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12:00am - 1:00am
A Duck in a Tree
[Repeated from Saturday 7pm.] The :zoviet * france: radio show. Whistleblown by a Voodoo Wind. This week's edition features tracks from new releases by Nevers and Androctonyx, Cordell Collett's prizewinning composition included in the new Canadian Electroacoustic Community JTTP 2025 contest compilation, and vibrations in the air by Paul Giovanni and Magnet, The Sunken Hum, Stephan Mathieu, Julie Berry, KK Null, Rabbitsquirrel, Jeff Greinke, Hands To, Baldwin, and Katja Institute.
Listen live1:00am - 2:30am
The Hello Goodbye Show
[Repeated from Saturday 12 noon.] Upbeat, eclectic new music show hosted by deXter Bentley. Today: Eki Shola performs live in session. Eki’s music transcends genre, as she seamlessly draws from jazz, electronica and soul to create a sonic landscape all her own. A vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and physician, Eki Shola uses her music as a conduit for healing. Also, Snidefinder perform live in session. "Rhythmic soundscapes interspersed with rants interspersed with primitive 'geetar' wrangling interspersed with mumbling. Nasty, brutal and short." Visit hellogoodbyeshow.com for more information.
2:30am - 3:00am
Open City Audio
[Repeated from Thursday 2pm.] Weekly programmes made by Open City. Making architecture and cities more open, accessible, and equitable. Today: Deconstructed. Tate Modern - Art and Power. In this episode Matthew Lloyd Roberts is joined by Christian Dimbleby to discuss Tate Modern, the former power station converted into a gallery for modern art by Herzog & de Meuron at the turn of the millennium. Originally built as Bankside Power Station from 1947 to designs by Giles Gilbert Scott, the discussion ranged from the challenges in transforming infrastructure into cultural spaces and the lasting lessons which can be learned from the conversion.
3:00am - 4:00am
Ukrainian Field Notes
[Repeated from Friday 5.30pm.] A monthly series comprising interviews and music by musicians from all over Ukraine, sharing their experience of displacement and war. This month: Kseniia Shcherbakova (aka viixii) and Clemens Pools (Kyivpastrans) talk about blackouts and noise music. Music by Grupa B; Necroholod; Pøgulyay; Axelrod Bering & Chloë Landau and äsc3ea with background music by Volkean (Greenland); VacDeca (Taiwan); weed420 (Venezuela) and Tegh & Adel Poursamadi (Iran). For more interviews with Ukrainian artists visit the Ukrainian Field Notes pages. To support Ukraine visit: supportukrainenow.org.
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. Happy New Year! 2026's first edition features a collection of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day sounds from The Aporee Soundmaps, as well as recent releases by XII Sound, Annette Vande Gorne, Ian Wellman, and a framework introduction recorded in Japan by Thomas Martin Nutt. 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.
9:00am - 10:00am
Listen. Let's Talk
[Repeated from Friday 11am.] A weekly show hosted by urbanist Donald Hyslop. This week: Donald's guest is Selina Mason, a prominent British architect and urban masterplanner. She currently serves as Director Masterplanning for Lendlease. In the first part of a wide ranging conversation we discuss her early life, studies and the challenges of establishing yourself in the architectural world. Selina was also involved with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) and we reflect on its importance and legacy in regeneration projects across England.
10:00am - 11:00am
Clear Spot
[Repeated from Monday 8pm]. Our open access slot for one-off, special and sometimes surprise broadcasts.
11:00am - 11:30am
The Workplace
NND and guests discuss all aspects of work and workplaces. This week: In The Year In Review 2025, NND takes a thematic tour through last year, focusing on the programme’s main themes and sub-series. Featuring Health and Well-being At Work with consultant Graham Pottie on How To Build Good Mental Health Culture At Work; Women’s Advancement In The Workplace, during the Women’s History Month 2025 series, with nutritional therapist Michele Scar on Menopause and The Workplace; Leadership and Ethics, with leadership coach Laura Hartley on Leadership In The BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Non-Linear, Incomprehensible) World; Art and Artists, with artist and co-founder of TOMA Emma Edmondson, on How To Set Up An Art School; and for the Black History Month UK 2025 series, history consultant, Kwaku on ‘British Black Music 2000-2025: What’s The Story?’ Download select episodes from the podcast and continue the discussion using #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). Today: Gianluca pays tribute to Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead who died this week aged 78, with some of the band's songs performed by different groups including reggae giant Burning Spear.
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
From the Archives
Unusual broadcasts and gems from our archives. [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. This week: a mix of new tracks, old favourites and some of Debs's Christmas presents. Starting with Dub Colossus and going on with Noori and his Dorpa Band, Mamaki Boys, Diz Watson, Dixie Cups, West African Swing Stars, Ireke, Lucus Santtana, Geoff Muldaur, Bob Dylan and Les Filles de Illighadad. Visit Hit It and Split on Facebook for the playlist and Mixcloud link to the show. [Repeats Saturday 6am.]
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Raft
Soundscapes of hope and resistance. Raft is a vessel made of waves moving through the air. A signal floating over dark tides in the simple light of a tiny flame. As the waters rise, so does our singing. Produced by Chiara Ambrosio. Visit raftalondonstory.com. [Repeats 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
The Relatively Good Radio Show
Richard and Anna host the show where everything is live – including the jingles. Broadcast from The Village Butty, a historic canal boat and floating music venue continuously touring the 2500 miles of the UK's inland waterways system. This month's show comes from Cropredy, North Oxfordshire, spiritual home of Fairport Convention, and includes all the usual suspects: Swedish Pär reporting from Malmo, London boating news from Boat Lady Blanche, poetry from Wicked Uncle James, Nicky Notices Nature and Tooley's Tool of The Month. Plus, delightful live music from Joe Trudgeon's Jazz Troubadours recorded at Fire in the Mountain festival. [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 Vincent Roussel, Florian Nastorg, Gargantuan Grief, Koumiya, Lynx IRL and Tripes. [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. [Repeats Wednesday 10am].
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Clear Spot
Our open access slot for one-off, special and sometimes surprise broadcasts. [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.]