Schedule

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26 Oct Tue
27 Oct Wed
28 Oct Thu
29 Oct Fri
30 Oct Sat
31 Oct Sun
01 Nov Mon
02 Nov Tue
03 Nov Wed
04 Nov Thu
05 Nov Fri
06 Nov Sat
07 Nov Sun
08 Nov

On Air | Morning | Afternoon | Evening | Week at a Glance

Morning:

07:00 - 08:00 Flavour

Another chance to hear the fortnightly show dedicated to food and drink produced and enjoyed in and around Cambridge. We tell you about what is available locally, in specialist food stores, cafes, restaurants and wine merchants. Presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Ruth Reyes. Programme Website

08:00 - 11:00 Cambridge Music Mix

The Music of Your Life – back to back. Programme Website

11:00 - 13:00 John Gannon's 60s Scene

John Gannon brings you the Top Ten chart, One Hit Wonders, the Guitar Twangers’ Corner and Almost Made It. Programme Website

Afternoon:

13:00 - 14:00 Polish Waves

Bringing Polish culture closer to the wonderful community of Cambridge: a portion of news and entertainment, lavishly seasoned with specially selected music. Presented by Błażej Mikuła, Maciej Pawlikowski, Basia & Chris Hubbard, and Sebastian Lesniewski. Programme Website

14:00 - 16:00 The Eclectic Light Show

Mandy Morton and Nicola Upson drop in on a press conference with Dame Maggie Smith and Alan Bennett as they discuss their new film The Lady in the Van. We mark the 70th anniversary of The film Brief Encounter starring Dame Celia Johnson, taking a look behind the scenes. And we have a special hour long documentary on the late Baroness James of Holland Park, known to millions of readers as PD James. Programme Website

16:00 - 18:00 Jazz Today

Pete Butchers focusses on the forthcoming Cambridge Jazz Festival running from the 19 -29 November. Among those plying their wares will be the Tom Green Septet, the New York Standards Quartet and the trio Partikel. Not forgetting saxophonists Stan Sulzmann and Gilad Atzmon plus the quintet Better Than TV. Programme Website

18:00 - 19:00 From The Terraces

Tim Armitage and team are back with the local football show that’s all about the fans. Programme Website

Evening:

19:00 - 20:00 Rock Lit Listen Again

Alan Alder discovers how Pink Floyd’s most extreme piece of psychedelia, Interstellar Overdrive, was inspired by a (believe it or not) Burt Bacharach song and how Velvet Underground’s 'Flower of Evil' John Cale came to play on a Nick Drake album. Programme Website

20:00 - 19:00 Cambridge Music Mix

The Music of Your Life – back to back. Programme Website

19:00 - 20:00 Rock Lit Listen Again

Alan Alder and guests look at the literature of rock, folk, punk, post-punk and reggae as well as other types of music. It plays the music associated with biographies, autobiographies, music histories and reviews. Programme Website