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12:00am - 12:30am
Southern Whirled Service
[Repeated from Wednesday 10.30pm.] An exploration of the sounds and influences of south London music scenes with an emphasis on younger, newer artists. With Walter Lockwood playing the music that soundtracks his youth.
12:30am - 1:30am
Turtle Island
[Repeated from Wednesday 11pm.] Contemporary Native American and First Nations music from a wide range of indigenous musicians in North America, selected by multi-disciplinary sculptor Andrew Graves-Johnston (aka DJ Droid). Tonight: music by Anachnid, Kashtin, Claude McKenzie, Florent Vollant, Joey Stylez, Twin Flames, STOiK + Jah'kota + Plex + Drezus, Conrad Bigknife, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson + Cris Dersen, Stun, The Bloodshots, Raymond Sewell, and Tchutchu. Visit facebook.com/turtleislandradio for more information.
1:30am - 2:30am
The Sounds Of DMWSound
[Repeats from Thursday 11pm.] Panix and Ranking Dan from DMWSOUND demonstrate the music that inspires their sound. Genres spanning from Reggae to Modern Bass music. Keep tuned for the classics and fresh new dubs. For more info visit Facebook and soundcloud.com/dmwsound.
2:30am - 3:30am
Previously On Resonance FM
A selection from our archives. This morning, a classic of is kind: A Year in Sound - Pollardstown Fen. Recordings by the late Tom Lawrence (d. October 2011). [Repeats Monday 5am.]
3:30am - 4:30am
Late Lunch with Out to Lunch
[Repeated from Wednesday 2pm.] Polemic, politics, mouth jazz and spontaneous music with Ben Watson.
4:30am - 5:00am
New Works For Radio
[Repeats from Thursday 8.30am.] Bad Punk's Tribute to Resonance on the occasion of the station's 18th birthday. First broadcast 1 May 2020.
5:00am - 6:00am
Hackney Social Radio
[Repeated from Wednesday 11am.] Immediate Theatre’s weekly show for the young at heart. This week: we learn all about Dalston’s Rio Cinema and the Tape/Slide Newsreel Group's photos of '80s Hackney, and the Old School Rooms’ Caretaker Rob Truscott shares how they’ve continued to support the local community during lockdown. Plus Alice McKenna speaks to Suryagupta Dharmacharini, Chair of the London Buddhist Centre, about the benefits of her practice, and we do a 2-minute meditation live on air. Host Sue Elliott-Nichols is joined again by Janet Evans, Sharon Aspess and Steve Roberts, with music from our resident DJ Frank Kaos. For more info visit immediate-theatre.com/work/hackney-social-radio.
6:00am - 8:20am
Walking With Sebald
[Repeated form Thursday 2pm.] Walking with Sebald: Austerlitz and the East End (extended version). Patrick Bernard follows in the footsteps of W. G. Sebald and his eponymous character Austerlitz as he explores the East End of London with poet Stephen Watts. They are joined by Nadia Valman and David Anderson from Queen Mary University of London as they visit many of the locations in the novel to uncover the layers of history hidden beneath the surface of the city and Sebald's text. Follow their progress at walkingwithsebald.wordpress.com/. Sound recorded by Milo Thesiger-Meacham and photography by Karen Lacey-Holder. Thanks to Leonard Shear of the United Synagogue.
8:20am - 9:00am
On George Orwell
A live-to-air lecture given by Professor Jean Seaton as part of Resonance FM's Free University of the Airwaves.
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: Amy Sackville talks about her novel Painter To The King. First broadcast 17 September 2018. Visit littleatoms.com for more information. Tweet to @littleatoms. Contact littleatomspodcast@gmail.com.
9:30am - 10:00am
Nunhead American Radio
[Repeated from Tuesday 6pm.] A programme for the American community in Nunhead, south east London, presented by New York comic Lewis Schaffer and co-hosted by American economist Lisa Moyle, with musical accompaniment by The Relatives. Visit lewisschaffer.co.uk/radio for more information.
10:00am - 11:00am
The Opera Hour
Opera singer Richard Scott explores opera through the prism of various themes.
11:00am - 12:00pm
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. This week: Digital Detox. With the overload of digital information in today's climate, Laura and Lara run through three real-life digital detox experiences from different age groups and circumstances over lockdown. They also run through their own tips and struggles. [Repeats Tuesday 2pm.]
12:00pm - 1:30pm
These Things Too
A grab bag of music from all corners of the earth and a modest exercise in aesthetic hospitality, selected by Ed Baxter. 2 of 5. [Repeats Tuesday 1.30am.]
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Sound Out: 50 Years From Scratch
The late Carole Finer and Scratch Orchestra alumni in conversation in the week of The Scratch Orchestra's 50th anniversary. First broadcast 29 October 2019 as part of Art On Air at Tate Modern. [Repeats Monday 7am.]
