Space Afrika - FACT Mix 663

SPACE AFRIKA - FACT MIX 663 (320kbs/113mb/49mins)
FACT podcast: 24th July 2018

Manchester’s Space Afrika weave together hazy ambience and dense, dubby drones.

Pola - Abeille
Kareem Lotfy - Equilibrium
Brett Naucke - Dying Season 93
Félicia Atkinson - Valis
Andrew Pekler - Themes From Tristes Tropiques / Avian Modulations / Life In The Canop
Anna Caragnano & Donato Dozzy - Parola
Paper Dollhouse - Gorse
Sam Haar - Euso
Vladislav Delay - Naima
Ryoji Ikeda - Date.Vortex
Ryoji Ikeda - Data.Flex
Yosuke Tokunaga - Resin
Evan Caminiti - Mutations
Oren Ambarchi & Kassel Jaeger & James Rushford - Face
William Selman - Thick Description (Rrao & Clay Wilson Remix)
Second Woman - 400425Cc2

Laraaji - FACT Mix 648

LARAAJI - FACT MIX 648 (320kbs/210mb/1hr31mins)
FACT podcast: 16th April 2018

Ambient music pioneer Edward Larry Gordon, aka Laraaji, conjures transcendent clouds of elevated sound on this very special FACT mix.

Laraaji - Introspection
Erik Wøllo - Prism
Tetsu Inoue - Background Story
Albert Ayler - Ghosts
Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana
Carlos Nino And Friends - Flutes, Echoes, It's All Happening!
Laraaji - I Am Sky
Iasos - Siren Shallows
Alice Coltrane - Krishna Krishna
Donny Hathaway - I Love The Lord; He Heard My Cry (Parts I & II) / Someday We'll All Be Free
Laraaji - Universe

μ-Ziq - FACT Mix 645

μ-ZIQ - FACT MIX 645 (320kbs/138mb/60mins)
FACT podcast: 26th March 2018

A delightful mix of wacky handmade electronic goodness from Planet Mu boss Mike Paradinas, aka μ-Ziq.

µ-Ziq - Splillilly
µ-Ziq - Ploghity
Anneka - Beast (µ-Ziq Remix)
µ-Ziq - Cherk
µ-Ziq & Daniel O'Sullivan - Utopiary
µ-Ziq - Bleak
µ-Ziq - Number
µ-Ziq - Honey Miss Koko
µ-Ziq - Rainy Day
µ-Ziq - Klumper
µ-Ziq & Vezelay - Mug
Shanice - I Love You Smile (Heterotic Remix)
µ-Ziq - Oh Yeah
µ-Ziq - Rodeo
µ-Ziq - Plem
µ-Ziq - Blauwasser
µ-Ziq - Detroit Bass

Oneohtrix Point Never - FACT Mix 627

ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - FACT MIX 627 (257kbs-m4a/105mb/57mins)
FACT podcast: 13th November 2017

Oneohtrix Point Never smashes together some of his favorite soundtrack moments on his second FACT mix.

Giorgio Moroder - Cacophony
Bernard Szajner - Welcome (To Death Row)
Alan Parker - Synchrotech
Abigail Mead - Ruins
Brad Fiedel - Tunnel Chase
Daft Punk - Television Rules The Nation
Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Requiem
Dopplereffekt - Z Boson
Howard Shore - 9PM
Harold Faltermeyer - Fight Escape (Main Title)
Giorgio Moroder - Chase
Sick Le Lapin - Flashcore Mix
Heldon - Le Retour Des Soucoupes Volantes
Lewis - Like To See You Again (OPN Remix)
John Abercrombie - Timeless
Steve Hillage - Palm Trees (Love Guitar)

The Black Dog - FACT Mix 380

THE BLACK DOG - FACT MIX 380 (320kbs/91mb/40mins)
FACT podcast: 29th April 2013

Autechre - Eutow [Warp]
Forgemasters - Track With No Name [Warp]
The Black Dog - Bleep One [Dust Science]
LFO - Push [Warp/Dust Science]
Phoenecia - Y-Intercpnkt [Warp]
Tricky Disco - Tricky Disco [Warp]
Move D - Rain Shine [Warp]
Sympletic - Ace Space [Warp]
The Black Dog - Bleep Four [Dust Science]
Sweet Exorcist - Testonetwothree [Warp]
LFO - Tied Up [Warp]

DJ Q - FACT Mix 342

DJ Q - FACT MIX 342 (192kbs/92mb/67mins)
FACT podcast: 13th August 2012

DJ Q - Boom
Disclosure (feat. Ria Ritchie) - Control
Medlar - Onwards
Todd Edwards - Love Inside
TS7 - Grade A
Rudimental (feat. MC Shantie) - Deep In The Valley (Woz Remix)
Hackney Soldiers - Da String Tune
Kcat - Broken (Mike Delinquent Project Remix)
DJ Fabian - Retro Bass
Kcat - Broken (Acapella)
SBTRKT (feat. Sampha) - Living Like I Do (Lil Silva Remix)
Dismantle - More Funk
Cahil (feat. Ty) - Take It Back (Ill Blu Remix)
Lorenzo - Ripped Groove
DJ Q - Ordinary People
Disclosure (feat. Sinead Harnett) - Boiling (Medlar Remix)
DJ Q - Brandy & Coke VIP
Todd Edwards - Never Far From You
Intruder (A Murk Production) (feat. Jai) - Amame (Dyed Soundorom Dub Version)
Redlight - Basscone
Moony - Vital Organ
Pusherman - Donuts
Tina Moore - Nobody Better (Dem 2 Unlimited Mix)
Burgaboy - You're Gonna Love Me
R1 Ryderz - Speed Bumps
Swifta Beater (feat. Dapz OTM) - Swagga
Nick Hannam - Homeless
Shadow Child - So High
Linkoban - Like This (Tom Shorterz Remix)
Disclosure - My Intention Is War (fig ii)
DJ Q (feat. Louise Williams) - Trust Again (TS7 Dub Mix)
Palace - Trust (Mista Men Remix)
Classified - Say To You
DJ Q (feat. Louise Williams) - Trust Again

Plaid - FACT Mix 287

PLAID - FACT MIX 287 (320kbs/64mb/28mins)
FACT podcast: 30th September 2011

Phrizzm - I Miss You Already
Scone - Maze
Kohn - Klohrgorhr
Mr Projectile - Pedestal
Murcof - Unison
Autechre - Gelk
Proem - Out Of Phase

Jamie xx - FACT Mix 282

JAMIE XX - FACT MIX 282 (320kbs/73mb/32mins)
FACT podcast: 12th September 2011

Nosaj Thing - Fog (Jamie xx Remix)
Ricky Eat Acid - Only Girl
The xx - Hot Like Fire (Jamie xx Rework)
The xx - Snippet of potential new xx release
Burial - Stolen Dog
Unknown - beat sample
FaltyDL - Hip Love (Jamie xx Remix)
Neon - Dark Sky
Afrojack - Radioman (Unknown remix)
Elgato - Blue
Youandewan - Eidolon
Acid Pauli - Den Mahlstrom Rauf
Gil Scott Heron & Jamie xx - Take Care Of U (Special DJ Verson)

