Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine - Last Chance To See

DOUGLAS ADAMS & MARK CARWARDINE - LAST CHANCE TO SEE (320kbs-m4a/400mb/2hrs53mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 11th May to 15th June 2026

Series in which writer Douglas Adams and conservationist Mark Carwardine go in search of weird, exotic endangered animals.

With Peter Jones.

Producer: Gaynor Shutte

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October/November 1989.

LAST CHANCE TO SEE - 1. RALPH, THE FRAGRANT PARROT OF CODFISH ISLAND (320kbs-m4a/67mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 11th May 2026

First in a series of six quests in search of weird, exotic and endangered animals.

The duo head to New Zealand in search of the endangered Kakapo.

He is large, green and has forgotten how to fly, which is worrying as there are fewer than 50 kakapos left.

LAST CHANCE TO SEE - 2. GONE FISHING! (320kbs-m4a/68mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 18th May 2026

Douglas and Mark go in search of a tragic Chinese 'river princess': the Yangtze River dolphin.

LAST CHANCE TO SEE - 3. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MINERAL? (320kbs-m4a/67mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 25th May 2026

Douglas and Mark go in search of a secretive - and confusing - creature in the Amazon: the Manatee.

LAST CHANCE TO SEE - 4. THE ANSWER IS BLOWING IN THE WIND (320kbs-m4a/68mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 1st June 2026

Douglas and Mark go in search of a 'flying fox' near Mauritius Island: the Rodrigues Fruit Bat.

LAST CHANCE TO SEE - 5. A MAN-EATING, EVIL-SMELLING DRAGON (320kbs-m4a/61mb/26mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 8th June 2026

Douglas and Mark search for a slightly terrifying creature, with terrible breath: the Komodo Dragon.

LAST CHANCE TO SEE - 6. THE SULTAN OF JUAN FERNANDEZ (320kbs-m4a/68mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 15th June 2026

Douglas and Mark visit Robinson Crusoe Island, near Chile, to find: a Juan Fernandez Fur Seal.

The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show - Series 1

THE ERIC MORECAMBE AND ERNIE WISE SHOW - SERIES 1 (320kbs-m4a/384mb/2hrs47mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 9th May to 13th June 2026

Starring Ernie Wise and Eric Morecambe.

Written by Eddie Braben

With:

Anne Hamilton
Michael Segal
Arthur Tolcher

Music by Dennis Wilson & His Orchestra.

Producer: John Browell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 February/March 1975.

THE ERIC MORECAMBE AND ERNIE WISE SHOW SERIES 1 - 1. EPISODE 1 (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 9th May 2026

Much-loved comedy duo Eric and Ernie begin their series - trying to work out when they were last on the radio.

But in surprise news, their bachelor flat-share is looking under threat.

Special singing guests: Peters and Lee.

THE ERIC MORECAMBE AND ERNIE WISE SHOW SERIES 1 - 2. EPISODE 2 (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 16th May 2026

Can marriage guidance counsellor Ernie help an angry couple?

Meanwhile, Eric reckons Ern needs to spruce-up his act - so how about writing a musical?

Special singing guest: Salena Jones.

THE ERIC MORECAMBE AND ERNIE WISE SHOW SERIES 1 - 3. EPISODE 3 (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 23rd May 2026

Ernie takes Eric to a wig boutique and the BBC's offering Ern a lucrative new contract - but what about Eric?

Special singing guest: Anita Harris.

THE ERIC MORECAMBE AND ERNIE WISE SHOW SERIES 1 - 4. EPISODE 4 (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 30th May 2026

Baby talk for Eric and it's bath-time for Ernie - but is he really that hairy?

Special singing guest: Wilma Reading.

THE ERIC MORECAMBE AND ERNIE WISE SHOW SERIES 1 - 5. EPISODE 5 (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 7th June 2026

Shock news from Eric: Ernie's set to retire!

Plus the torrid tale of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.

Special singing guest: Laura Lee.

THE ERIC MORECAMBE AND ERNIE WISE SHOW SERIES 1 - 6. EPISODE 6 (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 13th June 2026

Has art collector Eric managed to bag himself a bargain?

Plus an industrial espionage play what Ern wrote - 'The Spy with the Cold Nose'.

Special singing guest: Lynsey de Paul.

It's A Funny Business - Eric Morecambe

IT'S A FUNNY BUSINESS - ERIC MORECAMBE (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 16th May 2026

**** Eric Morecambe joins BBC Radio 4 Extra's 100 Club - born on 14th May, 1926. He died in 1984 aged 58.

Much-loved comedian Eric Morecambe looks back to his early days in showbiz, supporting Luton FC and meeting his comic-partner Ernie Wise.

Series in which some of the country's greatest comedians reminiscence with Mike Craig.

Producer Mike Craig.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1976.

Great Lives - Morecambe And Wise

GREAT LIVES - PENELOPE KEITH CHOOSES MORECAMBE AND WISE (320kbs-m4a/63mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 14th May 2026

Actress Penelope Keith nominates legendary comedy double-act Morecambe and Wise as masters of classless entertainment.

On Christmas day in 1977, almost 29 million people sat down to watch Morecambe And Wise on BBC ONE.

With false noses galore, Penelope co-starred alongside them in Ernie's play Cyrano de Bergerac. After this show, the duo defected back to ITV.

So will Penelope's two heroes stand up to intensive scrutiny from Mathew Parris and merit the description of having led great lives?

With Eric Morecambe's son Gary, who offers some fascinating insights into his father's background and how he viewed his success.

