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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 an international zoom call with the cast of Bridget Nicholls 'Zombie Ant Fungus; The Chemistry of Control' previewing the show at the Royal Institution in London on 9th and 10th May. We also hear from Chris Cundy about his 'Soundscape of Aquae Sulis' at the St Louis Museum in Missouri. There's new music from Ava Mendoza; Chris Hill and Paul Margree; and slightly older music from Alistair Zaldua and Lauren Redhead; Sam Eastmond; Maarten Altena. All good stuff. 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
What Iiif? Nowhere & Everywhere
[Repeated from Monday 4pm.] What Iiif? Nowhere & Everywhere, generously entangled and resolutely contemporary, emits the sounds concocted during an ongoing 6 year running 40 minute Zoom based improvisation every Wednesday at 2pm Amsterdam time. What Iiif? Nowhere & Everywhere thrives in latency of space, time and subjectivity that negotiates and celebrates forms of distance between an act and its reception. This week: Catharine and Chris write a memo to the inspector of the Ministry of Blankets, decrying rules but applying them anyway. Old perfume smells bad but keeps the owls away from the roof and garden. Animus Recoverandi. A strong soprano saxophone finishes the show where last week left off when Beckham or Beckett finally find their socks. Recordings are from sessions on 31 January 2024 and 30 April 2025. Hosted and made by Catharine Cary and Chris Parfitt. Visit Instagram @whatiiif and Youtube.
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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.
Listen live6:00am - 7:00am
The Science Show
[Repeated from Monday 3pm.] Mike and Richard from Science in the Pub present a monthly science show for everyone in a magazine-style miscellany packed with news, interviews, chat and discussions, plus great music, cultural crossovers, and our favourite events and exhibitions happening around London. For more episodes visit The Science Show on Mixcloud.
7:00am - 8:00am
Songlines
[Repeated from Tuesday 9pm.] A series by musician and broadcaster, Dylan Trenouth, about folk music and its wisdom in a fast-moving world. Today: Dylan is joined by Chilean-born musician and ethnomusicologist María Batlle and experimental cellist and researcher Isidora Edwards, to explore the life and legacy. 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. This week: Climate – Hunger World, food riots home and abroad. The forecast is record-breaking heat, wildfires in the West and extreme rainfall mayhem across the world. Maybe the strongest El Niño in 150 years. We explore a return to mass famine - including real hunger in the UK and America. Food riots in the next few years are possible. Aled Jones, Director, Global Sustainability Institute, Cambridge on UK food riots past and future. American scientist Joshua Elliot warns risk of American "food shock". Will the monsoons that feed a billion people fail? Gayatri Kathayat reports from India. Visit ecoshock.org/ for more information. Contact radio@ecoshock.org. [Repeats Monday 2pm.]
10:00am - 11:00am
Clear Spot
[Repeated from Thursday 8pm.] Our open access slot for one-off, special and sometimes surprise broadcasts.
11:00am - 12:00pm
Listen. Let's Talk
A weekly show hosted by urbanist Donald Hyslop. Today, Donald's guest is Dom James, a London-based composer creating scores and conjuring sound worlds that captivate and excite. He has worked on numerous major TV and film projects in the UK and USA, with nominations including the BBC New Television Composer award. He is also known for being one half of alt-pop duo Shaker Neon. In the second of a two-part interview, we discuss Dom's work in film and television, the advertising industry and areas of work he is keen to explore in the future. [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, we’re talking about confidence, self-image and the idea of "looking good". Does looking good make us feel good? We look at how appearance affects confidence, from bad hair days to clothes, weight and all the messages we pick up from social media, TV, school and the people around us. We also talk about why accepting ourselves can be so hard and what confidence really means - on our own terms. All enquiries: podcast@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: NND is joined by Marco of Angry Workers to discuss The NHS and Work - the socialist potential and capitalist reality of The NHS, its international dimensions, including its problems and potentials and hierarchies within the health sector. Angry Workers is a collective that uses the political action approach of a worker’s enquiry to scrutinise workers’ actual work conditions in factories and warehouses and their efforts at resistance and self-organising, before devising strategies and solutions to inadequate working conditions. The group also produce Vital Signs magazine, which is primarily a publication for hospital workers, but also a forum for collective action. 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. 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 actor Karen Holmes to reveal the news that Karen is appearing in a leading role in Calendar Girls. We unwrap her thoughts on performing (strategically) naked in front of thousands of people and get Karen to bare all about how one prepares for a role that involves equal parts comedy, courage and careful staging. Along the way we'll uncover audition stories, the role of intimacy directors, and what it's like following in the footsteps of Helen Mirren. Expect gossip, raised voices and banter, as we peel back the layers on Karen's casting in this new production of the show. 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. 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. [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 Wit., Deep Triskell, Molto Morbidi, Lucien Silt, OD Bongo and Jac Berrocal, Vincent Epplay & Timo van Lujik.
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.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Clear Spot
Our open access slot for one-off, special and sometimes surprise broadcasts. [Repeats Monday 10am.]
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: (NA)+(TH) is Jean-Marie Lusinchi (Noise Affinity) and Thierry Holweck (TH). The writing process for Scratching The Surface began with Thierry experimenting with sounds on his Serge System and sometimes playing modified acoustic sounds in his Morphagene. These recordings served as a basis for Jean-Marie, who was free to arrange and add his own spices. The two got together to discuss the arrangements, the coherence of the artistic journey and finalise the project. Our proposal is to describe imaginary places that sometimes evolve in real time, highly visual, contemplative environments charged with emotion, often melancholy. For more information visit modular-station.com. [Repeats Sunday 5am.]