Cerys MatthewsEpisodes Episode guide
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28/06/2026
Eclectic music from blues to beats with poetry and live sessions.
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21/06/2026
Eclectic music from blues to beats with poetry and live sessions.
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14/06/2026
Eclectic music from blues to beats with poetry and live sessions.
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World Ocean Day: Helen Czerski, Nadia Frontier and the Sounds Beneath the Sea
Exploring the oceans through science, stories and a sea-inspired soundtrack.
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Case Oats in session and being on top of the world
Case Oats in session and Rebecca Stephens MBE, the first British woman to climb Everest.
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Gideon Coe sits in
Gideon Coe sits in and pays tribute to Bob Dylan on his 85th birthday.
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Souad Massi session and “Indiana Stones”
Session from Algerian-French singer Souad Massi and stone lifting with author David Keohan
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Slow Sunday: Tamikrest session and author Simon Barnes
This Slow Sunday, Cerys is joined by Saharan rock band Tamikrest and author Simon Barnes.
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with Laura Misch and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
Cerys chats music, food, life and birds with Laura Misch and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall!
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The Beach Boys and Gypsy Musicians
Mike Love of The Beach Boys on Pet Sounds and writer Garth Cartwright on Gypsy Musicians.
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Vinyl Weekender, Marcos Valle and Robin Scott a.k.a ‘M’.
Vinyl Weekender, Marcos Valle and Robin Scott a.k.a ‘M’ on working with Vivienne Westwood.
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Tauseef Akhtar & Rachel Dwyer: Poetry, Playback and the Magic of Hindi Cinema
A journey into Bollywood’s poetic voices, live ghazals and the craft of playback song.
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Water, Steam and Tom Misch
Tom Misch on his new album and noises from the London museum of water and steam.
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6 Music Festival: Climbing and Canals
Cerys complements the festival by looking at the city's canals and the rise of climbing.
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Time Zone tinkering and disappearing dialects
Ariadna Güell Sans talks time zones and Professor Fiona Douglas on disappearing dialects.
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Altın Gün & Jim Al‑Khalili: Grooves of Anatolia, Stories of the Universe
Altın Gün share music from ‘Garip’, plus Jim Al‑Khalili on life, science and storytelling.
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All Queens Day: Camilla George, Jesca Hoop and the Women of the Radiophonic Workshop
Cerys marks All Queens Day with Camilla George, Jesca Hoop and Radiophonic pioneers.
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Matthew Francis and Deborah Bankole: Welsh Poetic Vision and Jazz Reimagined
St David’s Day poetry with Matthew Francis and fresh jazz views with Deborah Bankole.
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Steven Price and Neil Brand: Soundtracking the Sea and Silent Laughter
Steven Price on scoring Ocean with Attenborough, plus Neil Brand on Laurel and Hardy.
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C-A-R-N-I-V-A-L Brazil style!
Cerys chats to Brazilian artist Lucas Santtana and dives into Brazil carnival.
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Carter Cash royalty
John Carter Cash, son of Johnny and June, on the new musical of his parents' lives.
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John and Paul and a near Mutiny
Cerys chats to authors Ian Leslie and Tilar J. Mazzeo about their new books.
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Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Alice Boyd
Bonnie "Prince" Billy shares some of his favourite records and Alice Boyd talks nature.
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Gideon Coe sits in
Gideon Coe sits in with his own special eclectic selection of music.
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with Claire Foy and Chris Packham - Hawks and Winterwatching
Cerys is joined by actor Claire Foy, and writer and presenter Chris Packham.
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Best of part 2 and Carlos on Bowie
Clips of interviews with Jeff Mills, Lang Lang, Anita Anand and Carlos Alomar on Bowie.
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Best of 2025 part 1
Cerys re-visits some of her favourite guests on the show from this year.
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It's Christmas with Susie Dent, Paul Anthony Jones and Chloe Flower
Seasonal words c/o Susie Dent and Paul Anthony Jones and Christmas songs with Chloe Flower
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Sierra Ferrell in session
American singer Sierra Ferrell in session and Edward Brooke-Hitching on music curiosities.
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Into orbit with Andy Saunders and exploring Western classical music
Andy Saunders talks space exploration and Robin Holloway discusses Western classical music
