Morning:
07:00 - 08:00 Early Breakfast
George Reader presents great music to start your day. Programme Website
08:00 - 11:00 Sunday Breakfast with Daniel Baker
Less than a year ago, motorsport driver Luke Davenport was in coma following a crash. This morning, he’ll tell Daniel about his incredible recovery and comeback plans. Sue Keogh reviews the day’s newspapers and there’s a full round-up of the weekend’s local sport. Programme Website
08:00 - 11:00 Sunday Breakfast with Daniel Baker
Daniel presents the Sunday Breakfast show with a look at the national and local news and special guests. Programme Website
11:00 - 13:00 John Gannon's 60s Scene
On the 51st anniversary of his tragic death, John pays a special tribute to producer Joe Meek. There’s also music from Brian Hyland, The Four Tops, Carole King, The Animals, and Billy Fury. The Top Ten Chart is from February 4, 1964 plus the Guitar Twangers’ Corner and the B-Side/A-Side. Programme Website
Afternoon:
13:00 - 14:00 Roundabout with Tony Barnfield
Tony Barnfield presents the magazine show centred on our city, blending words and music with a touch of nostalgia and “Showtime!” Programme Website
14:00 - 15:00 Flavour
Today: an independent loses more than £8,000 through burglary. How is La Latina Bustaurante getting back on its feet? We find out. Also, how to get good cake in Cambridge 'we don't have chefs in the kitchen, we have mums'; Getting starting in growing your own fruit and vegetables? Dave Fox from Trumpington Allotments looks back on his grandfather's planning notebooks from the 1920s and brings the process up to date. Presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder. (First broadcast yesterday) Programme Website
15:00 - 17:00 The Eclectic Light ShowListen Again
Jessica Fellowes puts down her Downton Abbey projects to talk to Nicola about her debut crime novel The Mitford Murders, Cambridge illustrator Pam Smy discusses her very dark modern gothic novel Thornhill with Mandy and Mandy and Nicola celebrate the 40th anniversary of Kate Bush's ground-breaking first album The Kick Inside. Programme Website
17:00 - 18:00 Polish Waves
Bringing Polish culture closer to Cambridge: a portion of news and entertainment, lavishly seasoned with specially selected music. Presented by Błażej Mikuła, Maciej Pawlikowski, Basia & Chris Hubbard, Sebastian Lesniewski, Monika Wiacek and Kasia Wozniak. Programme Website
18:00 - 19:00 From The TerracesListen Again
Tim Armitage and the team review the football action from Cambridge United, Cambridge City and Histon Town. Programme Website
Evening:
19:00 - 20:00 Choice Threads with Chris Duerden
Chris Duerden focuses on a particular artist each show by playing songs from throughout their career in music, and attempt to explore how they got to where they are via their origins and influences. Programme Website
20:00 - 21:00 Let The Good Times Roll
Jackie Bond presents the best rock 'n' roll from the 1950s through to the bands keeping the music alive today. Programme Website
22:00 - 23:00 Stagger
Tom Taylor presents the alternative music show with rap, electronica and experimental music. Programme Website
23:00 - 00:00 Bookmark
Leigh Chambers' guest is author Tony Peake, talking about his novel North Facing, a coming of age story set in 1960s South Africa. He explains how his own upbringing and awareness of apartheid influenced his writing, and how he came to write a biography of filmmaker, Derek Jarman. We also chat to former Radio Luxembourg DJ turned novelist, Mark Wesley, about his second novel Frack! And Colin Brown reveals how his book Operation Big: The Operation To Stop Hitler’s A-Bomb, highlights the crucial role a house in Godmanchester played in keeping British intelligence informed of Hitler’s nuclear plans during world war two. (R) Programme Website
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