
[Repeated from Saturday 7pm.] The :zoviet * france: radio show. Arc Piercing. This week's edition features tracks from new releases by Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe, and Cosey Fanni Tutti, amongst curved trajectories by Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch, Ausgesuchtestenohren, Matt Davignon, BRB>Voicecoil, Soundoferror, Skotógen, Öjskog, .Zigo, and Astma.
1:00am - 2:30am
The Hello Goodbye Show
[Repeated from Saturday 12 noon.] Upbeat, eclectic new music show hosted by deXter Bentley. Today: a live acoustic performance from Saul Adamczewski, cultural protagonist and proud self-proclaimed practitioner of ‘patheticism’. Saul was a founding member of the iconoclastic hellraisers Fat White Family while his newly released solo LP 'The Coward' is an atmospheric and understated tour de force. (This live session was originally scheduled to occur last weekend but due to unforeseen circumstances it was rescheduled for this broadcast). Visit hellogoodbyeshow.com for more information.
2:30am - 3:00am
The Brief
[Repeated from Thursday 2pm.] A fortnightly show made by Open City rounding up the week's big stories in architecture, planning and housing news. In this episode, host and Open City architectural director Merlin Fulcher is joined by guest Sarah Carrington, the new Director of The Line, a public art trail that connects Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and The O2. They discuss: Norman Foster picked to design Queen Elizabeth’s memorial; the majority of architects are now using AI according to a new study; a major low-carbon heating project gets the green light in Oxford; and SAVE Britain’s Heritage reveals its latest Buildings At Risk register. To help support excellent and accessible, independent journalism about the buildings and the urban environment, please become an Open City friend by clicking here.
3:00am - 4:00am
The Whole Point Of No Return
[Repeated from Friday 5.30pm.] Once you've left, there's no coming back to exactly where you were. Mark Aitken and guests walk and talk and discover that things will never be the same again.
4:00am - 5:00am
Grain
[Repeated from Sunday 6pm.] GRAIN is a concert series, a label, and an archive of experimental and improvised music, operating primarily out of London's Avalon Cafe, South Bermondsey. GRAIN is curated and produced by Caius Williams and Theodora Laird. The series is focussed on programming new and adventurous music and nurturing a growing community through cross-scene and intergenerational collaboration. This month: Feedback Moves w/ Conal Blake. A guest show featuring a live solo performance and recordings from Conal Blake, a musician from Glasgow. Conal currently plays solo and improvises regularly with Li Song and Regan Bowering, using electronics and percussion. He also runs the Feedback Moves label, which as well has his own solo and collaborative work, has released music by @xcrswx, Pat Thomas and Vasco Alves.
5:00am - 6:00am
Balling the Jack
[Repeated from Friday 9pm.] Joe Cushley explores 13 Bar Blues and Twisted Roots music from around the globe. From the the 1920s to the present day, from the barrel-house to the arthouse via the bedsit, from Mali to Mississippi to the Mekong via New Malden - every culture has its blues. For more information visit Balling The Jack on Facebook. E-mail ballingthejack1@gmail.com.
6:00am - 7:00am
framework
[Repeated from Sunday 11pm.] Field recording, phonography, and the art of sound-hunting, presented by Patrick Tubin McGinley. This week's regular edition features the Post-Orientalism Anthologies: Sonitus Vol. 1 & 2, Viv Corringham, Mirt • Ter, Felicity Mangan, Emmanuel Mieville, and a framework introduction recorded in Germany by Diemo Schwarz. Visit frameworkradio.net 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.
ON NOW
9:00am - 10:00am
Listen. Let's Talk
[Repeated from Friday 11am.] A weekly show hosted by urbanist Donald Hyslop. This week: Who are our dialogues for — and with whom do we choose to build the future? Proceedings of the latest Agora Now Online Thinking Space series in an ongoing collaboration between Listen Let's Talk, Resonance FM and Espaco Agora Now. Recorded on 26th June as an open online conversation with artist Tomoko Mukaiyama and activist Rebecca Gomperts, part of the Dutch Pavilion project, WE ARE THE HOUSE for Expo 2025 Osaka. Between May and June Tomoko and Rebecca with the wider creative team occupied a house in Kyoto for 10 days, then followed with works in a miniature house in Amsterdam Noord as part of the Holland Festival. Out of the Salons will emerge a second part, a performance in 2026. This programme features edited extracts from the seminar and features Tomoko and Rebecca, interviewed by Laura Kalauz (Argentina) share fresh insights from the two international Salons, where women of diverse backgrounds gathered to imagine futures through art, play and collaboration. Also features contributions from the Espaco Agora network.
Listen live10:00am - 11:00am
Clear Spot
[Repeated from Monday 8pm]. Luscombe’s Choice: In Conversation with Professor David Nutt. Will Luscombe sits down for a long-form conversation with Professor David Nutt of Imperial College London, discussing his time as Tony Blair’s drugs policy advisor, the historical impact of the 1914 Harrison Act, and his current research into psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression.
