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12:00am - 1:00am
Turtle Island
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), who first came across it when researching the Standing Rock protests of 2016/17. Visit facebook.com/turtleislandradio for more information. [Repeated Saturday 12.30am.]
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
Ross's Cantina
[Repeated from Sunday 8pm.] Ross Forrest walks us through the shadier side of roots, country and Americana. This week: brand new music from Jamie Wyatt, Haiyley Whitters, Colter Wall and Zephania OHora plus classics from The Everly Brothers and Tom T. Hall. Contact the show at cantinacomms@gmail.com.
3:30am - 4:00am
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 West End musical theatre performer Karen Holmes. They discuss the creative process of making and recording the new Arty Facts theme song, which is based on the party classic YMCA. 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 - 7:00am
Modulisme
[Repeated from Friday 11.30pm.] Modulisme (which translates as Modularism) is a series devoted to out of leftfield modular synthesis, with a different sound-designer playing live or offering studio recordings of their choice each week. For more information visit modulisme.info/sessions.
7:00am - 7:30am
L'alternative
[Repeated from Wednesday 7.30pm.] Eleonore Desnos explores French audio oddities and delights "a la carte".
7:30am - 8:00am
Dig That Treasure
[Repeated from Tuesday 7.30pm.] Will Hall presents 30 minutes of forgotten, underrated and underappreciated pop and folk music from across the world. International scenes are at home alongside outsider musics, demos and covers, film and game soundtracks, and long-lost rarities in this decentred selection. Follow @digthattreasure on Instagram.
8:00am - 9:00am
The Organ presents The Other Rock Show
[Repeated from Sunday 9pm.] Marina Organ presents an hour of music that uses unconventional structures and 'other' time signatures – gathered from the worldwide undergrounds of math rock, avant prog, weird electronica and strange pop. This week: music from Danny Elfman, Chancer, Cardiacs, Don Pie Pie, Nick Prol and the Proletarians, Army of Moths, the Assdroids, Thinking Plague, Gosta Berlings Saga, and a preview of the forthcoming new album from Black Country New Road. Follow the playlist on Twitter @OtherRockShow. Visit otherrockshow.wordpress.com for more information.
9:00am - 10:00am
The Naked Short Club
[Repeated from Monday 9pm.] Dr. Stu and his expert guests dance around alternative investments, markets, the economy and wider world with psychedelic sounds and sometimes poetry. This week's guests: Francesco Filia (Fasanara Capital); Johannes Gugl (Aaro Capital). Music by Kavus Torabi, Gong, and Daevid Allen’s University Of Errors.
10:00am - 11:00am
Clear Spot
[Repeated from Wednesday 8pm.] Radio is a Foreign Country: Music of the Gold Bird. Kenneth Routon's radio programme featuring the raw sounds of obscure international folk and pop music. Visit facebook.com/radioisaforeigncountry for more information.
11:00am - 12:00pm
Ireland's Eye
Johnny Jameson presents a weekly show dedicated to the latest from the Irish country music scene plus requests, dedications, news and more. Contact johnnyjameson@hotmail.co.uk [Repeated Tuesday 8am.]
12:00pm - 1:00pm
The London Ear
Ghostwriter and critic Ben Thompson presents a DFS Algonquin Table for the post-thought era. This week: an imaginary Fall session which is also real to commemorate the third anniversary of Mark E. Smith’s death. 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
A magazine show covering African development issues hosted by Sonny Decker. This week: the "grounding" of the Japanese bulk carrier MV Wakashio off the coast of Mauritius, the East African island nation. Who should be held responsible, and accountable for this major accident, and the disaster it created? 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. This week: Kevin looks at recordings by traditional singers of songs featured by Martin Carthy on his third and fourth albums in the late '60s. [Repeated Monday 12pm.]
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Raft
[Repeated from Tuesday 5pm.] Chiara Ambrosio conducts monthly conversations about how marginalised and underrepresented artists and the city interact and shape each other and how the socio-political shifts in London affect art. For more information visit raftalondonstory.com.
