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Friday 13th March
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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 5am.]
1:00am - 2:30am
The Ambrosia Rasputin Show
[Repeated from Sunday 12 noon.] Freewheeling music series with Ivor Kallin. This week's show features Bettina Schroeder talking about the Noisy Women Present ensemble, and reciting a wee poem about London. We also hear new releases from Elinbaum and Feria; Casserley, Corringham and Miura; Shit Creek; Marzan and Roelofs; Spinks and Benford (again) and TheThreeFeet (again). Bongo Joe Coleman, George Russell, Rev Gary Davis and Joe Harriott also get a look in. For more episodes visit The Ambrosia Rasputin Show on Mixcloud.
2:30am - 3:30am
Previously on Resonance FM
[Repeated from Wednesday 9am.] Archival gems and curiosities.
4:00am - 5:00am
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.
5:00am - 6:00am
Nevertheless She Persisted
[Repeated from Wednesday 7pm.] A weekly show dedicated to exploring the lives of women, the issues that matter to them and their evolving roles in society, the economy and the workplace. Hosted by Lisa Moyle, Blanche Cameron and Rose Ives.
6:00am - 7:00am
Flamencohead
[Repeated from Monday 3pm.] Javier Surroca hosts a show on the Art of Flamenco: fusion, pop, experimental, rock, ethnic and all the variations in the Flamenco universe. This month, music from Pata Negra, Fernanda de Utrera con Diego del Gastor, Las Migas and el Niño MIguel, among others.
7:00am - 8:00am
Songlines
[Repeated from Tuesday 9pm.] A weekly series by musician and broadcaster, Dylan Trenouth, about folk music and its wisdom in a fast-moving world. Visit Instagram @dylantrenouth and listen to archived shows on Mixcloud.
8:00am - 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
Radio Ecoshock
Global environmental news with Alex Smith. Visit ecoshock.org/ for more information. Contact radio@ecoshock.org. [Repeats Monday 2pm.]
10:00am - 11:00am
The Luca George Show
[Repeated from Thursday 8pm]. A new live radio series by artist Luca George, featuring interviews with artists and musicians. Expect games, phone-ins and performances. All broadcast live from the Resonance studio, where anything can happen. This month's episode features live performances from Luca alongside guest contributions and an interview with artist Jimmy Merris. Visit Instagram @lucage0rge.
11:00am - 12:00pm
Listen. Let's Talk
A weekly show hosted by urbanist Donald Hyslop. This week: Donald's guest is Sam Bompas, the British creative director and "architectural food smith" best known for co-founding, with Harry Parr, the multi-sensory design studio Bompas & Parr in 2007. Bompas & Parr is a creative studio specialising in realising the remarkable with a particular expertise in food and has evolved into a world-leading agency for immersive flavour-based experiences. In the second part of a wide-ranging conversation, we discuss the "My Nicotine" exhibition, bar recipes from beyond the grave, and the future of food and nightlife.
[Repeats Tuesday 9am.]
12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Sampler Mixtape
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. [Repeats Wednesday 3am.]
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Dis-labled
[Repeated from Tuesday 2.30pm.] Barnet's inclusive arts centre Community Focus presents weekly recordings from its Dis-labled programme. Today: an omnibus edition of our soap opera, 45 Nowhere Street, written and performed by the students of Community Focus. We think it's very good and you will enjoy it. It's even better than Eastenders and Coronation Street. Take a seat and enjoy! All enquiries: admin@communityfocus.co.uk. For more information visit www.communityfocus.co.uk.
1:30pm - 2:00pm
The Workplace
[Repeated from Tuesday 11.00am.] NND and guests discuss all aspects of work and workplaces. This week: in the second episode in Women's History Month 2026 series, NND discusses Feminist Art Publishing with Katy Deepwell, art critic, art historian and founder of KT Press. Download select episodes from the podcast and continue the discussion using #workplacennd.
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Records Comic, Curious and Cracked
[Repeated from Tuesday 4.30pm.] An eco-neutral trawl through the unusual records acquired by various means, including even purchase, during an otherwise mostly virtuous lifetime by Jack Thorington.
2:30pm - 3:30pm
The Sound of Photography
Frank Watson examines the relationship between photography and sound. This week: Frank's guest is Shirley Read, a curator, writer, teacher and photographic historian. Shirley has previously worked with Camerawork and initiated The National Conference of Socialist Photography. As an independent curator and consultant, she has developed a wide range of exhibitions including a major retrospective of Jo Spence. Over the last three decades Shirley has worked with The British Library undertaking extended interviews with many leading UK photographers for the Oral History of British Photography sound archive. In this conversation, Shirley speaks about editing a book about the life of Edith Tudor Hart, published by Museumsetc. For more information visit thesoundofphotography.com. [Repeats Saturday 7am.]
