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12:00am - 1:00am
Rago Radio
DJ and rapper Rago Foot navigates the cultural landscape of today’s music scenes by carefully weaving samples from past, present and future genres. [Repeated Saturday 11pm.]
1:00am - 2:30am
Artrocker
[Repeated from Tuesday 10.30pm.] Paul and Lewis 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.
2:30am - 3:30am
Black 2 Comm
[Repeated from Sunday 8pm.] A genre free music show produced and presented by Paul Jackson. Each track connects to the following in a running order that switches between musical styles, dates and audio quality – often leading to strange and unlikely musical pairings. Visit black2comm.com for more information.
3:30am - 4:00am
Arty Facts
[Repeated from Sunday 1.30pm] Mentalist Master J in conversation about the real life of the artist. For more information visit Master J on Facebook.
4:00am - 5:00am
Definitely Dylan
[Repeated from Sunday 4pm.] Taking Tom Waits' description to heart - “Dylan is a planet to be explored” - Laura Tenschert presents a series dedicated to the planet that is Bob Dylan and his musical and cultural orbit. For more information visit www.definitelydylan.com.
5:00am - 6:00am
Isotopica
[Repeated from Sunday 7pm.]Cultural sonic detours with artist Simon Tyszko. Visit theculture.net/ for more information.
6:00am - 6:45am
Sound Out
[Repeated from Tuesday 3pm.] New series! Carole Finer presents a range of live music guests, ranging from the English modernist avant-garde to bluegrass and sometimes field recordings from her travels round the world. This week: Carole talks about the annual Friends Of Old Time Music And Dance Summer Camp and plays recordings she made while there.
6:45am - 7:00am
Drift Shift
[Repeated from Tuesday 3.45pm.] Found sound and found text collected to form drifts that shift, produced and presented by Franziska Lantz. Visit driftshift.blogspot.com from more information.
7:00am - 7:30am
Records Comic, Curious And Cracked
[Repeated from Tuesday 5.30pm.] An eco-neutral trawl through the unusual records acquired by various means, including even purchase, during an otherwise mostly virtuous lifetime by Jack Thorington.
7:30am - 8:00am
Dig That Treasure
[Repeated from Tuesday 7.30pm.] Will Hall brings his Dig That Treasure music blog to the radio, presenting forgotten pop music with a focus on obscurities from across the world.
8:00am - 9:00am
The Organ presents The Other Rock Show
[Repeated from Sunday 9pm.] Marina Anthony presents rhythmically other, entertaining, perplexing and unashamedly progressive sounds, playing music that uses unusual time signatures, song structures and dynamics - sounds that break out of Western music's peculiar obsession with 4/4. Visit otherrockshow.wordpress.com for more information.
9:00am - 10:00am
Sample Selects With Stan Sorrell
[Repeated from Monday 9pm.] A show exploring samples from modern-day hip-hop and electronic tracks, diving back into the original composition and rediscovering a new love for the music. With tracks from legends Nina Simone, Ronnie Foster, Sister Nancy, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band; classic library music from Alan Hawkshaw; and a belly dancing instruction soundtrack from the '70s.
10:00am - 11:00am
East Cast
[Repeated from Wednesday 8pm.] EastCast explores the arts, culture and community nurtured in East London but resonating way beyond. For more information visit eastcastshow.com.
11:00am - 12:00pm
Guys Guys Guys
The world's wildest stand-up Tony Law hosts his own entirely unpredictable radio series with broadcasting sidekick, surreal storyteller Matthew Highton. [Repeats Saturday 8.30pm.]
11:00am - 12:00pm
Radio K.A.O.S
Comedians Matthew Highton and Joz Norris alternate their famous brand of silly chat and exciting guests with tracks from the Roger Waters album Radio K.A.O.S. [Repeats Saturday 8.30pm.]
12:00pm - 1:00pm
The London Ear
New series! Ghostwriter and critic Ben Thompson presents a DFS Algonquin Table for the post-thought era. This week: a J-Jazz sampler from presiding crate-digger Tony Higgins. For further information visit @btfoshizzle on Twitter and find playlists at Ben Thompson's Facebook page. [Repeated Tuesday 7am.]
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Talking Africa
New series! A magazine show covering African development issues hosted by Sonny Decker. This week: Language and development - indigenous languages vs foreign language in Ghana. See mixcloud.com/talkingafrica for more Talking Africa shows. [Repeated Tuesday 9am.]
2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Traditional Music Hour
Reg Hall and Kevin Sheils (on alternate weeks) present an informed and judicious selection of recordings of traditional musics from Britain, Ireland and occasionally further afield. [Repeated Monday 12pm.]