Producer: Miles Warde

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2006.

This Cultural Life - 158. Kiefer Sutherland

THIS CULTURAL LIFE - 158. KIEFER SUTHERLAND (320kbs-m4a/98mb/43mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 11th June 2026

John Wilson talks to the actor and musician Kiefer Sutherland. The son of Canadian actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, he first made his mark in the 1980s and 90s with films including Stand by Me, The Lost Boys, Flatliners and A Few Good Men. His television portrayal of federal agent Jack Bauer in the crime series 24 became his signature role and earned him major awards, including an Emmy and a Golden Globe. He later starred in the political drama series Designated Survivor, playing an American president. Alongside his acting Kiefer Sutherland has also pursued a career as a singer songwriter, releasing a series of country-rock albums and performing live tours.

Producer: Edwina Pitman

Good Bad Billionaire - Peter Jackson: Lord Of The Films

GOOD BAD BILLIONAIRE - PETER JACKSON: LORD OF THE FILMS (320kbs-m4a/106mb/46mins)
BBC World Service broadcast: 15th February 2025

How did Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson become one of only four filmmakers worth a billion dollars, and one of just three billionaires from New Zealand? BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng find out how a childhood obsession with movies led to a booming film industry in Jackson's homeland. From Bad Taste to King Kong and The Hobbit, he went from shooting home movies and directing low budget horror films to running a major special effects house and creating some of cinema's biggest hits. Simon and Zing look back at the life of a Wellywood legend, before deciding if they think he's good, bad, or just another billionaire.

We'd love to hear your feedback. Email goodbadbillionaire@bbc.com or drop us a text or WhatsApp to +1 (917) 686-1176.

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Good Bad Billionaire - George Lucas: Box Office Billions

GOOD BAD BILLIONAIRE - GEORGE LUCAS: BOX OFFICE BILLIONS (320kbs-m4a/91mb/39mins)
BBC World Service podcast: 10th October 2023

In the podcast that uncovers how the world's 2,668 billionaires made their money and asks if they are good or bad for the planet, Simon and Zing follow George Lucas' journey from cult filmmaker to master of a cinematic galaxy. Find out how he harnessed the force of Star Wars to make him one of the richest filmmakers in the world, despite directing just six movies.

We'd love to hear your feedback. Email goodbadbillionaire@bbc.com or drop us a text or WhatsApp to +1 (917) 686-1176.

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Was (Not Was) - Live Milton Keynes Bowl (1990)

WAS (NOT WAS) - LIVE MILTON KEYNES BOWL (1990) (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)

BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 7th June 2026

A classic In Concert performance from Was (Not Was) at the Milton Keynes Bowl in 1990. Featuring I Feel Better than James Brown, Papa Was a Rolling Stone, Hello Operator, Robot Girl, Spy in the House of Love and Walk the Dinosaur.

Was (Not Was) - Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like A Rubber Ball)

Was (Not Was) - How The Heart Behaves

Was (Not Was)- I Feel Better Than James Brown

Was (Not Was)- Where Did Your Heart Go?

Was (Not Was) - Are You Okay?

Was (Not Was)- I Blew Up The United States

Was (Not Was) - Hello Operator.... I Mean Dad

Was (Not Was)- (Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks

Was (Not Was)- Papa Was A Rolling Stone

Was (Not Was)- Robot Girl

Was (Not Was)- Spy In The House Of Love

Was (Not Was)- Walk The Dinosaur

Was (Not Was) - I Can't Turn You Loose

Basement Jaxx - Classic Essential Mix (2001)

BASEMENT JAXX - CLASSIC ESSENTIAL MIX (2001) (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)

BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 31st May 2026

We revisit Basement Jaxx's third Essential Mix from September 2001, which followed the release of their landmark second studio album Rooty.

Basement Jaxx - Jumpin (Electric Bootleg) [White Label]

Basement Jaxx - Jus 1 Kiss (Isley Bootleg Mix) [White Label]

Africanism All Stars - Block Party (Spen & Karizma Dub) [Yellow]

St Germain - Rose Rouge (Spiller Rougemix) [Bluenote]

Todd Terry - Raining (Tee's Beats & Basemix) [Sound Design Ltd]

Basement Jaxx - Span Trak [Atlantic Jaxx]

Basement Jaxx - Bongoloid [XL Recordings]

Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At [Elektra]

Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At (Jaxx Nitedub) [XL Recordings]

Goldspot Produtions - Boozey [Vehicle Recordings]

The Neanderthal - Animal [White Label]

Basement Jaxx - Get Me Off [XL Recordings]

Syndicate Of L.A.W. - Right On Time (On The Mix Remix) [Groovalicious]

Jon Cutler (feat. E‐Man) - It's Yours [Chez Music]

Basement Jaxx - Breakaway [XL Recordings]

Highly Skilled - The Bug (Growlers Mix) [MSB Produtions]

Jameson - Urban Hero [Lifestyle]

Pigeon Funk - Fly The Coop [Proptronix/Onitor]

Prince - Annie Christian [Warner Bros]

Redman (feat. DJ Kool) - Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get In Da Club) [Def Jam]

Bronxtale - Here We Go Now [Blazin Breakz]

Erick Sermon (feat. Marvin Gaye) - Music [NY.LA.Music]

Blu Cantrell - Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) [Arista]

Foxy Brown (feat. Spragga Benz) - Oh Yeah [Def Jam]

Dr. Alimantado - Poison Flour [Keyman]

Jacob Miller - Tenement Yard [Mango]