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Art Then And Now
A discussion of art from the past and the present with Anna Gammans. To get in touch visit Instagram @annagammansart or Facebook theartthenandnowshow. First broadcast 19 November 2020.
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Smashing Records
Abs Tripp from DASL (Disability Advice Service Lambeth) discusses how music fires people up to jump higher, ride further and shout louder. This week: Jamille, Terry, Paige and Lucy chat to Jurgen Donaldson, also known as 'The Blind Foodie'. Jurgen discusses his involvement with The Vision Foundation, Radical Recruit and the London Sight Loss Council, and he also offers his expert advice on how to make simple recipes that will impress! Contact abs.tripp@disabilitylambeth.org.uk. [Repeated Monday 2pm.]
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Micro Clear Spot
Shorter, one-off, often time-critical broadcasts. [Repeats Monday 3am.]
5:00pm - 5:30pm
Meet Me On The Radio
[Repeated from Tuesday 11.30am.] A series created by Meet Me at the Albany members, artists and collaborators. Today: a new season of Meet Me On The Radio. We welcome in the year with stories of hope and change, and new weekly features led by Meet Me members: a meditation moment with Gloria Grimes, conversation corner with Kurban Haji and Deptford Island Discs with the Meet Me Phone Choir. Hosts Rosaline and Ron chat with storyteller and hopepunk, Bernadette Russell as she reads from her new book, How to Be Hopeful, inspired in part by her experiences with Meet Me. We listen to streams from Slovenia, Australia, and our own backyard. Ros commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the New Cross Fire. Presented by Ron Savill and Rosaline Muirhead. Produced by Hannah Kemp-Welch and Grant Smith. A co-production by the Albany and Entelechy Arts with Soundcamp.
5:30pm - 6:00pm
Pull the Plug
Promos and new releases spun and sometimes speared by Johnny Seven. This week: new tracks from Jane Weaver, Triptides, Cobalt Chapel, and Group Modular. Plus, more tributes to dead people. Email pulltheplugseven@gmail.com. [Repeated Saturday 11am.]
6:00pm - 6:15pm
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. [Repeated Saturday 11.30am.]
6:15pm - 6:30pm
Into The Moss
A sunken raft of weeds woven into a verdant morass of sound, song and story by the whinnying horses of the Ear Pocket hotel. This week: An attic nap. Words under pillow feel firmer than earth under foot. Too late to dig yourself out of your inbox. Lay down the shovel and come back in the house. Show archive at soundcloud.com/into-the-moss. Contact intothemossradio@gmail.com. [Repeated Saturday 11.45am.]
6:30pm - 7:30pm
The Outerglobe
Debbie Golt takes African music and wider arts and culture as her starting point. Visit outerglobe.co.uk for more information. Tweet to @outerglobe. [Repeated Monday 4am.]
7:30pm - 8:00pm
Hot Club du Monde
A Baedeker tour of international musical curiosities from the 78rpm era with Oliver Carter-Wakefield. [Repeated Friday 2pm.]
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Clear Spot
Midlight: Horror Stories. An hour of music inspired by and featuring in horror stories, put together by Midlight. Including music by Jlin, Clipping, Jonny Greenwood and Nine Inch Nails. Featured films include The Wicker Man, I Saw The Devil, and Alien. [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.]
11:00pm - 12:00am
Grime for the Unconverted
Presented and mixed by DJ BPM, showcasing Grime classics, unreleased promos and new releases. Listen to archive shows on Mixcloud. Twitter: @djbpm. [Repeated Sunday 12am.]
12:00am - 1:00am
Club Integral Radio Show
[Repeated from Wednesday 9.30pm.] The Earl of Killorglin and Andrew Scott-Bolton of Club Integral - London's long-running "home to the uncategorisable" - explore the music that informs its long running (but currently suspended) concert series in London.