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12:00am - 1:00am
A Duck in a Tree
[Repeated from Saturday 7pm.] The :zoviet * france: radio show. Call Fifty of your Friends. This week's edition features tracks from new recordings by Fax and Braulio Lam, and Amp, in the company of recordings by Abul Mogard and Rafael Anton Irisarri, Julien Ash and Philippe Neau, Durán Vázquez and Kloob, Ohad Fishof, Oval, and Zreen Toyz.
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1:00am - 2:30am
The Hello Goodbye Show
[Repeated from Saturday 11.30am.] Upbeat, eclectic new music show hosted by deXter Bentley. Today: special guest Bid - lead singer with the legendary arch-pop/post punk'ers The Monochrome Set - joins us to read from his memoir, Strange Young Alien (Ventil Verlag). We’ll chat about the book, the band, upcoming gigs and also air a few songs from The Monochrome Set’s 17th studio LP, Lotus Bridge, recently released via the independent German imprint Tapete Records. Plus, returning to the show we have UK Anti-Folk pioneers David Cronenberg’s Wife, performing a stripped down live session featuring songs from the band’s current album, Department Of Biology, released 1st May 2026 on the 'cool as a cucumber' indie label Blang. Visit hellogoodbyeshow.com for more information.
Listen live2:30am - 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. Culling Road Ventilation Shaft - Adventurous Vents. In this episode Matthew Lloyd Roberts is joined by Judy Ovens, one of the authors of the new book 'Adventurous Vents: A Journey through the Ventilation Shafts of Britain'. They discussed the Culling Road Ventilation shaft on the edge of Southwark Park, designed for the Jubilee Line by Ian Ritchie Architects. They also discussed ventilation shafts designed by Eduardo Paolozzi in Pimlico, William Whitfield in Paternoster Square and the 'Camberwell Submarine'. Judy co-founded the architecture education charity Our Hut alongside Lucy Lavers and Suzanna Prizeman, with whom she co-wrote ‘Adventurous Vents’. She has a background in art and architecture, is a teacher and has recently become an accredited Lambeth tour guide.
3:00am - 4:00am
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. This month's show features a mix from Caius.
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 works by Yannick Dauby, Nichola Scrutton, Substak and Thea Moloney; sounds from The Aporee Maps by Thomas Martin Nutt (Japan), Mike Blow (Japan), Radio Aporee (Germany), Eric Desjeux (Indonesia), Andrzej Maciejewski (Canada); and a framework introduction recorded in Estonia by your host, Patrick Tubin McGinley. 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. 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. We discuss his life and work including his partnerships with artists such as Bompas & Parr who have previously featured on this show.
10:00am - 11:00am
Literature Live
[Repeated from Monday 8pm]. London author Tony White presents readings and chat with some of the best novelists and short story writers around, in a monthly programme focusing on live literature with authors reading from and discussing their fiction live on the air. This month: Tony is joined by authors SJ Fowler and Andrea Mason. Visit pieceofpaperpress.com for more information.
11:00am - 11:30am
The Workplace
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. [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: to mark the second weekend of the New Orleans JazzFest, Gianluca presents a repeat of his special programme dedicated to New Orleans. Featuring exclusive excerpts from interviews with Dr John, Allen Toussaint and Ernest McClean, one of the very first studio guitarists to have played on numerous New Orleans R&B tracks in the 1940s and ‘50s. First broadcast in April 2018.
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. 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. [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
Urban Dwellers
Sound artist Beth Robertson explores the entwined histories and urban entanglements of London's local wildlife. This month: Corridor Dwellers investigates the sound within green and blue wildlife corridors in London. Listen to the hidden sounds of creatures that dwell within the hedgerows, the railway embankments, the riversides and chalk streams and contemplate the importance of these complex passageways that connect urban wildlife and help us reimagine the city as a network of interspecies communities. For more information visit wohnensound.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
Lifetracks
A monthly show giving an opportunity for listeners to present their favourite music. Email us at info@resonancefm.com if you’d like to guest on Lifetracks. [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 Wit., Deep Triskell, Molto Morbidi, Lucien Silt, OD Bongo and Jac Berrocal, Vincent Epplay & Timo van Lujik. [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
Discrepancies
A loose drift through misaligned pop, outsider electronics, folk shards, radio ghosts and accidental hymns, presented by Gonçalo F. Cardoso. This month: May's episode steams gently from the inside — towels on the floor, tiles sweating, something between a ritual and a very long shower. Dip in or out... Visit www.discrepant.net/radio for more information. [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.]