Mikey Dread - Step By Step [Trojan]

Prince Jazzbo - I & I [Third World Recordings]

Jah Shaka - Commandments Of Dubverse 5 [Jah Shaka Music]

Sunshine Anderson - Heard It All Before (Acapella) [WEA]

Kurious - I'm Kurious (Instrumental) [Columbia]

Nitin Sawhney - Homelands (Mr. G Burek's Rebab Love Mix) [Spiritual Life Music]

Fantastic Plastic Machine - Whistle Song [Junior]

Latimore - Let's Straighten It Out [Glades/Malaco]

X‐Press 2 - Smoke Machine (DJ Appella) [Junior Boys Own]

Luther Vandross - Take You Out (Karmadelic Funkit Up Mix) [J]

Sequel - Upsolid [Straight Ahead Recordings]

Osunlade - Jack Ure Boots Up? [Soul Jazz]

Basement Jaxx - Do Your Thing [XL Recordings]

Base 22 - Romeo (Afrofiesta Bootleg Mix)

Good Bad Billionaire - Cristiano Ronaldo: Football's First Billionaire Player

GOOD BAD BILLIONAIRE - CRISTIANO RONALDO: FOOTBALL'S FIRST BILLIONAIRE PLAYER (320kbs-m4a/100mb/44mins)

BBC World Service broadcast: 17th June 2026

Cristiano Ronaldo grew up in poverty on the remote island of Madeira, but became football's first billionaire player, and one of the most recognisable people on the planet. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng trace Ronaldo's rise from a homesick kid playing for the academy at Sporting CP, to global superstardom at Manchester United and Real Madrid, where relentless training and record-breaking performances turned him into a sporting and commercial machine.

Zing and Simon explore the business of modern football: from mega transfers and billion-dollar brand deals, to tax battles and legal disputes. Ronaldo leveraged social media fame to build his CR7 empire, so is he the ultimate self-made success story, a divisive global brand, or simply the most effective monetiser of talent in sporting history?

Good Bad Billionaire is the podcast that explores the lives of the super-rich and famous, tracking their wealth, philanthropy, business ethics, and success. There are leaders who made their money in Silicon Valley, on Wall Street and in high street fashion. From iconic celebrities and CEOs to titans of technology, the podcast unravels tales of fortune, power, economics, ambition and moral responsibility. Simon and Zing put their subjects to the test with a playful, totally unscientific scorecard — then hand the verdict over to you: are they good, bad, or simply billionaires? Here's how to contact the team: email goodbadbillionaire@bbc.com or send a text or WhatsApp to +1 (917) 686-1176. Find out more about the show and read our privacy notice at www.bbcworldservice.com/goodbadbillionaire

Good Bad Billionaire - Steven Spielberg: Directing Dreams And Deals

GOOD BAD BILLIONAIRE - STEVEN SPIELBERG: DIRECTING DREAMS AND DEALS (320kbs-m4a/99mb/43mins)

BBC World Service broadcast: 10th June 2026

Steven Spielberg always felt like an outsider, but became the most commercially successful movie director in history. His hits, including ET, Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park, sent him on his way to becoming one of the first entertainment billionaires. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng chart the filmmaker's rise, from a movie-obsessed outsider with an 8mm camera, to the chaos of Jaws - a production he feared would end his career – to rewriting Hollywood's rulebook by inventing the modern blockbuster. With his new film Disclosure Day on the horizon, Zing and Simon explore if Steven Spielberg's sentimental storytelling and blockbuster dominance elevated cinema or narrowed it, and if his dealmaking instincts make him a creative visionary, a shrewd operator, or both?

Good Bad Billionaire is the podcast that explores the lives of the super-rich and famous, tracking their wealth, philanthropy, business ethics, and success. There are leaders who made their money in Silicon Valley, on Wall Street and in high street fashion. From iconic celebrities and CEOs to titans of technology, the podcast unravels tales of fortune, power, economics, ambition and moral responsibility. Simon and Zing put their subjects to the test with a playful, totally unscientific scorecard — then hand the verdict over to you: are they good, bad, or simply billionaires? Here's how to contact the team: email goodbadbillionaire@bbc.com or send a text or WhatsApp to +1 (917) 686-1176. Find out more about the show and read our privacy notice at www.bbcworldservice.com/goodbadbillionaire

The Global Story - The Battle To Save James Bond From Becoming Slop

THE GLOBAL STORY - THE BATTLE TO SAVE JAMES BOND FROM BECOMING SLOP (320kbs-m4a/66mb/29mins)

BBC World Service broadcast: 4th June 2026

Casting is finally underway for a new James Bond. But why has it taken five years to even begin the search?

Since Daniel Craig retired as Bond in 2021, there have been reports of a behind-the-scenes David and Goliath battle between the family business which has held creative control of the franchise since the 1960s and its new owners, Amazon. It is now up to Jeff Bezos's tech giant to decide who will play 007 – and how to run the series.

In an era when Hollywood studios are desperate to eke out every last dollar from movie franchises, can James Bond retain its mystique and appeal to a new generation of cinema goers?

We speak to Wall Street Journal enterprise reporter Erich Schwartzel.

Producer: Lucy Pawle and Xandra Ellin

Sound engineer: Travis Evans

Executive producer: James Shield

Senior news editor: China Collins

(Photo: Daniel Craig at the world premiere of the Bond film, No Time to Die, London, 28 September, 2021 Credit: Neil Hall/European Pressphoto Agency)

Archive On 4 - The Alf Ramsey Story

ARCHIVE ON 4 - THE ALF RAMSEY STORY (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)

BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 6th June 2026

Alf Ramsey was 'an introvert in an extrovert's job'. A man who loathed publicity, the press and anything that was pretty much not football. And yet in 1963, fresh to the England manager's job, he boldly stated 'we will win the World Cup'. A statement thrown back at him frequently until he proved all the doubters wrong.