Global Communication - FACT Mix 278

GLOBAL COMMUNICATION - FACT MIX 278 (192kbs/83mb/60mins)
FACT podcast: 29th August 2011

Global Communication - Obselon Minos
Reload - Ptyzh
Reload - The Biosphere
Jedi Knights - May The Funk Be With You
Secret Ingredients - Chicago Chicago
Jedi Knights - One For M.A.W.
Global Communication - The Way (Secret Ingredients Mix)
Jedi Knights - Catch The Break
Jedi Knights - Solina
Chameleon - Links

The Horrors - FACT Mix 270

THE HORRORS - FACT MIX 270 (192kbs/108mb/1hr19mins)
FACT podcast: 3rd August 2011

T.2. - No More White Horses
Tame Impala - Desire Be, Desire Go
David Essex - Rock On
Connan Mockasin - Unicorn In Uniform
Primal Scream - Inner Flight
US 69 - 2069 A Space Oddity
Gene Clark - Some Misunderstanding
Roxy Music - In Every Dream Home A Heartache
Bobak, Jons, Malone - On A Meadow-Lea
The Beach Boys - Caroline No
The Velvet Underground - The Ocean
The Beatles - Dear Prudence
Aphrodite’s Child - The Four Horsemen
Stereolab - Metronomic Underground

Mogwai - FACT Mix 179

MOGWAI - FACT MIX 179 (192kbs/89mb/65mins)
FACT podcast: 27th August 2010

Clark - Absence
Jeunesse d’Ivoire - A Gift of Tears
Tuxedomoon - What Use
Fad Gadget - Arch of the Aorta
B-52s - Dirty Back Road
Deux - Game and Performance
New Order - Video 586
Severed Heads - Dead Eyes Opened
Fever Ray - Dry and Dusty
Snowy Red - Baby Tonight
Sardine - Stuck on You
Pere Ubu - Heart of Darkness
Can - Oh Yeah
The Fall - I Am Damo Suzuki

The Black Dog - FACT Mix 144

THE BLACK DOG - FACT MIX 144 (320kbs/154mb/68mins)
FACT podcast: 26th April 2010

Purity Device - The Thought Police (Bitten By The Black Dog)
The Black Dog - Tunnels Ov Set (Autechre Remix)
The Black Dog - Dada Mindstab (Live Mix)
The Black Dog - Future Delay Thinking (Live Mix)
Grievous Angel - Billy Preston (Bitten By The Black Dog)
The Black Dog - Floods (Surgeon Remix)
The Black Dog - Siiiipher (Bass Soldier Remix)
The Black Dog - Northern Electronic Soul (Claro Intelecto Remix)
The Black Dog - CCTV Nation (Redshape Remix)
The Black Dog - CCTV Nation (Slam Remix)
The Black Dog - Skin Clock (Silicon Soul Remix)
The Black Dog - Train By The Autobahn (8 Mile Remix by Rob Hood)
LFO - LFO (Bitten On The Sly By The Black Dog)
Slam - Azure (The Black Dog's Corned Beefy Remix)

A Guy Called Gerald - FACT Mix 138

A GUY CALLED GERALD - FACT MIX 138 (192kbs/112mb/1hr21mins)
FACT podcast: 5th April 2010

Matt Star - Trompetenrohren
Deep Naked - Redemption (Original Mix)
Voodeux - Frank The Janitor
Martin Woerner - Zit
Voodeux - Hebbie Jeebies
Lucy - Grainy Lines
Wesen And Khaan - Journey To Afrika
Lineas De Nazca - La Gorgona (Franco Cinelli Remix)
Voodeux - Just A Spoonful
Lineas De Nazca - 2 De Noviembre
Voodeux - The Paranormal
Josia Loos - Kaktus (Original Mix)
Latenight Society vs Ken ECB - Places
Lee Curtiss - The Mantra
Svensol & Bender - Live At Coliseum
DJ Plast - Whet Garage Rave (Original Mix)
Tickles - Neuralverschiebung (Alec Troniq Remix)
Krause Duo - Wurm
Ultrakurt - Pwous
Jin Choi - Basilisk
Super Flu - Shine
Jin Choi - The Black & The White
Tapwatr - Steady Politics (Nuclear Ramjet Remix)
Jin Choi - Close To The Heat

Autechre - FACT Mix 122

AUTECHRE - FACT MIX 122 (320kbs/185mb/1hr21mins)
FACT podcast: 8th February 2010

Mark Stewart & Maffia - Blessed Are Those Who Struggle [On-U Sound]
Sensational - Thick Marker [WordSound]
Haruomi Hosono - Birthday Party [Yen Alfa]
Phat Kat - Cock Suckers [Sequence]
Scorn - Black Belt [Hymen]
Tangerine Dream - Exit
Roedelius - Übern Fluss [Sky]
Sonic Sum - Negatives [Tri-Eight Music Supplies]
Raekwon - Broken Safety [Ice H2O]
Q-Tip & Free Murder - Just A Lil Dude "Who Dat Ovah There" [Koch]
Non - Sunset [Mute]
J Dilla - Won't Do (Instrumental) [BBE]
Black Milk - Danger [Music House]
Ruby-Lo (feat. Thirstin Howl The 3rd) - Guilty Until Proven Guilty [Skillionaire Enterprises]
Black Milk - Sound The Alarm [Fat Beats]
Venetian Snares - Molting [Isolate]
Venetian Snares - Punishing The Atoms [Isolate]
Todd Terry - Made By The Man [Sleeping Bag]
Percee P - Throwback Rap Attack [Stones Throw]
Tuff Crew - Behold The Detonator [Warlock]
Ultramagnetic MC's - Break North [Next Plateau]
Strafe - Set It Off [Jus Born]
Necrophagist - Diminished To Be [Relapse]
Bernard Parmegiani - Ondes Croisées [INA-GRM]
Stephen Mallinder - Pow Wow [Fetish]
Non - And If Thou Will, Remember [Mute]
Beat Club - Security (Beats) [Pizazz]
Meat Beat Manifesto - Radio Babylon (Space Children Intro Mix) [Play It Again Sam]
New Age Steppers - Radial Drill [On-U Sound]
Stephen Mallinder - Cool Down [Fetish]
Stephen Mallinder - Length Of Time [Fetish]

BBC Concert Orchestra Conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser - Bond And Beyond

BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR DANIEL BARTHOLOMEW-POYSER - BOND AND BEYOND (320kbs-m4a/288mb/2hrs5mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 25th August 2026

Live at the BBC Proms: Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in music from the iconic spy thriller films.

