Schedule
Early
00:00
Freak Zone Playlist—96 Back
The Sheffield-born, Manchester-based DJ and Producer picks an hour of music.
01:00
6 Music Stories—Martin On Mayfield
Martin Freeman flips from 45 to 33 and brings you his selection of Mayfield's finest tunes
02:00
The First Time With...—Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson discusses his musical milestones in a programme first broadcast in 2013.(R)
03:00
6 Music Live Hour—The Penguin Café Orchestra, the Pogues and Even As We Speak.
The Penguin Café Orchestra at Glastonbury in 1994, plus the Pogues and Even As We Speak.(R)
04:00
6 Music's Jukebox—Julia Jacklin, The Undertones, Lana Del Rey, and more!
Soundtrack the early hours with back-to-back music, plus exclusive BBC sessions.
05:00
Chris Hawkins—Wake up to new music and forgotten classics.
Chris Hawkins fires up Thursday with the biggest tunes and future classics.
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Morning
07:00
Nick Grimshaw—Start your day with House Music and the Cloudbusting mix
Wonderful tunes and House Music - the everyday objects that play pop hits.
10:00
Lauren Laverne—A deep dive into suitably great music
Lauren's got the finest music to motivate your Thursday, with the best tunes old and new.
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Afternoon
13:00
Craig Charles—Way With Words 2026: Joe Talbot from Idles, Questlove, and Liverpool Rocks
Craig celebrates National Poetry Day with a feast of words, rhymes and tunes.
16:00
Huw Stephens—Gig Lisztomania
Huw rounds up the gigs that everybody is talking about in today's Gig Lisztomania.
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Evening
18:00
Huw Stephens' Roundtable—Hollie McNish, Michael Pederson, Hak Baker
A Way With Words Special!
19:00
New Music Fix—untitled (halo) in the mix
This week's Breaking Artist untitled (halo) lay down a guest mix.
21:00
Riley & Coe—Gideon reigns supreme as our musical guru!
Marc Riley and Gideon Coe play their music loves from every era and genre.
23:00
6 Music Artist in Residence—Idles, Vol. 5: Creating fascination through Noise
5/10Joe and Bowen celebrate artists who break musical conventions ft. SOPHIE, Grouper & more!
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Late
00:00
New Music Fix—02/10/2026
Get your fix of all the best new releases in one handy playlist.
01:00
New Music Fix—New Album Fix
New Album Fix on 6 Music with Matt Everitt.
02:00
6 Music's Jukebox—Talking Heads, M.I.A., Chanel Beads, and more!
Soundtrack the early hours with back-to-back music, plus exclusive BBC sessions.
03:00
6 Music's 90s Forever—Elliott Smith, Le Tigre, Pulp, and more!
6 Music goes back to the 90s!
04:00
6 Music's 00s Forever—Amerie, Jack Penate, Daft Punk, and more!
6 Music goes back to the 00s!
05:00
The Remix with Chris Hawkins—02/10/2026
Chris Hawkins takes you through 30 minutes of remixed, re-versioned and reimagined tracks.
05:30
Chris Hawkins—Welcome to Friday
New music and the biggest Friday bangers with Chris Hawkins.