David Goldblatt takes the measure of this utterly modest, button downed footballing mono-maniac. Ramsey, from deeply humble Essex roots, took on the world and won. He only became a professional footballer at the age of 26, winning his first England caps as the national team repeatedly failed on the world stage. As a neophyte manager he achieved both successive promotions with lowly Ipswich Town and then won the league with them in 1962. And then Ramsey set out to transform the role of the England manager while contending with a pomposity of blazered FA officialdom, a deeply sceptical press and a largely disinterested English public. Slowly his meticulously shaped team took shape and became legendary lions in 1966.

As results and luck began to turn against him, the furies of the press and enemies within the FA brought about his brutal end. From nothing to the global stage back to nothing by his mid 50s. It was a waste of Ramsey's enormous footballing insight. Every decade since 1966 is a poignant reminder of his team's achievement.

With the voices of Grant Bage, author of The Unseen Sir Alf; Duncan Hamilton, author of Answered Prayers; Paul Hayward, author of England Football - the Biography; and Jonathan Wilson, author of Inverting the Pyramid.

Reading: Talking Football- Ben Crowe

My Way performed by organist Martijn Koetsier.

Producer: Mark Burman

A Tell Tale production for BBC Radio 4

Archive On 4 - The Louisville Lip

ARCHIVE ON 4 - THE LOUISVILLE LIP (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)

BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 30th May 2026

Muhammad Ali is widely regarded as the greatest sportsperson who ever lived, his battles for civil rights outside the ring as celebrated as his bouts inside it. Ten years on from his passing in 2016, his story is told largely in his own words, through rarely heard audio from the BBC archives.

Featuring interviews, commentary, poetry and song, we follow Ali, the fighter formerly known as Cassius Clay, from his rise to stardom at the Olympics, through his exile from boxing during the Vietnam War, to his extraordinary reclaiming of the heavyweight championship in Zaire. His command of language was so dazzling it earned him the nickname the Louisville Lip. We hear what lay behind it - the wit, the fury, the faith, and the convictions that made him, to so many, simply The Greatest.

Producer: Sean Allsop

Executive Producer: Jo Meek

A TBone production for BBC Radio 4

GIDEÖN - The 6 Mix With Mary Anne Hobbs

GIDEÖN - THE 6 MIX WITH MARY ANNE HOBBS 05.06.26 (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)

BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 5th June 2026

GIDEÖN, Creative Director, producer and co-founder of Block9 in the 6 Mix, ahead of his set at Body Movements Festival, as part of 6 Music's Loud & Proud season.

The 6 Mix is the flagship mix on BBC Radio 6 Music, curated by Mary Anne Hobbs.

As Part of 6 Music's Loud & Proud season, each week in June, Mary Anne Hobbs will introduce a one-hour mix from a past, present or future icon representing LGBTQ+ club spaces.

Others who've mixed for Mary Anne previously include: Four Tet, SHERELLE, Helena Hauff, Blawan, Goldie, Chloé Robinson, Randall, Pet Shop Boys, Ben UFO, Rainy Miller, EMA, IMOGEN, Richie Culver, and Azu Tiwaline.

GIDEÖN - Kissing

Cozzy D & Timmy P - Meat Feast [Lower East]

Love Foxy & Rush Davis - Higher

Earth People - Dance (Artwork Edit) [Cabaret]

Angela Davis - Deeper Solidarity

Torrebros - Litote, Pt. 2

Keita Sano - Paradise [Releisure]

Michael Gray & Sian-Lee - Gravity

GIDEÖN - The Body Image

Vernessa Mitchell - Shout (DJ Spen & Gary Hudgins Mix)

Jessie Ware - Ride (GIDEÖN's Darkroom Mix)

Sean Green - Hold On [Soul Quest]

Babs Presents - Mix It Up [4th Set]

Valerie Ingram - Music Is My Way Of Life (Unita's Black Box Mix) (Eats ReBeef) [Black Box]

LCN - The 6 Mix With Mary Anne Hobbs

LCN - THE 6 MIX WITH MARY ANNE HOBBS 29.05.26 (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)

BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 29th May 2026

LCN, architect of alien sound worlds, producer, DJ and visual artist in the 6 Mix, to celebrate the release of a new project on their own imprint SZNS7N

The 6 Mix is the flagship mix on BBC Radio 6 Music, curated by Mary Anne Hobbs.

Each week, Mary Anne Hobbs introduces a one-hour mix from a past, present or future icon of electronic music - artists, DJs, labels, and clubs.

Others who have played mixes for Mary Anne in the past include: Four Tet, SHERELLE, Helena Hauff, Blawan, Goldie, Chloé Robinson, Randall, Pet Shop Boys, Ben UFO, Rainy Miller, EMA, IMOGEN, Richie Culver and Azu Tiwaline.