Presented by Georgia Mann, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

No character in cinema history has a more instantly recognisable theme tune, or has inspired more classic pop songs, than James Bond. Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in a musical homage to Ian Fleming’s suave spy. Together with special guests, they train their sights on the greatest hits from Skyfall, The Spy Who Loved Me and others, promising to leave you stirred, not shaken.

arr Stanley Black: Bond Medley
Nobody Does it Better
From Russia With Love
You Only Live Twice
Avengers Suite
For Your Eyes Only
Licence To Kill
Diamonds Are Forever
Live And Let Die

Interval: Charlie Higson is the author of the Young Bond series of books, following the secret agent during his schooldays at Eton, as well as the novella On His Majesty's Secret Service. Now, he's published a novel for adults, King Zero, which begins with a murdered agent in the desert.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service Theme
The Man With The Golden Gun
Thunderball
The Man From Uncle Theme
Goldeneye
A View To A Kill
City Of Lovers
Spectre
Surrender (Tomorrow Never Dies)
Casino Royale
Another Way To Die
Skyfall
Goldfinger

Oliver Tompsett
Omar
Rachel John
Gloria Onitri
Naomi Banks
BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser

BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser - James Bond Theme
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Rachel John - Nobody Does It Better
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Oliver Tompsett - From Russia With Love
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Omar - You Only Live Twice
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser - Avengers Suite
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Gloria Onitiri - For Your Eyes Only
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Rachel John - Licence To Kill
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Naomi Banks - Diamonds Are Forever
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Oliver Tompsett - Live And Let Die
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Lulu & Edwina Lawrie - The Man With The Golden Gun
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Oliver Tompsett - Thunderball
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser - The Man From U.N.C.L.E
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Rachel John - Goldeneye
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Gloria Onitiri - A View To A Kill
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser - City Of Lovers
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Naomi Banks - Spectre
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Gloria Onitiri - Surrender
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser - Casino Royale
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Oliver Tompsett & Gloria Onitiri - Another Way To Die
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Naomi Banks - Skyfall
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Naomi Banks - Goldfinger
BBC Concert Orchestra & Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & Omar - We Have All The Time In The World

Spanish National Orchestra Conductor David Afkham - Boléro: Rhythms Of Spain

SPANISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR DAVID AFKHAM - BOLÉRO: RHYTHMS OF SPAIN (320kbs-m4a/311mb/2hrs15mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 19th July 2026

Live at the BBC Proms: Spanish National Orchestra, conducted by David Afkham, with guitarist Rafael Aguirre perform Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez and Ravel's Boléro.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Maurice Ravel: Alborada del gracioso
Manuel de Falla (orch. Francisco Coll): Fantasia baetica
Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

c.7:55pm
Interval: Theatre director and musicologist Jeremy Sams joins Petroc to explore the music of Manuel de Falla and the fascination of Spain in the imagination of French composers.

c.8.15pm
Manuel de Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat (Suites Nos. 1 & 2)
Maurice Ravel: Boléro

Rafael Aguirre (guitar)
Spanish National Orchestra
David Afkham (conductor)

The Spanish National Orchestra makes its Proms debut under Chief Conductor David Afkham, bringing with it a set of heat-soaked musical postcards. Spanish guitar phenomenon Rafael Aguirre joins the ensemble for Rodrigo's much-loved Concierto de Aranjuez – an elegant, idealised vision of Spain's past. The orchestra transforms itself into a giant guitar in two Ravel classics: the pulsing seguidilla serenade Alborada del gracioso and the hypnotic thrum of Boléro. The adventures of a miller, his beautiful young wife and an amorous magistrate become a vivid series of dances in music from Manuel de Falla's ballet The Three-Cornered Hat.

Maurice Ravel - Alborada del Gracioso
Manuel de Falla - Fantasia Bætica
Rafael Aguirre - Concierto de Aranjuez
Rafael Aguirre - Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Georges Bizet - Suites from "Carmen": III. Aragonaise [Chandos]
Gonzalo Soriano - Siete Canciones populares Españolas: VII. Polo [Praga Digitals]
Claude Debussy - Images: IIa. Ibéria - Par les rues et par les chemins [Halle Concerts Society]
Manuel de Falla - El Amor Brujo - danza del fuego Fatuo [Harmonia Mundi]
Manuel de Falla - The Three-Cornered Hat - Suite No.1
Manuel de Falla - The Three-cornered Hat - Suite No. 2
Maurice Ravel - Boléro

Tim Reaper - The 6 Mix With Mary Anne Hobbs - The Music Is Black Special

TIM REAPER - THE 6 MIX WITH MARY ANNE HOBBS - THE MUSIC IS BLACK SPECIAL 14.08.26 (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 14th August 2026

A leading figure in the UK's jungle revival, Tim Reaper has built a reputation for his razor-sharp breakbeats and heavyweight basslines. The London-based producer and DJ has collaborated with artists including Special Request and Dwarde, and in 2020 launched his Future Retro label and club night. For this 6 Mix, he explores the past, present and future of jungle through a high-energy selection from one of the scene's most vital voices.

This show has been produced as part of the BBC's celebration of The Music is Black, a collaboration with V&A East Museum.

To find out more information, head to bbc.co.uk/themusicisblack

Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 6 Music.

Kenny Ken - The Pied Piper [Ministry Of Sound]
Rogue Unit - Nocturnal [Labello Blanco Recordings]
LTJ Bukem - A Couple Of Beats [Good Looking]
DJ Nut Nut - Forbidden Planet [Virtual Motion]
Remarc - Suicidal [Dollar Digital]
Red Light - Coca Cola [Red Light]
Goldie - Saint Angel [Metalheadz]
Krust - Quiz Show [Full Cycle]
Sky Joose - Terminate [Disc World]
Blackstar - Kunte Kinte [Congo Natty]
M‐Beat - Jungleistic Bad Boy [Renk]
Double O - Riddim Yah [Rupture]
Equinox - Never Gonna Give You Up
A Guy Called Gerald - Nazinji Zaka [Juice Box]
Cool Hand Flex - Must Feel [De Underground]
Simon 'Bassline' Smith - Jungle (Bizzy B Remix) [Rogue Trooper]
Marvellous Cain - Will I See You [Suburban Base]
Dextrous - Subliminal Boogie [Pterodactyl]
Shy FX - Nasty [Sour]
Dillinja & Bert - Lionheart [Lion Heart]
Tom And Jerry - I Surrender [Shell]
Lennie De Ice - Concrete Jungle [Junglist Download]
Top Cat - Drunken Master (Potential Bad Boy Remix) [Jungle Fashion]
Noise Factory - Breakage #6 [3rd Party]
Roni Size - Box Of Tricks [V Recordings]
Rude Bwoy Monty - Steppa's Anthem [Frontline]

Karen Nyame KG - The 6 Mix With Mary Anne Hobbs - The Music Is Black Special

KAREN NYAME KG - THE 6 MIX WITH MARY ANNE HOBBS - THE MUSIC IS BLACK SPECIAL 07.08.26 (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 7th August 2026

A pioneering force from the first wave of UK Funky, and one of the few Black women producers helping to define the sound at its peak, Karen Nyame KG remains rooted in the percussive swing and diasporic rhythms that shaped her early work. With a new EP, Epiphany, out on Black Acre and a run of live dates ahead, she joins the 6 Mix to showcase her signature blend of Afro-electronic sounds.

This show has been produced as part of the BBC's celebration of The Music is Black, a collaboration with V&A East Museum.

To find out more information, head to bbc.co.uk/themusicisblack

Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 6 Music.

