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Craig Fortnam
Craig Fortnam of the North Sea Radio Orchestra picks an hour of music.
Blood & Fire: Roots, Reggae and Rastafari
Don Letts looks at the Rastafari movement and its influence on Jamaican music.
Jimmy Cliff
Jamaican singer Jimmy Cliff shares his key musical moments with Matt Everitt.
Everything but the Girl, Lorelle Meets the Obsolete and Doo Rag.
Everything but the Girl in concert in 1985, plus Lorelle Meets the Obsolete and Doo Rag.
Bob Dylan, Blackalicious, Blondshell and more!
Soundtrack the early hours with back-to-back music, plus exclusive BBC sessions.
Wake up to new music and forgotten classics
Chris Hawkins fires up Thursday with the biggest tunes and future classics.
Guests, chat and really good songs
Wonderful music to start the day, including the Cloudbusting mix to banish the grey skies.
A deep dive into suitably great music
Lauren's got the finest music to motivate your Thursday, with the best tunes old and new.
Your early afternoon playlist
Craig has all the right tunes to soundtrack your afternoon.
20/08/2026
Huw has hand-picked music, old and new!
Reviewing this week's new releases.
Deb Grant and Nathan Shepherd hand-pick and share their latest new music obsessions.
Gideon Coe plays his music loves from every era and genre.
Shygirl
When You Need A Friend...
South London musician and performer Shygirl takes over the residency.
21/08/2026
Get your fix of all the best new releases in one handy playlist.