3:00pm - 3:30pm
The Restart Project
[Repeated from Tuesday 5pm.] New series! Janet Gunter, Ugo Vallauri and Dave Pickering (of Getting Better Acquainted) host a different kind of gadget show, discussing the work and philosophy of The Restart Project, a London-based social enterprise that encourages people to use their electronics longer, to prevent waste, save money, and make people happier. In this episode, Dave interviews researcher Jessika Luth Richter about the very special raw materials inside our electronics.
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Art Then And Now
A discussion of art from the past and the present with Anna Gammans. This week: Public Art. Anna describes some of her favourite pieces of public art in London before interviewing artist and architect Hanna Benihoud about the importance of democratising art and creating community projects. To view any images discussed or to get in touch visit facebook.com/theartthenandnowshow. [Repeated Monday 2.30pm.]
4:00pm - 4:30pm
K-Pop Journey
[Repeated from Tuesday 10pm.] A weekly show dedicated to the phenomenon that is K-pop! Korean presenter Keissi takes you on a journey through different times in a context of K-pop - Korean pop music for those not up to speed - from the 1990s to the present day. For more information visit K-Pop Journey on Facebook.
5:30pm - 6:00pm
Pull the Plug
Pull The Plug returns from the summer holidays with an eccentric new concept: a radio presenter who can't talk! So today it's music all the way, starting with Jane Weaver's new ensemble project Fenella and the single 'Bright Curse', part of a reimagined soundtrack to Marcell Jankovics’ cult 1981 animation 'Fehérlófia'. Midwich Youth Club are back with two wonky tracks from the new cassette release 'The Return of Mr. Citrus'. Ex-snooker player alert: The Utopia Strong release their self-titled debut album this week; hear a track from Downscope's collection 'Vectors & Planes - The Analog Chronicles of Downscope Part One'; woozy soundscapes from øjeRum's 'Forgotten Works' and Dream Division's upcoming Polytechnic Youth release 'Transcend'; and Laetitia Sadler guests on Bernard Grancher's new single, also on Polytechnic Youth, here remixed by Gabe Knox. Lock yourself in for half an hour. Produced by Johnny Seven. Contact pulltheplugseven@gmail.com. [Repeated Saturday 11am.]
6:00pm - 6:30pm
Hooting Yard On The Air
Live, out of leftfield fiction with Resonance's prodigious author-in-residence Frank Key. Visit hootingyard.org for more information. [Repeated Saturday 11.30am.]
6:30pm - 7:30pm
The Outerglobe
New series! Debbie Golt takes African music and wider arts and culture as her starting point. Heralding the start of the new season Debbie welcomes major multidisciplinary artist Zak Ové, son of filmmaker Horace, curator of Get Up Stand Up Now at Somerset House and currently exhibiting at the October Gallery. Plus Debbie plays new releases to catch you all UP!! Visit outerglobe.co.uk for more information. Tweet to @outerglobe. [Repeated Tuesday 8am.]
7:30pm - 8:00pm
Hot Club du Monde
A Baedeker tour of international musical curiosities from the 78rpm era with Oliver Carter-Wakefield. [Repeated Tuesday 11.30am.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Steep Incline
A diverse mix of out-of-leftfield music and sound presented monthly by James Hassall, Bene Pooley, Jack Greenhalgh and Matt Soczywko from London-based label Steep Incline. The label heads will be playing a selection of weirdo noise, post-punk, techno, avant-garde sound and everything in between. Visit steepincline.co.uk for details of the label or Bandcamp to hear their releases. [Repeated Friday 10am.]
9:00pm - 10:30pm
Adventures in Sound and Music
New music with The Wire magazine. Visit thewire.co.uk for more information. Contact theconduit@thewire.co.uk. [Repeated Sunday 1am.]
10:30pm - 11:00pm
Radia
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. This week: show 754 – ArquiVodu by Nuno Pinto and the hypnotists from RADIOZERO. Visit radia.fm for more information. [Repeated Wednesday 3.30am.]
11:00pm - 12:00am
Grime for the Unconverted
New series! Presented and mixed by DJ BPM and Sharon-Rose (on alternate weeks), showcasing Grime classics, unreleased promos and new releases. This week: Sharon-Rose broadcasts an exclusive interview with Ten Dixon, who talks about his controversial Lord of the Mics clash versus Tana. Listen to archive shows on Mixcloud. For set list information visit Twitter @sharonrose__. [Repeated Sunday 12am.]
12:00am - 12:30am
ArtyFAQ
New series! Master J brings us ArtyFAQ – the Arty Fairly Amusing Quiz Show, the show where contestants get points for answering questions correctly or saying something funny. This week: Heat 1 – The Screenwriter vs The Playwright. In this episode, James Ruzicka (film and Netflix series screenwriter) and Becky Fury (award winning playwright) battle it out for a place in the 2019 Semi-Final. Each week there will be five rounds, ranging from standard arts-based trivia questions, to the silly, sublime, and back again. And as always there is absolutely no contingency for if it ends up as a draw. For more information visit Master J on Facebook. [Repeated Monday 4am.]