Sub Basics - Signal [Animalia]
DJ Merlon (feat. Meistro) - Get to Know Me [Universal Music South Africa]
Hagan & zoudé - Slow Motion [Busy Creating]
DJ Arabic - Clap Dance [Astra Nova]
Bucie - Get Over It (Ezel Remix) [Foliage]
Reinaldo Silva - Sawa [Asante Couture]
Gianni Romano & Emanuele Esposito & Aura (feat. Trick Beat & Djarah Kan) - Water [SWITCH]
Stefano Ranieri - Taste Of The Future [Nulu Music]
Ronnie Loko & Shelene Thomas - Happy Me [Unreleased]
Mr. V - Jus Dance (SOLE Channel Mix) [Vega]
Dialect - Sitting In The Sun (Derrick Carter's Winter Crazy Dub / Bok's Dub 3) [Distance]
Freddy da Stupid - EarGasm [Stay True Sounds]
Dennis Ferrer - Hey Hey (Deep Cali's 3 Step Bootleg) [Unreleased]
From P60 (feat. Lisa Shaw) - Magic (Manoo Percudub) [King Street Sounds]
Hallex. M & Omar & Manoo - Getty Getty (Manoo's Getty Remix) [Groove Odyssey]
Mr. V - Put Your Drink Down (Dub Instrumental) [Vega]
Breyth & Kususa - Dogs At The Door (Extended Mix) [Deep Root Tribe]
Karen Nyame KG - Epiphany [Black Acre]
Emo Kid - Zuper [Self-released]
Dlala Thukzin & Funky Qla - Smoothie [Self-released]
Ashley DuBose - Love Tingz (Booker T Vocal Remix) [Liquid Deep]
DJ Lag - Woza (Instrumental) [Black Major × Ice Drop]

Mandy, Indiana - The 6 Mix With Mary Anne Hobbs

MANDY, INDIANA - THE 6 MIX WITH MARY ANNE HOBBS 31.07.26 (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 31st July 2026

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.

Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 6 Music.

Helm - Crash [Dais]
Moin - You Leave Me Breathless [AD93]
Women - Shaking Hand [Jagjaguwar]
No Age - Teen Creeps [Sub Pop]
Vessel - Red Sex [Tri Angle]
Riki - Know [Dais]
Slint - Carol [Touch And Go]
Jlin - Nyakinyua Rise [Planet Mu]
Egg Meat - Feel Good Hit Of The Summer [Mutualism]
Planetary Assault Systems - No Exit [Mote Evolver]
Blawan - 993 [Ternec]
KARAN! (feat. Mc Mary Maii) - VAGABUNDO [Self-released]
KAVARI - Someone Loved It [Self-released]
Times New Viking - The Statue Pt. 1 [Slitbreeze]
John T. Gast - Manc Tk. 2 [5 Gate Temple]
Borez - Point Of Some Return [The Trilogy Tapes]
Chanel Beads - Police Scanner (6 Music Session, 27 Aug 2024)

Emily Jeanne - The 6 Mix With Mary Anne Hobbs

EMILY JEANNE - THE 6 MIX WITH MARY ANNE HOBBS 24.07.26 (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 24th July 2026

Antwerp based, Producer and DJ Emily Jeanne delivers a venn diagram of a 6 Mix, bringing bass music, experimental techno and the 'unclassified'

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

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.

Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 6 Music.

Sigha - Expansions [Hotflush Recordings]
jmoy - Dance w Me? [quỳnh]
Sub Basics - Radius [Animalia]
F & Headhunter - Dedale [Transistor]
Souzo - Haze Modulator [useless seconds]
Spiral Eddie - Slashed Tire [Bandcamp]
Chez - SG Test (SSSLIP Remix) [Amity]
Moritz von Oswald Trio & Digital Mystikz - Restructure 2 Rebuild [Honest Jon's]
marino2 (feat. Soa420) - prev-u [useless seconds]
Low End Activist - Cerulean [Bandcamp]
Dangermami - Mindcrush [Ghosttown]
Coloursound - Foresight [Animalia]
Crespi Drum Syndicate - Sloom [Cinnamon Disc]
Eter Dex - Bracex [Eternal Index]
Appleblim & Ramadanman - Justify [Apple Pips]
re:ni - Peace Avenue [Timedance]
Yushh - THE OCC [Timedance]
Source Direct - Approach & Identify (Demdike Stare Cross Border Incursion Remix) [Nonplus]

Carré - The 6 Mix With Mary Anne Hobbs

CARRÉ - THE 6 MIX WITH MARY ANNE HOBBS 17.07.26 (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 17th July 2026

Carré, Californian contemporary dubstep producer, DJ and co-founder of the Fast At Work label + parties, is in the 6 Mix.

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

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.

Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 6 Music.

V.I.V.E.K - Unreleased [Unreleased]
Carré & Mercury - Unreleased [Unreleased]
Plastician - Unhappy Shopper [Contagious Recordings]
Bok Bok - Look (Dub) [Night Slugs]
Unknown - Untitled [Unreleased]
Introspekt - Physicality [Tempa]
Identified Patient - Lost Noise Ceremony [Nerve Collect]
Manami - Unreleased [Unreleased]
Versa - Unreleased [Unreleased]
re:ni - Herbie [RE:LAX]
Ceslin - Chemtrails [Dance Data]
Skeptical - Skavenger [Artikal Music UK]
Buckley - TMIS [SPE:C]
Carré - Unreleased [Unreleased]
Phasmid - Guilt Trip [Taipan Trax]
SP:MC & Youngsta - Kenshin [Tempa]
Teffa - Write It Down [Bandcamp]
TENSHU - Insomnia [Size Ten]
Ramadanman - The Woon [2nd Drop]
Brackles - Glazed [Berkane Sol]

Robert Graves - The Shout

ROBERT GRAVES - THE SHOUT (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 25th July 2026

A man believes he has the power to "shout" people to death.

Charles Crossley is convinced he can split their souls into pieces.

During a country cricket match between the patients of the psychiatric hospital where he resides and the local villagers, Charles tells the story of his magical powers.

He also reveals the effect it had on a local couple, Richard and Rachel, who inadvisedly invited him to their home.

Stars David Suchet, Nigel Anthony and Janet Maw.

Robert Graves' sinister supernatural story, first published in 1929.

Dramatised by Martyn Wade.

Charles Crossley .... David Suchet
Richard .... Nigel Anthony
Rachel .... Janet Maw
David .... Geoffrey Beevers
George / Mr Austin .... William Eedle
Susan .... Deborah Makepeace
Mary .... Natasha Pyne
Pauline .... Elaine Claxton
Mother .... Avril Clark
Cricket Captain .... Stuart Organ
Player .... Stephen Hattersley

Music and sound: Roger Limb - BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1986.

Homer - The Odyssey

HOMER - THE ODYSSEY (320kbs-m4a/532mb/3hrs51mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 8th to 10th July 2026

Starring Tim McInnerny and Amanda Redman.

Homer's ancient Greek epic seafaring tale.

Dramatised in three parts by Simon Armitage.

Music by Gary Yershon.

Musicians: Keith Thompson, Martin Allen, Robin Jeffrey, Chris Lacey, Elspeth Cowey and Phil Hopkins

Singer: Jon Glover

Director: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.