Cecilia - Gros Animal [Halcyon Veil]

djfacmuzica - Caution Spell Inside

mariad & acheve - le coeur [Promesses]

Bible Cuts - Cuts From Life [Shelter]

011668 - lovegame evian christ edit [Self-released]

Brodinski & 0neo & amne - Bad Feelings (Exploited Body Remix) [Broyal]

Kawaii - بانك الشريعة (Instrumental) [Offshore Recordings]

HLZ - Black Core [Utopia Music]

dgoHn - Puik [Pinecone Moonshine]

SQTHRX - B56 [Miniature Recs]

dj lostboi & Soul Feeder - Little Prince X Moon Skin [Unknown]

Silver Waves - Plegere [Illegal Data]

Witch Club Satan - Blod (HEDO HYDR8 Remix) [Lost And Found Productions]

Amen Erric - Strike 2020 [Youth]

Ace-Up - Do We Have A Problem??? [Shinkaron]

Jlin & Zora Jones - Dark Matter [Fractal Fantasy]

F**K!LACRÉME - Dopamine [Bandcamp]

Amen Erric - Lucid [Youth]

Guenter Råler - Ellen Arkbro X Chanel [Self-released]

boygirl - LOVEME [Self-released]

Alvo Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Barco [Raster-Noton]

Ege Şahin & Mehmet Ali Şimayli - Stop Manual Point [Rubber Commune]

LCN - OVER [SZNS7N]

LCN - Unreleased [Unreleased]

The Documentary - The Sir Salman Rushdie Interview

THE DOCUMENTARY - THE SIR SALMAN RUSHDIE INTERVIEW (320kbs-m4a/53mb/23mins)
BBC World Service broadcast: 15th July 2023

Sir Salman Rushdie says he is physically "more or less OK" nearly a year after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in New York. However, the 76-year-old told Newshour's Razia Iqbal in an exclusive interview that he was still processing the incident, which left him blind in one eye. "I have a very good therapist who has a lot of work to do," said the novelist. "I have crazy dreams." Last August, the Indian-born British-American author was put on a ventilator and spent six weeks in hospital after being stabbed up to 10 times on stage at an event in New York state.

Image: Salman Rushdie, pictured in May 2023 (Credit: Sarah Yenesel/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Guitar Greats - 10. Carlos Santana

GUITAR GREATS - 10. CARLOS SANTANA (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 19th March 2026

Carlos Santana talks about his life and career. Presented by Alexis Korner. First broadcast in 1983.

Santana - Samba Pa Ti Live) [Polydor]
Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield - Sonny Boy Williamson [Sony Music Distribution]
Santana - Soul Sacrifice (Live At Woodstock) [Columbia]
Santana - Evil Ways [CBS]
Santana - Black Magic Woman [CBS]
Santana - Every Step Of The Way [Columbia / Sony Music Distribution]
Santana - Welcome [Columbia / Sony Music Distribution]
Santana - Samba Pa Ti (Live) [Polydor]
Carlos Santana & John McLaughlin - A Love Supreme [Columbia / Sony Music Distribution]
Santana - Maria Caracoles [Sony Music Distribution]
Santana - Well All Right [Columbia]
Santana - Changes [Sony BMG]

Journeys In Sound - Ed O'Brien

JOURNEYS IN SOUND - ED O'BRIEN: THE MUSICAL UPS AND DOWNS OF MY LIFE (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 14th May 2026

Ed O'Brien of Radiohead shares the pivotal moments that have made him the artist he is today.

Talking to Nemone, who combines her roles of DJ and qualified psychotherapist, he dives deep to share his story and the songs that have moved him.

The Radiohead guitarist tells Nemone how his latest solo album Blue Morpho was born out of a lockdown depression, and how deep breathing, cold water and advice from Thom Yorke aided his recovery.

In this series Nemone also talks in depth to musicians Shy One, Max Cooper and Bonnie "Prince" Billy.

If you need support with some of the issues in this programme visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Ed O'Brien - Incantations [Transgressive]
Ed O'Brien - Blue Morpho [Transgressive]
Ed O'Brien - Incantations [Transgressive]
Ed O'Brien - Teachers [Transgressive]
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water [Now]
The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven [Parlophone]
The Beatles - Paperback Writer [Apple]
Bauhaus - She's In Parties [Beggars Banquet]
Ed O'Brien - Sail On [Capitol]
Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) [Motown]
Swervedriver - The Other Jesus [Creation]
Radiohead - Planet Telex [Parlophone]
Radiohead - Let Down [Parlophone]
Ed O'Brien - Blue Morpho [Transgressive]
Ed O'Brien - Obrigado [Transgressive]
Elis Regina & Antônio Carlos Jobim - Águas De Março [Philips]

Journeys In Sound - Max Cooper

JOURNEYS IN SOUND - MAX COOPER: THE MUSICAL UPS AND DOWNS OF MY LIFE (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 13th May 2026

Max Cooper shares the pivotal moments that have made him the artist he is today.

Talking to Nemone, who combines her roles of DJ and qualified psychotherapist, Max Cooper dives deep to share his story and the songs that have moved him.

Electronic royalty Max Cooper talks about how he combines ideas about physical form and human emotions into his compositions, and how he tweaked his famous audio-visual live show to play the Royal Albert Hall.

In this series Nemone also talks in depth to musicians Shy One, Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien.

