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Saturday 24th January

12:30am - 1:30am

Polifony

[Repeated from Monday 10pm.] A monthly programme with Kryś Winter, dedicated to the exploration of Eastern European culture. For more information visit Polifony on Facebook. Listen to previous shows on Mixcloud.

1:30am - 2:30am

Voixxe

[Repeated from Monday 11pm.] The monthly audio magazine from South London's foremost music and arts lab, Iklectik. This month: including tracks by Carla dal Forno, Vanessa Bedoret, Dasha Rush, Zutzut, Alex Wilcox, Baalti, Heith/James K, Ivy Lab/Two Fingers/Amon Tobin, Amanda Mur, Mohammad Reza Mortazavi, Whatever The Weather, Actress/Zsela, Rev, Duncan Bellamy/BZDB/MA.MOYO, Oksana Linde.

2:30am - 3:30am

XMTR Radio Hour

[Repeated from Wednesday 10pm.] Do you find yourself stuck in the same channels? XMTR is here to cut through the noise. Hosted by Lucia Scazzocchio from sonic storytelling portal xmtr.fm and Social Broadcasts. This month, a compilation of short audio works that have been submitted to xmtr.fm over the past year. XMTR champions and showcases sonic storytelling in its many forms and genres. These short audio works represent the variety and scope of audio craft from both new and more seasoned audio makers from all over the world. No theme, just interesting uses of sound. Works featured: The Box by Oliver Morris; Slag Speaks by Emily Candela; Echo Charmer by Xelis Del Toro; Live or Dye by Maria Conterno; Offleash by Terry Halbert; Are We Only Dreaming by Lily Sloan and Zara Zimbardo; 1001 Stabs by Fari Al Meghari and Lina Prestwood; The Well, The Bay, The Sea by Suzi Lamb; The Graves in the Ocean Are Burning by Per Wilhelm Wahlroos.

3:30am - 5:00am

Loud Women

[Repeated from Tuesday 6pm.] 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.

5:00am - 6:00am

Tunes From Turtle Island

[Repeated from Thursday 12am.] New releases and old favourites from the indigenous musicians of North America. Selected by multi-disciplinary sculptor Andrew GJ. For more information visit facebook.com/tunesfromturtleisland and tunesfromturtleisland.eu.

6:00am - 7:00am

Hit It and Split

[Repeated from Tuesday 3pm.] 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.

7:00am - 8:00am

Previously on Resonance FM

[Repeated from Friday 2.30pm.] Archival gems and curiosities.

8:00am - 9:00am

Rogue Planets

[Repeated from Wednesday 4pm.] The quiet force of unbound rebellion. A telescope platform for cultural slowness, deep listening and anti-profiling. Frank Malachi celebrates the work of artists who forge their orbits through uncharted territories, creating a space that honours song-making, poetry and performance through conversations, live performances and reflective transmissions. Visit Instagram @rogueplanets_fm104.4.

9:00am - 9:30am

Little Atoms

[Repeated from Monday 11am.] A talk show about ideas and culture, produced and presented by Neil Denny. Each show features guests from the worlds of science or the arts in conversation. This week: Daniel Mueenuddin on his new novel, This Is Where The Serpent Lives. Visit littleatoms.com for more information. Visit X @littleatoms. Contact littleatomspodcast@gmail.com.

9:30am - 10:00am

Nunhead American Radio

[Repeated from Monday 5pm.] A programme for the American community in Nunhead, south east London, presented by New York comic Lewis Schaffer. This week: Lewis is joined by Paul Courtney Hyu, actor and Chinese Elvis of Honor Oak Park, the neighbour of Nunhead, to talk about the new year. For more information visit @NunheadRadio on X and Nunhead American Radio on Facebook.

10:00am - 11:00am

One Life Left

[Repeated from Monday 6pm.] An hour-long celebration of everything that's great about videogames. Hosted by Ste Curran and Simon Byron, the show features the latest news, reviews and gossip from the world of gaming, usually with a studio guest. You don't need to be a gaming expert to appreciate the show - One Life Left offers something for everyone, whether you are a hardcore League of Legends player or someone who's occasionally loaded up Candy Crush. Visit onelifeleft.com for more information.

11:00am - 11:30am

Pull The Plug

[Repeated from Thursday 5.30pm.] Promos and new releases spun and sometimes speared by Johnny Seven. This week's episode is dedicated to the memory of Heni Croudy. Email pulltheplugseven@gmail.com. Visit Pull The Plug on Facebook.

11:30am - 11:45am

Drift Shift

[Repeated from Friday 5pm.] Found sound and found text collected to form drifts that shift, produced and presented by Franziska Lantz. Visit driftshift.blogspot.com for more information. 

11:45am - 12:00pm

Into The Moss

[Repeated from Friday 5.15pm.] A 14 minute drift through original music, soundscapes and liminal yarns. Show archive at intothemoss.com. Contact intothemossradio@gmail.com.