HOMER - THE ODYSSEY - 1. MARKED MEN (320kbs-m4a/198mb/1hr26mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 8th July 2026

After 20 years away, the gods decide it is time for Odysseus, a hero of the Trojan wars, to return to Ithaca before his wife Penelope is forced to marry again.

But the angry god Poseidon still wants revenge.

Odysseus .... Tim McInnerny
Penelope .... Amanda Redman
Telemachus .... Benedict Cumberbatch
Athena .... Janet McTeer
Zeus .... John Wood
Eurycleia .... Mary Wimbush
Hermes .... Bertie Carvel
King Alcinous .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Queen Arete .... Cheryl Campbell
Princess Nausicaa .... Alice Hart
Calypso .... Adjoa Andoh
The Cyclops .... Barrie Rutter
Antinous .... Danny Webb
Eurymachus .... Jonathan Keeble
Amphinomus .... Chris Pavlo
Eurylochus .... Ewan Bailey
Polites .... John Rowe
Elpenus .... Stephen Hogan
Eurybates .... Philip Fox
Antiphus .... Jon Glover

HOMER - THE ODYSSEY - 2. WANDERINGS (320kbs-m4a/201mb/1hr28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 9th July 2026

Odysseus continues the story of his wanderings with his crew and their encounters.

The must face Circe the Enchantress, the descent into Hades, the Sirens, the monster Scylla and the whirlpool Charybdis.

All ahead of the final disaster on the Isle of the Sun God...

Odysseus .... Tim McInnerny
Athena .... Janet McTeer
Hermes .... Bertie Carvel
Eurylochus .... Ewan Bailey
Polites .... John Rowe
Shipmate .... Jon Glover
Elpenus .... Stephen Hogan
Eurybates .... Philip Fox
King Alcinous .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Queen Arete .... Cheryl Campbell
Princess Nausicaa .... Alice Hart
Circe .... Frances Barber
Ghost of Anticleia .... Joanna McCallum

HOMER - THE ODYSSEY - 3. HOME (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 10th July 2026

Odysseus finally returns home, disguised as a beggar by Athena until he is ready for the final confrontation with the suitors and can be reunited with his wife Penelope.

Odysseus .... Tim McInnerny
Penelope .... Amanda Redman
Telemachus .... Benedict Cumberbatch
Athena .... Janet McTeer
Zeus .... John Wood
Eurycleia .... Mary Wimbush
Eurymachus .... Jonathan Keeble
Amphinomus .... Chris Pavlo
Antinous .... Danny Webb
Eumaeus .... Ioan Meredith

Desert Island Discs: Christopher Nolan

DESERT ISLAND DISCS: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN (320kbs-m4a/81mb/35mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 18th February 2018

Christopher Nolan is best known for reviving the Batman film franchise and for directing the blockbusters Inception and Dunkirk. His films have taken nearly $5 billion at the box office. Born in London in 1970 to an English father and an American mother, he discovered film-making at the age of seven. In what he describes as "a leap of faith", his father lent him his Super 8 camera - and he's not stopped making films since. From youthful experiments, manipulating his action figures and shooting stop motion animations, he progressed to making short films at university where he read English - although he spent more time at University College London's Bloomsbury Theatre, home to the film society, than the lecture theatre.

His first feature film, Following, had enough festival exposure and critical success to secure him his first official budget of $4.5 million to make his next film, Memento. In 2005 he was hailed for reinventing the Caped Crusader in the dark and gritty Batman Begins. He regularly works with the same actors and production team including his long-time producer, his wife, Emma Thomas. The couple's latest film, Dunkirk, is nominated in the best picture category of the Oscars this year and Christopher has a nomination for Best Director.

Presenter: Kirsty Young
Producer: Cathy Drysdale.

Hans Zimmer - Journey To The Line [RCA Victor]
Radiohead - Paranoid Android [EMI]
Murray Perahia & Radu Lupu - Fantasia For Four Hands In F Minor, D. 940 (Op. 103) [Sony Classical]
Vangelis - Five Circles [Polydor]
David Bowie - Loving The Alien [EMI]
David Dundas - Marwood Walks [Silva Screen]
John Barry - Ski Chase [Mixed Repertoire]
Philip Glass - Prophecies [Island Masters]

CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE - Journey to the Line by Hans Zimmer
BOOK CHOICE - The Selected Fictions of Jorge Luis Borges
LUXURY ITEM - Projector and collection of old films

BBC Concert Orchestra Conductor Robert Ames - Prog Rock: A Fanfare For The Common Man

BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR ROBERT AMES - PROG ROCK: A FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN (320kbs-m4a/343mb/2hrs29mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 18th July 2026

Live at the BBC Proms: the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Robert Ames celebrate prog rock with BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Stuart Maconie and special guests.

Presented by Elizabeth Alker live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Copland, arr Robert Ames: Fanfare For The Common Man
Ian Anderson arr Sam Gale: Living In The Past
Mike Ratledge, arr Gale: Out-Bloody-Rageous
Tony Banks, arr Adam Dennis: A Trick Of The Tail; arr. Sam Gale: I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe); arr. Christian Balvig: Northern Lights
Justin Hayward, arr. Fiona Brice: Nights In White Satin
Peter Hammill, arr. Adam Dennis: Refugees
Yes, arr. CHAINES: And You and I - Close To The Edge - Siberian Khatru
Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells, Part One (excerpts)

c.8.25pm
Interval: David Baddiel grew up listening to Genesis. He talks about his musical tastes and recent projects including writing a family memoir and the Radio 4 series about the meaning of Englishness and football fandom: Sixty Years Of Hurt.

c.8.45pm
Keith Emerson, arr. Robert Ames: Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2
Thijs van Leer, arr. Christian Balvig: Sylvia
Osibisa, arr. Christian Balvig: Komfo
Frank Zappa, arr. Christian Balvig: Peaches en Regalia
King Crimson, arr. Fiona Brice: 21st Century Schizoid Man - I Talk To The Wind - Court Of The Crimson King
Ian Anderson: Reasons For Waiting
Tony Banks, arr. Fiona Brice: Entangled; arr Sam Gale: On Reflection
The Incredible String Band, arr. Christian Balvig: Maker Of Islands
Richard Wright, arr. Fiona Brice: Great Gig In The Sky
Rick Davies, arr. Christian Balvig: Crime Of The Century
Greg Lake, adapted from Mussorgsky, arr. Robert Ames: The Great Gates Of Kiev

Guy Garvey
Jane Weaver
Gruff Rhys
Carl Palmer, drums
Peter Hammill, vocals
BBC Concert Orchestra
Robert Ames, conductor

Prog rock exploded the tight boundaries of pop music, amplifying it with new symphonic scope, ambition and influences and creating spectacular visual and musical statements. The Proms celebrates this pioneering, British-driven movement in a concert celebrating classic tracks on an orchestral scale. Award-winning broadcaster and BBC Radio 6 Music host Stuart Maconie presents brand new orchestral arrangements of music by ELP, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Mike Oldfield, Renaissance, Yes and others.

BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames & Carl Palmer - Fanfare For The Common Man
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames & Gruff Rhys - Living In The Past
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames - Out Bloody Rageous
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames & Guy Garvey & The Staves - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames & Jane Weaver - Northern Lights
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames & Jane Weaver - Nights In White Satin
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames & Peter Hammill - Refugees
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames & The Staves - And You And I
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames - Tubular Bells, Part One
Jethro Tull - One White Duck [Parlophone]
Focus - Hocus Pocus [Red Bullet Productions]
Genesis - More Fool Me [Rhino Atlantic]
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames - Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames - Non-Uk Prog Rock Medley
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames & Guy Garvey & Gruff Rhys & The Staves - 21st Century Schizoid Man/I Talk To The Wind/In The Court Of The Crimson King
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames & Guy Garvey & Jane Weaver - Entangled
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames - On Reflection
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames & Gruff Rhys - Maker Of Islands
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames & Vanessa Haynes - Great Gig In The Sky
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames & The Staves - Crime Of The Century
BBC Concert Orchestra & Robert Ames & Carl Palmer - Great Gates Of Kiev

Rostam - Episode Two: Tom Petty

ROSTAM - EPISODE TWO: TOM PETTY (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 9th June 2026

Rostam loves Tom Petty and he thinks that you should too. This show takes us through the journey of his incredible career and some of his biggest songs!

Tom Petty - You Don't Know How It Feels [143/Warner]
Tom Petty - Free Fallin' [MCA]
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Learning To Fly [MCA]
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Angel Dream (No. 4) [Warner]
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More [Trax Label]
Tom Petty - Wildflowers [143/Warner]
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Walls (Circus) [Warner]
Tom Petty - Time To Move On [143/Warner]
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers & Stevie Nicks - The Apartment Song (Demo, 1984) [Reprise]
Tom Petty - Harry Green [Warner]
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Mary Jane's Last Dance [Geffen]
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - The Waiting [Geffen]
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - American Girl [MCA]
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - California [Warner]
Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down [MCA]

"Right", Said Ted And Myles

"RIGHT", SAID TED AND MYLES (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 8th July 2026

***** English songwriter Myles Rudge joins 4 Extra's 100 CLUB - born 8th July 1926. He died in 2007 aged 81

Philip Glassborrow talks to Myles Rudge and Ted Dicks about their classic comic records like 'Hole In The Ground' and 'Right Said Fred'.

Featuring:

Bernard Cribbins
Sir George Martin

Producer: Beaty Rubens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.

Good Bad Billionaire - Sir Paul McCartney: The Rich One - Live At Crossed Wires

GOOD BAD BILLIONAIRE - SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY: THE RICH ONE - LIVE AT CROSSED WIRES (320kbs-m4a/98mb/43mins)
BBC World Service broadcast: 23rd July 2026

He enjoyed a spectacular rise in The Beatles, and went on to become a gold-plated member of British music royalty. Hear how Paul McCartney, one of the last century's defining songwriters, became the UK's first billionaire rock star along the way. But how much of Paul McCartney's cash comes from royalties, tours or his ownership of other artists' back catalogues?

BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng track Macca's journey from his working-class Liverpudlian roots, through his incredible career in music, to joining the global financial elite. Recorded live at the Crossed Wires podcast festival in Sheffield.

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.

Legend: The Miles Davis Story

LEGEND: THE MILES DAVIS STORY (320kbs-m4a/329mb/2hrs22mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 15th May to 20th June 2026

Across the series, Clarke charts Miles's ever-evolving artform, starting with this first great transformation of a legend - when the young Miles chose to step into the unknown, seize control of his own creative destiny, and begin his journey as a leader.

Narrator, acclaimed actor and longtime fan, Clarke Peters (The Wire, Treme, Da 5 Bloods) reveals the restless genius and radical evolution of Miles Davis. Growing up in a New York household where his father's jazz records were the permanent soundtrack, Clarke was captivated by Miles long before he fully appreciated the man behind the music. Across five episodes, Clarke traces a 50 year odyssey of constant reinvention - from a teenage outsider chasing the bebop revolution in 1944 to a global icon who redefined what it meant to be Black, to be cool, and to be an artist.

Blending archival recordings and legendary tracks with fresh perspectives from a range of creators, the series reveals how Miles' influence ripples far beyond the world of jazz. We discover how his "take no shit" attitude and aesthetic fearlessness impacted on the likes of Oscar-winning filmmakers, celebrated designers and music icons like Prince, Joni Mitchell, Sting and even bands like Radiohead, as well as generations of now also legendary jazz musicians that he championed early in their careers - John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Keith Jarrett and Marcus Miller, to name a few.

The series also grapples with the darker side of Miles' legacy, including the domestic abuse that left a trail of pain for those closest to him and the substance issues that took a deep toll on his health. It asks difficult questions about how to regard an artist capable of creating the most sublime aesthetic statements while engaging in brutal behaviour.

Clarke Peters, whose own creative journey as an actor was sparked by Miles's music, leads a searching investigation into a man who refused to be palatable, refused to be a "legend", and simply refused to stop moving forward.

Presenter: Clarke Peters
Series Producer: Clem Hitchcock
Executive Producer: Rami Tzabar
Editor: Kirsten Lass
Production Manager: Emily Duffy
Music Consultant: Guy Barker
Additional Music: Guy Barker
Archivist: Simon Rooks
Script Consultant: Anne Harbin
Technical Production and Sound Design: Melvin Rickarby
Commissioning Editors for the BBC: Dan Clarke and Matthew Dodd
A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4

LEGEND: THE MILES DAVIS STORY - 0. TRAILER (320kbs-m4a/6mb/3mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 15th May 2026

Trumpeter Miles Davis didn't just change jazz; he redefined the sound of the 20th century. But that constant reinvention came at a price. Clarke Peters explores a visionary artist, to reveal the man behind the legend: a complicated genius whose relentless pursuit of the "new" often scorched his own life and the lives of those around him.

LEGEND: THE MILES DAVIS STORY - 1. DON'T CALL ME LEGEND (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 23rd May 2026

Clarke Peters explores the life and legacy of a visionary artist whose relentless pursuit of the "new" often scorched his own life and the lives of those around him.

In September 1944, an 18-year-old Miles Davis arrives in New York with a trumpet in his hand and a secret mission. He may have first arrived in New York to take up a place at the prestigious Juilliard School, but in reality Miles was actually patrolling the smoke-filled jazz clubs of 52nd Street, chasing the high-speed sounds of his bebop heroes, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.

Miles Davis Interview: From Jazz Talking by Ben Sidran, 1986.
The Arsenio Hall Show, Paramount, originally broadcast in 1989.
60 Minutes, CBS News. Originally broadcast in 1989

Featured tracks (in order of appearance)
"So What" – Miles Davis
"Blue in Green" – Miles Davis (feat. John Coltrane & Bill Evans)
"Bitches Brew" – Miles Davis
"Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" - MIles Davis
"Agitation" – Miles Davis
"Flamenco Sketches" – Miles Davis & Bill Evans
"Ko Ko" – Charlie Parker
"Salt Peanuts" – Dizzy Gillespie
"Jivin with Jack the Bellboy" - Miles Davis
"Move" - Miles Davis
"Moon Dreams" - Miles Davis
"Boplicity" - Miles Davis

LEGEND: THE MILES DAVIS STORY - 2. BACK OFF THE ROPES (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 30th May 2026

Clarke Peters explores a period when Miles Davis, the "King of Cool", was nearly knocked out for good.