If you need support with some of the issues in this programme visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Max Cooper - The Shape Of Memory [Mesh]
Michael Nyman - The Heart Asks Pleasure First [Virgin]
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy [Premiere]
Enya - Boadicea [WEA]
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi [Island]
Three Drives - Greece 2000 [Massive Drive Recordings]
CJ Bolland - The Prophet [Internal]
Wink - Sprung Minimism [Ovum Recordings]
Liquid - Sweet Harmony [XL Recordings]
Vaetxh - List Of Lists [Detroit Underground]
Max Cooper - Harmonisch Serie [Traum Schallplatten]
Max Cooper - Order From Chaos [Mesh]
Max Cooper - Spectrum [Mesh]
Max Cooper (feat. Tawiah & May Kaspar) - My Choices Are Not My Own [Mesh]
Max Cooper - Obsessive Compulsive Order [Mesh]
Max Cooper (feat. Sorcery) - This Is A Bridge [Mesh]
Ben Lukas Boysen - Only In The Dark [Erased Tapes]

Journeys In Sound - Bob Mould

JOURNEYS IN SOUND - BOB MOULD: THE MUSICAL UPS AND DOWNS OF MY LIFE (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 3rd February 2026

Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü and Sugar shares the pivotal moments that have made him the artist he is today.

Talking to Nemone, who combines her roles of DJ and qualified psychotherapist, Bob dives deep to share his story and the songs that have moved him and sound-tracked the ups and downs of his life.

Following Sugar's return after a thirty-year break, Bob reflects on his life and career as one of alt-rocks pivotal figures, looking back at some of the records and moments that shaped him, and looking ahead to Spring live dates with Sugar's original lineup.

In this series Nemone also talks in depth to musicians Sampa The Great, HAAi and Beverly and Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland.

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Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind [Creation]
The Beatles - She Said She Said [Parlophone]
The Fifth Dimension - Carpet Man [Liberty]
Cheap Trick - Downed [Epic]
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop [Sire]
Pere Ubu - Modern Dance [Blank]
Hüsker Dü - Statues [Reflex]
Minor Threat - Straight Edge [Dischord]
Hüsker Dü - In A Free Land [New Alliance]
Hüsker Dü - Too Far Down [Warner Bros.]
Hüsker Dü - These Important Years [Warner Bros.]
Bob Mould - Turning Of The Tide [Capitol]
Sugar - A Good Idea [Creation]
Deep Dish - Stranded [Deconstruction]
Garbage - Special [Mushroom]
Daft Punk - Face To Face [Defected]
Sugar - Long Live Love [BMG Rights Management (US) LLC]
My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow [Creation]

Happy Mondays - Playlist

HAPPY MONDAYS - PLAYLIST (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 10th March 2026

Shaun and Bez curate a one-hour Happy Mondays playlist. From early cult classics to the big hits, from remixes to album tracks... get ready for a party!

Happy Mondays - Freaky Dancin' [London]
Happy Mondays - Wrote For Luck [Factory]
Happy Mondays - Olive Oil [Factory]
Happy Mondays - Oasis [Factory]
Happy Mondays - Stinkin' Thinkin' [Elektra]
Happy Mondays & Anna Prior - God's Cop (Anna Prior Edit) [London]
Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro [London]
Happy Mondays - Step On [EMI]
Happy Mondays - Lazyitis [London]
Happy Mondays - 24 Hour Party People [London]
Happy Mondays - Hallelujah (Club Mix) [Factory]
Happy Mondays - Do It Better [Factory]
Happy Mondays - Loose Fit [Factory]
Happy Mondays - Dysfunktional Uncle [Factory]
Happy Mondays - Dennis And Lois [Factory]

Happy Mondays - At The BBC

HAPPY MONDAYS - AT THE BBC (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 10th March 2026

Shaun and Bez pop up in conversation with Craig Charles on 6 Music, and there is a selection of early Happy Mondays sessions from 1986 and 1989, along with highlights of their 1991 Wembley Arena show.

Happy Mondays - Olive Oil (Radio 1, John Peel Session, 1 Apr 1986)
Happy Mondays - Do It Better (Radio 1, John Peel Session, 21 Feb 1989)
Happy Mondays - Mad Cyril (Radio 1, John Peel Session, 21 Feb 1989)
Happy Mondays - Hallelujah (Daniel Avery Remix) [London]
Happy Mondays - Freaky Dancin' (Radio 1, John Peel Session, 1 Apr 1986)
Happy Mondays - Tart Tart (Radio 1, John Peel Session, 21 Feb 1989)
Happy Mondays - Loose Fit (The Great British Music Weekend, Wembley Arena 18 Jan 1991)
Happy Mondays - Dennis And Lois (The Great British Music Weekend, Wembley Arena 18 Jan 1991)
Happy Mondays - Wrote For Luck (The Great British Music Weekend, Wembley Arena 18 Jan 1991)
Happy Mondays - Step On (The Great British Music Weekend, Wembley Arena 18 Jan 1991)

Prince - Live

PRINCE - LIVE (320kbs-m4a/275mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 14th April 2026

Two hours of Prince live in action across a range of different stages and eras. Enjoy a mix of the most intimate of piano-led solo performances as well as some electric stadium concerts. Highlights include mid 80s shows in New York and Utrecht, songs from his famous 1992 Glam Slam gig plus tracks from the One Night Alone Tour and the more recently released Piano and a Microphone live album.