11:00am - 11:30am
The Workplace
NND and guests discuss all aspects of work and workplaces. Continue the #workplacennd discussion on X with @workplacennd. [Repeats Friday 1.30pm.]
11:30am - 12:00pm
Literary London
[Repeated from Saturday 6.30pm.] Nick Hennegan explores the literary life of London and celebrates the popular cultural life and literary history of the city. Tweet to @NickHennegan. For more information visit LondonLiteraryPubCrawl.com.
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Sitting With Gianluca
[Repeated from Sunday 3pm.] Interviews and informed portraits of contemporary American musicians with our stateside correspondent Gianluca Tramontana (in temporary and voluntary exile in Marseille). This week: Gianluca celebrates American Independence Day across musical genres, from folk to reggae and rock to indie, with songs called Independence Day or Independence.
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Kitchen Magic Time
Recipes in sound from Mama Dolores, Mistress of the Deep Soul Kitchen. [Repeats Saturday 10.30pm.]
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Around The World With The Lallas
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. [Repeats Sunday 5pm.]
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Dis-labled
Barnet's inclusive arts centre Community Focus presents weekly recordings from its Dis-labled programme. In this episode, we reflect on our visit to CJ’s Bakery - where delicious cakes are made with care and meaningful employment is offered to a brilliant team of people with learning disabilities. We also dive into the world of live music to ask, are concerts and gigs truly accessible for people with disabilities? We share some of our own experiences to find out. Plus, Poetry Corner makes its return. This week, our featured poets are Carol and Babak. All enquiries: admin@communityfocus.co.uk. For more information visit www.communityfocus.co.uk. [Repeats Friday 1pm.]
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Hit It And Split
DJ Deb Smith shares a lexicon of global sounds from the past to the future - new releases, forgotten greats and little heard gems. Visit Hit It and Split on Facebook for the playlist and Mixcloud link to the show. [Repeats Saturday 6am.]
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Restart Radio
A different kind of gadget show, discussing the work and philosophy of the Restart Project, a London-based social enterprise that encourages people to use their electronics longer, to prevent waste, save money, and make people happier. This month, we look back at the important conversations that came out of our community gathering at Fixfest 2022, in light of our exciting announcement that Fixfest is back this year - and in London! For more information visit therestartproject.org. [Repeated Thursday 3pm.]
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Records Comic, Curious And Cracked
An eco-neutral trawl through the unusual records acquired by various means, including even purchase, during an otherwise mostly virtuous lifetime by Jack Thorington. [Repeats Friday 2pm.]
5:00pm - 6:00pm
JazznewbloodTAPES
A monthly exploration by Patricia Pascal of the revolution in UK jazz. For more info visit Jazznewblood.org/jazznewbloodtapes. [Repeats Sunday 10am.]
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Loud Women
Loud Women turns up the volume on fast rising women and non-binary musicians in the grassroots scene with live performances, fresh new music and chat, hosted by Cassie Fox and the Loud Women team. For more info visit loudwomen.org. [Repeats Saturday 3.30am.]
7:30pm - 8:00pm
Rockfort
David McKenna presents the best in underground and out of left-field French music. This week: including Supermalprodelica, Tatiana Paris, R/A/D, NSDOS, Pauline Orta and Ppaulus & Frere. [Repeats Friday 6.30pm.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Late Works
The radio counterpart to live intermedia event series Late Works, hosted by founder Joseph Bradley Hill. Each week a new guest joins Joe in the studio to discuss and perform their work. Expect in-depth interviews, live performances, conversations and new event experiments. [Repeats Wednesday 10am].
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Clear Spot
Cassettedotnet presents a multi-genre mix of music recently released on the increasing popular medium of compact cassette. This edition focusses on music from Eastern and Northern Europe. Surrounding two main features; Papa M's arrangement of Arvo Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel and Jolanda Moletta and Karen Vogt's newly released Suspended Between Worlds, there are tracks from The HaHas and BlaBlas, Lina Filipovitch, Ames Solitaires, Mirrored Lips and Sebastian Melmoth. Cassettedotnet is presented by John Harrow. Comments, feedback and suggestions are welcome, email cassettedotnet@gmail.com. [Repeats Sunday 7am.]
10:00pm - 11:30pm
Artrocker Radio
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. [Repeats Thursday 1am.]
11:30pm - 12:00am
From the Archives
Unusual broadcasts and gems from our archives. [Repeats Thursday 2.30am.]
12:00am - 1:00am
Is Black Music
The world's first and longest running alternative Black music radio show, hosted by Art Terry. For more information visit www.artterry.co.uk. [Repeats Saturday 11pm.]