By the early 1950s, Miles had hit rock bottom - scraped off a Manhattan gutter by a friend and forced to pawn his trumpet to fund a heroin habit that had swallowed his career and his reputation. Clarke follows Miles on a desperate, 20-hour bus ride back to his father's farm, where he would face his greatest demon in a brutal, solitary fight for his life. We discover how Miles used the grit and physical discipline of his boxing idols, Jack Johnson and Sugar Ray Robinson, to survive a "cold turkey" recovery and find a radical new way to play. Using a Harmon mute to create a dark, aching, and intensely intimate sound that would become his signature, Miles began a high-stakes hustle to reclaim his throne.

From the shame of a prison cell to a last-chance appearance at a major jazz festival, this is the story of a legendary artist fighting his way back from the brink to see if the world was still listening.

Featured tracks (in order of appearance)
"Right Off" - Miles Davis
"Yesternow" - Miles Davis
"Blue n Boogie" - Miles Davis
"Walkin" - Miles Davis
"Love me or Leave me" Rudy van Gelder (featuring Miles Davis)
"it Never Entered my Mind" - MIles Davis
"Oleo" - MIles Davis
"Round Midnight" - Thelonius Monk (featuring Miles Davis)
"So What" - Miles Davis

Jack Johnson, directed by Jim Jacobs, The Big Fights Inc. 1970
Clark Terry from BBC Jazz File, Miles Davis at 80, 2001

LEGEND: THE MILES DAVIS STORY - 3. MILES IN BLUE (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 6th June 2026

Clarke Peters explores what many consider the apex of Miles Davis's career: 1959, the year of Kind of Blue.

It was a time of tailored suits, fast cars, and a radical new sound that redefined the 20th-century idea of cool. Clarke takes us inside the legendary Columbia studio to witness the birth of the best-selling jazz album of all time - a recording session where Miles' scrawled notes transformed the genre forever. But beneath the surface of this "sublime" era, Miles' life didn't always run as smooth as his music.

Clarke explores the uncomfortable collision of professional triumph and personal volatility, as his relationship with his soon to be wife, dancer Frances Taylor, was tested by the same uncompromising drive that fuelled his art. The episode reaches a pivotal climax just days after the album's release. Despite his global stardom, a brutal encounter with the police outside a New York club served as a savage reminder that, for a Black man in 1959 America, the "cool" was never a shield from social reality.

Tracks featured:
"There is no Greater Love" - Miles Davis Quintet
"Squeeze Me" - Miles Davis Quintet
"How am I to Know" - Miles Davis Quintet
"Ah Lei Che" - MIles Davis Quintet
"Freddie Freeloader" - MIles Davis Quintet
"So what" - Miles Davis
"All Blues" - Miles Davis
"Flamenco Sketches" - Miles Davis and Bill Evans
"Blue in Green" - Miles Davis and Bill Evans
"Bitches Brew" - Miles Davis
"Pharoes Dance" - Miles Davis

Frances Taylor from BBC Jazz File: Miles Davis at 80, 2001
Jimmy Cobb from interview with Mike Lanchin, 2014

LEGEND: THE MILES DAVIS STORY - 4. BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 13th June 2026

Clarke Peters explores a period of radical disruption as Miles Davis, the King of Cool, sets his legacy on fire.

By the late 1960s, the jazz world had become too safe, and Miles felt the heat of his "blue flame" inviting him toward the unknown once again. Inspired by the raw energy of Jimi Hendrix and the psychedelic funk of Sly Stone, Miles plugged in his horn, traded his Italian suits for leather trousers, and entered his most controversial era - the "Prince of Darkness".

Clarke investigates the high-stakes gamble behind the 1970 masterpiece Bitches Brew, an album that jazz purists initially dismissed as a "cacophonic mess" that would kill his career. Yet, while the establishment recoiled, Miles was busy inventing the future - laying the DNA for everything from rock to hip-hop. This was a time of extreme creative hunger and personal chaos, marked by a mysterious shooting in Brooklyn and a reckless life in the fast lane that eventually took a heavy physical toll.

From the studio to the massive stage at the Isle of Wight, Clarke reveals how Miles' refusal to stand still, changed the sound of the 20th century yet again.

Tracks featured:
"Trevere" - Miles Davis
"Milestones" - MIles Davis
"Iris" - Wayne Shorter
"Stella By Starlight" - Victor Young
"In a Silent Way" - Joe Zawinul
"Bitches Brew" - Miles Davis
"Pharoah's Dance" - Bennie Maupin
"John McLaughlin" - Miles Davis
"Sanctuary" - Wayne Shorter
"Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" - MIles Davis
"It's about that Time" - Joe Zawinul
"Right Off" - MIles Davis
"Yesternow" - MIles Davis
"Directions" - MIles Davis

LEGEND: THE MILES DAVIS STORY - 5. LOST AND FOUND (320kbs-m4a/66mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 20th June 2026

Clarke Peters concludes the series exploring Miles Davis's final decade. After nearly five years of reclusive silence, Miles emerges from his New York brownstone, determined to channel a new generation of musicians to spark his final reinvention of jazz. Miles is back! News of the comeback ignites the media, and packed audiences, from rock royalty to his old jazz associates, flock to his early gigs, left reeling as Miles boldly pushes the genre squarely into the electronic age.

Through albums like The Man with the Horn and the Grammy-winning Tutu, Miles and his visionary key collaborator, Marcus Miller, stubbornly defy the critics to forge a triumphant new legacy. Along the way, he crosses paths with Prince, while his late-career sonic experiments deeply inspire a burgeoning generation of hip-hop artists.

But It wasn't just the music that was rejuvenated. With the fierce support of his wife, actress Cicely Tyson, Miles battles back from the severe physical pain and exhausting excesses of the 1970s to clean up his lifestyle. Yet, as his fragile body is pushed to its absolute limits, a lingering question remains - how much longer can his flame burn? Before the final curtain falls, a man who spent a lifetime refusing to retrace his steps prepares one last, profound twist - a closing gesture that forces him to look back and finally embrace the very past he spent decades running from.

Tracks featured:
"Zimbabwe" - Miles Davis
"Gondwana" - Miles Davis
"Shout" - Miles Davis
"The Man with the Horn" - MIles Davis
"Ursula" - Miles Davis
"Fast Track" - Miles Davis
"My Man's Gone Now" - George and Ira Gerswhin, feat. Miles Davis
"Time After Time" - Cyndi Lauper feat. Miles Davis
"Tutu" - Marcus Miller feat. Miles Davis
"Portia" - Marcus Miller feat. Miles Davis
"Full Nelson" - Marcus Miller feat. Miles Davis
"I believe" - Courtney Pine
"Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest/Lou Reed
"Airbag" - Radiohead
"Boplicity" - Miles Davis
"It Never Entered my Mind" - Rogers and Hart feat. Miles Davis
"My Funny Valentine" - Rogers and Hart feat. Miles Davis

John McLaughlin, Bill Evans and Marcus Miller from BBC Jazz File with Ian Carr, 2001.
Miles Davis from Talking Jazz with Ben Sidran, 1986
Q Tip from Red Bull Academy, 2013
Jonny Greenwood from The Adam Buxton podcast, 2016

Legend: The Bruce Springsteen Story

LEGEND: THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN STORY (320kbs-m4a/316mb/2hrs16mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 6th October to 8th November 2025

"I'm here tonight to provide proof of life to that ever elusive, never completely believable, particularly these days, us. That's my magic trick."