Prince & The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy (Live In Syracuse, March 30, 1985) [Legacy Recordings]
Prince & The Revolution - 1999 (Live In Syracuse, March 30, 1985) [Legacy Recordings]
Prince - 17 Days (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version) [Warner]
Prince & The New Power Generation - Nothing Compares 2 U (Live One Nite Alone Tour 2002) [Legacy Recordings]
Prince & The Revolution - If I Was Your Girlfriend (Live In Utrecht) [Warner]
Prince & The Revolution - Kiss (Live In Utrecht) [Warner]
Prince & The New Power Generation - Thunder (Live Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, 1/11/1992) [Warner]
Prince & The New Power Generation - Daddy Pop (Live Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, 1/11/1992) [Warner]
Prince & The New Power Generation - Diamonds and Pearls (Live Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, 1/11/1992) [Warner]
Prince - Mary Don't You Weep (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version) [Warner]
Prince & The New Power Generation - Adore (Live One Nite Alone Tour 2002) [Legacy Recordings]
Prince & The New Power Generation - Starfish & Coffee (Live One Nite Alone Tour 2002) [Legacy Recordings]
Prince & The New Power Generation - Sometimes It Snows In April (Live One Nite Alone Tour 2002) [Legacy Recordings]
Prince & The Revolution - Little Red Corvette (Live In Syracuse, March 30, 1985) [Legacy Recordings]
Prince & The Revolution - Delirious (Live In Syracuse, March 30, 1985) [Legacy Recordings]
Prince - When Doves Cry (Live In Utrecht) [Warner]
Prince - The Cross (Live In Utrecht) [Warner]
Prince - Why the Butterflies (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version) [Warner]
Prince - International Lover (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version) [Warner]
Prince & The Revolution - Possessed (Live In Syracuse, March 30, 1985) [Legacy Recordings]
Prince & The Revolution - How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore (Live In Syracuse, March 30, 1985) [Legacy Recordings]
Prince - Purple Rain (Live In Utrecht) [Warner]
Prince & The New Power Generation - Raspberry Beret (Live One Nite Alone Tour 2002) [Legacy Recordings]
Prince & The New Power Generation - Extraordinary (Live One Nite Alone Tour 2002) [Legacy Recordings]
Prince & The New Power Generation - Everlasting Now (Live One Nite Alone Tour 2002) [Legacy Recordings]
Prince & The Revolution - Take Me With U (Live In Syracuse, March 30, 1985) [Legacy Recordings]

The Smiths - Playlist

THE SMITHS - PLAYLIST (320kbs-m4a/135mb/59mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 27th January 2026

Cultural critic & novelist Michael Bracewell presents a personal Smiths playlist. His Smiths-inspired novella will be published later this year.

The Smiths - Hand In Glove [Rhino]
The Smiths - Back To The Old House (Radio 1 Session, 14 Sept 1983)
The Smiths - This Charming Man [Rhino]
The Smiths - Rusholme Ruffians [Rough Trade]
The Smiths - Miserable Lie [Rough Trade]
The Smiths - Jeane [Rough Trade]
The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? [Rhino]
The Smiths - Ask [Rhino]
The Smiths - Shoplifters Of The World Unite [Rhino]
The Smiths - The Hand That Rocks The Cradle [Rough Trade]
The Smiths - What She Said [Rough Trade]
The Smiths - I Know It's Over [Rough Trade]
The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now [Rhino]
The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out [Rhino]
The Smiths - Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others [Rough Trade]

The Smiths - At The BBC

THE SMITHS - AT THE BBC (320kbs-m4a/272mb/1hr58mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 27th January 2026

Johnny Marr and Mike Joyce guesting and presenting on 6 Music. Featuring highlights from Johnny Marr's Artist In Residence series in 2023 and Mike Joyce presenting on the station sitting in for Guy Garvey in 2018.

Sister Sledge - Lost In Music [Cotillion]
Paul Davidson - Midnight Rider [Tropical]
Ren Harvieu - Through The Night [Island]
Bobby Hebb - Love, Love, Love {Hip-O Select]
Radiohead - There, There [XL Recordings]
Eddie Floyd - Big Bird [Warner]
Ultravox - Slow Motion [Island]
Gina X Performance - No G.D.M. [LTM Recordings]
John Barry - Theme From The Persuaders! [CBS]
Ennio Morricone - Vamos A Matar Compañeros [EMI]
Desmond Dekker - It Mek [Pyramid]
The Murder City Devils - Every Day I Rise [Murder City Devils]
Mina - Se Telefonando [Ri-Fi]
Hamilton Bohannon - Disco Stomp [Brunswick]
Alternative TV - Action Time Vision [Cherry Red]
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now [Rough Trade]
The Smiths - I Started Something I Couldn't Finish [Rough Trade]
Jimi Hendrix - Lover Man [Legacy Recordings]
The Meters - What 'Cha Say [Warner]
John Bramwell - From The Shore [AllPoints]
Simple Kid - Seretonin [Country Gentleman Recordings]
Magazine - You Never Knew Me [Virgin]
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Into The Light [Polydor]
Harlem Spirit - Dem A Sus [CSS]
The Last Shadow Puppets - Aviation [Domino Recording Co]
Squeeze - Innocence In Paradise [Love]
Steve Mason - A Lot Of Love [Double Six]

The Smiths - In Session

THE SMITHS - IN SESSION (320kns-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 27th January 2026

The Smiths in session for John Peel on Radio One.

The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 1 Aug 1984)
The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? ((Radio 1 John Peel Session, 18 May 1983)
The Smiths - This Charming Man (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 14 Sep 1983)
The Smiths - Handsome Devil (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 18 May 1983)
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now (John Peel Session, 1 Aug 1984)
The Smiths - Still Ill (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 14 Sep 1983)
The Smiths - Reel Around The Fountain (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 18 May 1983)
The Smiths - Back To The Old House (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 14 Sept 1983)
The Smiths - Nowhere Fast (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 1 Aug 1984)
The Smiths - Miserable Lie (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 18 May 1983)
The Smiths - The Night Has Opened My Eyes (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 14 Sept 1983)
The Smiths - Is It Really So Strange? (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 2 Dec 1986)
The Smiths - London (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 2 Dec 1986)
The Smiths - Half A Person (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 2 Dec 1986)
The Smiths - Sweet And Tender Hooligan (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 2 Dec 1986)
The Smiths - Rusholme Ruffians (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 1 Aug 1984)
The Smiths - The Draize Train (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 2 Dec 1986)

The Smiths - Live

THE SMITHS - LIVE (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 27th January 2026

The Smiths recorded live in concert at the Kilburn National in 1986.