12:00pm - 1:30pm

The Hello Goodbye Show

Upbeat, eclectic new music show hosted by deXter Bentley. Today: Irina Shtreis performs live in session. Irina Shtreis is an ambient-folk artist and producer based in Reykjavík and London. Plus, a pre-recorded live session from Bona Rays with band members joining us to discuss their upcoming plans. Bona Rays are a female-fronted agitprop new-wave group from London. Visit hellogoodbyeshow.com for more information. [Repeats Tuesday 1am.]

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Nostalgie Ya Mboka

Mundele Mafuta presents a new season of shows devoted to classic dance music of the two Congos. [Repeats Thursday 11am.]

2:30pm - 3:00pm

Micro Clear Spot

[Repeated from Monday 11.30am.] Shorter specials and one-off programmes.

3:00pm - 4:00pm

The News Agents

Experiments in international news and arts with Jude Montague. This week: Latin big bands from Cuba and beyond. Charangas Orquestras, Rumba and Salsa including tracks from Jelly Roll Morton, Los Hacheros, Orquestra Ernesto Duarte, Roberto Torres y Su Charanga Vallenata, Laba Sosseh Super Star de Daka, Andy Harlow Carlos Molina, Orquestra Romeu. For more information see http://thenewsagents.blogspot.com. [Repeats Monday 9am.]

4:00pm - 5:30pm

The Sound Projector Radio Show

A showcase for records of contemporary experimental and underground music, hosted by Ed Pinsent. This week: "The Severe Esther, Part V". Fifth instalment in our informal series showcasing minimal electronic music from Europe. Artistes include Pan Sonic, Grischa Lichtenberger, Gas, The Bug, Pluramon, SIMM, Ice, microstoria, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Quoit, Stasis and Autechre. Visit www.thesoundprojector.com/radio-show for more information. [Repeats Wednesday 1am.]

ON NOW

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Waste Land Receiver

An hour of alternative, folk and indie music plus discussion hosted by Robert Quinn. Borrowing its title from T.S. Eliot’s 1922 poem. This week: Robert is joined by Mike O'Malley of the band, Caroline, ahead of their upcoming tour. Mike reflects on the band's chemistry, collaboration and writing process as an eight piece group, as well as the writing, recording and influences that went into last year's acclaimed album, 'caroline 2'. [Repeats Monday 4am.]

Listen live

6:30pm - 7:00pm

Literary London

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. [Repeats Tuesday 11.30am.]

7:00pm - 8:00pm

A Duck in a Tree

The :zoviet * france: radio show. Running Rings. This week's edition features tracks from new releases by Erik Klinga and Machinefabriek, Robert Procullus's contribution to the newly released Music Analysis Discussion Records annual review compilation, a track from the new expanded re-release of Pita's 'Get Out' album, encircled with recordings by Ambientsketchbook and Futuristic Illionaire, Barbara Bloom and Christian Marclay, Ensemble Musica Negativa, Rescopic Sound, François Bayle, Model Citizen, Cruor, and Lefolk. [Repeats Tuesday 12am.]

8:00pm - 8:30pm

Radia

[Repeated from Thursday 10.30pm.] Radia, the international group of independent cultural radio stations, presents a new show realised by one of its members, exploring "new and forgotten ways of making radio." Visit radia.fm for more information.

8:30pm - 9:30pm

A World in London

[Repeated from Wednesday 6pm.] DJ Ritu MBE presents the UK’s definitive global music show from London. This week: a no-tariffs global music journey as DJ Ritu mixes fresh 2026 Latin Jazz by Alex Wilson and Omar Rios Melendez, Afrofuturistic Soweto sounds by BCUC, the tangiest Tango by Laura Camacho Tango Project, poignant chords and codes of hope by Daughters of Donbass, Anatolian psych-folk from Umut Adan, and mighty Ethio vibes by Dub Colossus.

9:30pm - 10:30pm

Precious Nothing

A monthly hour-long programme of videogame music, experimental tones, melodic vignettes, fast-dance, slow-trance, and otherworldly sounds. Sonically compiled and dispensed from Glasgow by AkaSiroDJ. [Repeats Monday 5am.]

10:30pm - 11:00pm

Kitchen Magic Time

[Repeated from Tuesday 1pm.] Recipes in sound from Mama Dolores, Mistress of the Deep Soul Kitchen.

11:00pm - 12:00am

Is Black Music

[Repeated from Wednesday 1am.] The world's first and longest running alternative Black music radio show, hosted by Art Terry. For more information visit www.artterry.co.uk.

12:00am - 1:00am

Grime for the Unconverted

[Repeated from Thursday 11pm.] Hosted and mixed by DJ BPM, showcasing Grime classics, new releases and unreleased dubs. This week: featuring tracks by NOT_ MDK, Mesotron, Don Dillinger, J Garna, As If Kid, Briffa and Dubfreq, Slimzos Recordings, Slew Dem Mafia, Slew Dem, Jone Cash x Neo, Da Black Ops, Spooky Bizzle, Roll Deep, Nasty Crew, Floops, J Sweet, Big Narstie. Listen to archive shows on Mixcloud. X @feraldubs.