2:30pm - 3:30pm
The News Agents
Experiments in news and arts with Jude Cowan Montague. This week: Under Fire, a new book on Black Britain and the war effort in WW2. Historian Stephen Bourne shares first-hand testimonies of Black servicewomen and men and Black civilians. Despite the fact many faced the discriminatory ‘colour bar’, many were determined to contribute to the war effort where they could, volunteering as air-raid wardens, fire-fighters, stretcher-bearers and first-aiders. Meanwhile, Black servicemen and women, many of them volunteers from places as far away as Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana and Nigeria, risked their lives fighting for the Mother Country in the air, at sea and on land. We hear from recently collected accounts that shed light on the range of experiences from evacuees to entertainers, government officials, prisoners of war and community leaders. Under Fire is available from The History Press. For more information see thenewsagents.blogspot.co.uk. [Repeated Tuesday 6am.]
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Stereo Cilia
Sharon Gal's polymorphic portrait of "Babylondon," journeying across the city and sharing with guests their favourite locations and sounds. First broadcast August 2016. [Repeats Tuesday 7.30pm.]
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Sound Of Lochaber
Realised as part of "Remote Performances," an audio portrait of Locaber in six parts by Mark Vernon and London Fieldworks. First broadcast from Outlandia, Glen Nevis, Scotland, August 2014. [Repeats Monday 2.30pm.]
4:30pm - 6:30pm
The OST Show
Presented by Jonny Trunk, The OST Show is the only show anywhere dedicated to film music, TV music, library music and related recordings. This week: Rest in Peace Morricone. Part five of our six-part series dedicated to the recently deceased Maestro. More beautiful lesser-known works and excursions including rare psychedelic library, a sprinkling of God, The Devil, Coplkillers and some moody bits from France. Visit www.trunkrecords.com for more information. Email jonny@trunkrecords.com. [Repeated Monday 3pm.]
6:30pm - 7:00pm
Tunnel Vision
A repeat of the astonishing chat series by Bruno Rinvolucri, conducted in London's sewers. First broadcast July 2009. [Repeats Monday 2.30am.]
7:00pm - 8:00pm
A Duck in a Tree
The :zoviet * france: radio show. This week: 80 Miles Downwind. This edition features a track by 400 Lonely Things from the new album with Fossil Aerosol Mining Project, new releases by Bruno Duplant & David Velez, Stuart Chalmers & Alan Courtis, and Bodies of Light intermingled with recordings by William Basinski, Ghoak, Antoine Bertin, Sean Washburn, San Gabriel, and Kid606. [Repeated Tuesday 5am.]
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. This week: show 0801: Radio ARA presents “Control - stories of epilepsy.” Produced by Luca Piparo. Texts and arrangements by Fraser Morton, Luca Piparo. Music by Domenico Scjaino, Luca Piparo. Voices by Damara, Fraser, Sandra, Shameek, Steffi, Suki, Veronika, Zelah. Created in collaboration with the multimedia project A Life Electric, from which few stories were chosen and re-interpreted. Dedicated to all those people who don't have a voice. Visit radia.fm for more information.
8:30pm - 10:30pm
50 50 Sound System
A holiday selection of classic broadcasts by 50-50 Soundsystem, bringing over 20 years of DJing experience to Resonance with 60's, 70's & 80's old skool reggae, instrumental dub classics, and original soul breaks. [Repeats Tuesday 3am.]
10:30pm - 11:00pm
Very Loose Women
[Repeated from Wednesday 10.30pm.] Friends Leonore Schick and Soila Apparicio like to make private conversations public. They discuss art, activism and women’s issues, often with special guests and friends. This week: Monique Jackson speaks about Covid-19, its after effects and making a comic about her experience on Instagram @_coronadiary. For more information visit acast.com/veryloosewomen or follow them on Twitter at @VLWRadio.
11:00pm - 12:00am
Flowers In The Dustbin
A shamelessly retro journey through punk and reggae, Johnny Seven ransacks his dustbin to retrieve the incendiary recordings that inspired a generation of outcasts and ne'er-do-wells. This week: Episode 2. Part 1 first broadcast 24 June 2011. Part 2 first broadcast 1 July 2011. Email pulltheplugseven@gmail.com. Visit facebook.com/pulltheplugresonancefm. [Repeated Monday 12am.]
12:00am - 1:00am
Diary Of A Squat
[Repeated from Friday 9pm.] Diary of a Squat by Jean Delarue (1989). An audiobook read by Dorothy Spencer and Carl Cattermole. This first episode introduces life at the autonomous homeless squat in Oval, South London. The occupants show strong shoots of community while churches and charities attempt to interfere. 1/5. For free download, photos and more information visit prisonism.co.uk/#diary.