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Arty Facts
[Repeated from Sunday 1.30pm.] Arty Facts with Master J is a show about working in the arts. Today, Master J is joined by musical theatre performer Karen Holmes for a brisk and unofficial review of the contenders for the UK Town of Culture 2028, in the hope of saving the government the trouble by choosing the winner ourselves. Along the way the pair examine the cultural highlights of the week, including the discovery of a new Rembrandt, and the arrival of a new Gruffalo. Expect raised voices, strong opinions, questionable expertise, jokes and nonsense. For more information visit Master J on Facebook.
4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Curtain Up Show
Tim McArthur, Nathan Matthews and guests discuss London's vibrant theatre scene. Today’s guests: Ntombizodwa Ndlovu from 'Marie and Rosetta' at Sohoplace; and Dan Fredenburgh and Dorothea Myer-Bennett from 'The Holy Rosenbergs' at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Follow on Facebook, X and Instagram for more information. [Repeats Sunday 9am.]
5:00pm - 5:15pm
Drift Shift
Found sound and found text collected to form drifts that shift, produced and presented by Franziska Lantz. Visit driftshift.blogspot.com for more information. [Repeats Saturday 11.30am.]
5:15pm - 5:30pm
Into The Moss
A 14 minute drift through original music, soundscapes and liminal yarns. Show archive at intothemoss.com. Contact intothemossradio@gmail.com. [Repeats Saturday 11.45am.]
5:30pm - 6:30pm
The Stars Below
Hosted by Anne Duffau (A---Z), exploring artistic practices and knowledge exchange through collaborations, soundscapes and discussions. This month: A---Z interviews Mel Brimfield. They discuss Mel's current projects, narratives, sounds and dealing with archives. Mel's interdisciplinary collaborative practice is rooted in scripted performance and uses absurdist narrative forms to address obscure and difficult subjects and their archives, including elaborately choreographed musical theatre numbers, scripted monologues and plays, cabaret turns and audio and moving image works staged within sculptural set-like installations. [Repeats Tuesday 3am.]
6:30pm - 7:00pm
Rockfort
[Repeated from Tuesday 7.30pm.] David McKenna presents the best in underground and out of left-field French music. This week: including Etienne Jaumet, 15 15, Jeanne Gorisse, Asinine, 3010 and Jean-Luc Guionnet with Diatribes.
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7:00pm - 8:00pm
Come Digest With Me
A live investigation of digestive systems presented by artist Joanna Penso, who invites an eclectic mixture of guests to talk about their relationship to the body and food. Stethoscope microphones reveal the internal acoustics from mastication to enzymatic hydrolysis as they make their way through Friday night dinner. Visit joannapenso.com for more information, contact pensostudio@gmail.com. [Repeats Monday 6am.]
Listen live8:00pm - 8:46pm
Clear Spot
AIR CAKE and other summery occupations. Artist Catharine Cary narrates nine bodacious stories about three intrepid children on the summer beaches of South West France, accompanied by percussionist Ivan Bamford and Eric Lewis on clarinet and cornet. 'AIR CAKE and other summery occupations' was released by Montreal label Orchard of Pomegranates in June 2024. It continues to be performed in the US and Canada, and a French version will be released in 2027. Visit www.catharine-cary.com and orchardofpoms.bandcamp.com. Instagram @latageuseelegante. [Repeats Monday 10am.]
8:46pm - 9:00pm
Micro Clear Spot
Two new short works by Milo Thesiger-Meacham. First, The Storm God Sleeps, a story featuring recordings of Storm Eunice and music by The Dave Howard Singularity. Then, The Courtyard, with original music played on a pump organ and recordings of an underground waterway. Sounds and text years apart, brought together. [Repeats Monday 10.45am.]
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Balling the Jack
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. [Repeats Tuesday 5am.]
10:00pm - 11:30pm
Bad Punk
Hosted by Johny Brown and Band Of Holy Joy. For more information visit johny.co.uk, contact badpunkradio@gmail.com. [Repeats Monday 1am.]
11:30pm - 12:30am
Modulisme
Modulisme (which translates as Modularism) is devoted to out of leftfield modular synthesis. This week: Serge-o-Voxes, Voices for the Serge, Volume 5. Serge-o-Voxes gathers compositions made using a Serge synthesiser, celebrating 50 years since the creation of the Serge. For more information visit modular-station.com. [Repeats Sunday 5am.]