The Smiths - Cemetary Gates
The Smiths - His Latest Flame / Rushholme Ruffians
The Smiths - The Draize Train
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
The Smiths - The Headmaster Ritual
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
The Smiths - William It Was Really Nothing
The Smiths - I Know It's Over
The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
The Smiths - Nowhere Fast
The Smiths - Panic
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again

Rebecca Lennon & Ella Finer - Late Junction Attenborough At 100: The Wild Life Of Sound Mixtape

REBECCA LENNON & ELLA FINER - LATE JUNCTION ATTENBOROUGH AT 100: THE WILD LIFE OF SOUND MIXTAPE 08.05.26 (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 8th May 2026

On Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday, Verity Sharp presents a mixtape that celebrates the ways in which recorded sound and acts of listening-imagining can bring us into a close relationship with other species. Assembled as a collaboration between artist and researcher Rebecca Lennon and writer Ella Finer, the mixtape moves through musical and sonic worlds that variously abstract, reimagine and commune with human and more than human presences. Breath, vibration, rhythm, waggle - we meet the heartbeat of a swan, the voice of a whale, the purr of a cheetah, the sonorous lives of bees, foxes and street dogs. Finer’s concept of "the wild life of sound" speaks to something that the sonic and the creaturely realms share in common: a freedom from ownership, a resistance to neat categorisation, a space where connection can happen.

Produced by Alex Yates
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3

Richard Ridgway - Mute Swan Heartbeat
Annea Lockwood - World Rhythms
Cevdet Erek - Barking Drums
Ann McMillan - Whale-Wail, In Peace, En Paix: For Voice And Tape Structures Of Whale And Other [Folkways]
Rebecca Lennon - Face To Face [Flaming Pines]
Kate Carr - A Field Guide To Phantasmic Birds
Mira Calix - Nunu [Warp]
Jana Winderen - Spring Bloom In The Marginal Ice Zone
Rebecca Lennon - Waggledance
Ella Finer & Fiora - I want to know you by touch (mars quakes)
Fiora - Men Talking About Birds
Raven Chacon - Aviary
Laura Cannell - Composition With Birds, Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
Rebecca Lennon - Fox Heartbeat

Intro (320kbs-m4a/14mb/6mins)
Outro (320kbs-m4a/4mb/1min)

Cabaret Voltaire - Late Junction Mixtape

CABARET VOLTAIRE - LATE JUNCTION MIXTAPE 17.04.26 (320kbs-m4a/61mb/26mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 17th April 2026

Jennifer Lucy Allan presents a mixtape compiled by Steel City's legendary experimentalists Cabaret Voltaire. Forming in Sheffield in 1973, with members Chris Watson, Richard H Kirk and Stephen Mallinder, the band were forged through experimentalism, with radical DIY approaches to music-making as their nucleus. Starting out with tape loops, self-built synthesisers and found sound (including everything from snatches of radio broadcasts to manipulated noise), they made music years ahead of its time. Early performances pre-dating the punk era were raucous and full of mischief (taking place everywhere from public toilets to discotheques to the back of a van) and their sound proved confrontational at times, with plenty of broken glass, mob scenes and notable hospitalisations in the mix.

Following the death of founding member Richard H Kirk in 2021, Stephen and Chris are set to embark on a final tour as Cabaret Voltaire to mark the release of a new live album, 'But What Time Is It Really?' In crafting a special Late Junction mixtape to mark the occasion, the duo celebrate an array of sounds and songs from their most treasured artists and composers.

Pierre Schaeffer - Étude Aux Chemins de Fer [Naxos Classical Archives]
Laurie Spiegel - Drums [Unseen Worlds]
Fela Kuti - International Thief Thief (I.T.T.) [Kalakuta]
Sun Ra - Space Jazz Reverie [Lone Hill Jazz]
Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown [Yard Music]
Lee "Scratch" Perry - Nice Time [Lion Of Judah]
Delia Derbyshire - Pot Au Feu [BBC Radio Enterprises]
Tonto's Expanding Head Band - Timewhys [Viceroy Music Europe]
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows [Capitol]

Intro (320kbs-m4a/15mb/6mins)
Outro (320kbs-m4a/2mb/1min)

Fatboy Slim - Radio 1 Dance @ R1BW (Sunderland 2026)

FATBOY SLIM - RADIO 1 DANCE @ R1BW (SUNDERLAND 2026) (320kbs-m4a/135mb/59mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 22nd May 2026

Step onto the main stage for Friday night at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland!

Fatboy Slim - Opener
Felix da Housecat - Sinner Winner
Run‐D.M.C. - It's Tricky
Green Velvet - Laser Beams
Fatboy Slim - Bus Stop Please
Tim Deluxe - It Just Won't Do
Fatboy Slim - Star 69
The Killers & Underworld - Mr. Brightside / Born Slippy
Fatboy Slim - Eat Sleep Rave Repeat
Fatboy Slim - Praise You
Fatboy Slim - Right Here, Right Now
Fatboy Slim & The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction Skank
The Beatles - The End