In Legend: The Bruce Springsteen Story, we uncover the magic trick to discover how a scrawny, long-haired introvert from small-town New Jersey became the iconic, muscular, and oft-misunderstood rock star of the 1980s, to the eloquent elder statesmen he is now. What can his story tell us about America today?

In each episode, Laura takes us to the front row of a live performance that reveals a different side of The Boss, and hears him across the decades in his own words from the archive. We'll also hear from fellow worshippers in the Church of Springsteen and disciples from the E Street Band, including drummer Max Weinberg, tributes from those influenced by Bruce, such as Bryce Dessner from The National, as well as Freehold town historian Kevin Coyne and music critics and biographers such as Richard Williams, Eric Alterman, Steven Hyden, Warren Zanes and Diane H. Winston.

The Bruce Springsteen Story comes from the production team behind BBC Radio 4's award-winning Joni Mitchell Story, and the podcast Soul Music – "...the gold standard for music podcasts..." (Esquire).

Producers: Eliza Lomas and Mair Bosworth
Sound Design and Original Music: Hannis Brown
Series Developer: Mair Bosworth
Production Coordinator: Stuart Laws
Additional Research: Sarah Goodman
Series Editor: Emma Harding
Commissioning Editors: Daniel Clarke and Matthew Dodd

LEGEND: THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN STORY - 0. TRAILER (320kbs-m4a/5mb/2mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 6th October 2025

How did the greats become the greats? And what did it cost them to get there? Legend is the award-winning music biography series from BBC Radio 4 exploring the lives of pioneering artists who shaped modern music.

In Legend: The Bruce Springsteen Story, we discover how a scrawny, long-haired introvert from New Jersey became the iconic, muscular – and oft-misunderstood – rock star of the 1980s, and ultimately the eloquent elder statesmen he is now. What does his story reveal about America today?

Across the series, Laura Barton takes a front-row seat at five key gigs which illuminate a different side of The Boss. She travels to Asbury Park in 1971 to hear how teenage Bruce began to learn his magic trick at The Upstage Club. She hears about his nerve-wracking London Hammersmith gig in 1975, the electrifying final night of the Born in the U.S.A tour in 1985, and his emotional homecoming show at St Rose of Lima school gym in 1996. Lastly, Laura heads to Milan to witness the final concert of his 2025 Land of Hope and Dreams tour.

Featuring Bruce in his own words across the decades, alongside voices from the E Street Band, devoted fans, biographers, and critics.

LEGEND: THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN STORY - 1. MY HOMETOWN (320kbs-m4a/55mb/24mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 11th October 2025

How did Bruce become The Boss, and what did it cost him to get there? Laura Barton explores the extraordinary life story of Bruce Springsteen, taking a front-row seat at five important gigs to reveal the life behind the legend.

Bruce's story begins in the small factory town of Freehold, New Jersey. His father, Douglas, is distant. The love from his Grandmother Alice is fierce. His life changes forever when he hears Elvis and The Beatles, and learns the guitar.

Laura travels to 23rd January, 1971. Bruce is 21 years old. This wiry figure with long curly hair takes the mic at the Upstage Club, Asbury Park. There is a vast distance between this scruffy boardwalk town venue and the stadiums he will one day fill, but Springsteen has a plan. Off stage, Bruce is a shy and introverted teenager. But when he plays, the transformation is startling. People liken it to Bruce Banner turning into the Incredible Hulk. This is where he finds his congregation - his vision of community forms here.

LEGEND: THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN STORY - 2. BORN TO RUN (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 18th October 2025

How did Bruce become The Boss, and what did it cost him to get there? Laura Barton explores the extraordinary life story of Bruce Springsteen, taking a front-row seat at five important gigs to reveal the life behind the legend.

Bruce's story continues in Asbury Park, New Jersey, where he's living above a beauty parlour, broke, writing songs amongst the hairdryers. It's here he writes his first album, Greetings From Asbury Park. And in 1975, when New York is in turmoil and America in crisis, Springsteen releases his landmark album, Born To Run. This launches him to stardom.

London Hammersmith, 1975. Bruce's wildest dreams come true when the opportunity comes to perform in the home country of his greatest musical heros. But what follows is far from the Springsteen shows of exuberant legend. And this newfound fame soon comes to replace Freehold, New Jersey, as the town he wants to flee.

LEGEND: THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN STORY - 3. BORN IN THE USA (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 25th October 2025

How did Bruce become The Boss, and what did it cost him to get there? Laura Barton explores the extraordinary life story of Bruce Springsteen, taking a front-row seat at five important gigs to reveal the life behind the legend.

Bruce's story continues in rural Holmdel, New Jersey, alone with a four-track tape recorder. He goes back into his childhood, drives the streets of his early years, searching for answers. Looking for meaning. The seminal album, Nebraska, is what comes out.

What happens next is an unravelling. And then a rebuilding. The Bruce who returns is unrecognisable. "He's got muscles now. Does that mean we have to get muscles now?!" - Warren Zanes. The album Born In The USA, with the anthemic album track and hit single Dancing In The Dark, takes Bruce stratospheric.

In October, 1985, after two years and 156 shows, the Born In The USA tour comes to a close at the Coliseum Los Angeles. Four sold out nights of 80,000 people. The final night is one of melancholy and of joy. And a foreboding of change to come.

LEGEND: THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN STORY - 4. THE PROMISE (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 1st November 2025

How did Bruce become The Boss, and what did it cost him to get there? Laura Barton explores the extraordinary life story of Bruce Springsteen, taking a front-row seat at five important gigs to reveal the life behind the legend.

Bruce is living in Hollywood, L.A, making music without his long-time bandmates. It's a time of Bruce being far away from his roots - and from some of his most loyal fans. But a homecoming concert in his school gym in Freehold, New Jersey marks a turning point.

LEGEND: THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN STORY - 5. THE LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 8th November 2025

How did Bruce become The Boss, and what did it cost him to get there? Laura Barton explores the extraordinary life story of Bruce Springsteen, taking a front-row seat at five important gigs to reveal the life behind the legend.

In our final chapter, we trace Bruce's journey to his latest tour - The Land of Hope and Dreams - where he speaks out on stage against the President of the United States. How did Bruce become the kind of artist who wears his politics so openly? And what impact has this had on his fan base?

Laura travels to Milan in the heat of July for the last stop on the tour at San Siro Stadium, where she meets fans who've journeyed from around the world to witness this moment.