Schedule

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25 Dec

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

Morning:

07:00 - 08:00 Early Breakfast

Ross Watchman presents a great variety of music to start your Sunday. And why not have a go at his weekly brainteaser? Programme Website

08:00 - 10:00 John Gannon's 60s Scene

John Gannon selects tracks from the 1960's, and along with the Guitar Twangers' Corner featuring The Freedom Riders he features singles from the Top 10 chart from this day in 1967. Programme Website

10:00 - 11:00 Women Making Waves Listen Again

Anglia Ruskin University Professor Catherine Lee and Marketing Executive Hannah Hagon join Linda & Suzie this week. Professor Lee’s own experiences while teaching in secondary schools during the years of Section 28 legislation has helped inspire a BBC and BFI-backed film and Hannah Hagon came up with an idea on how she could teach pre-school tots about computer coding after attending an event run by Raspberry Pi. Programme Website

11:00 - 12:00 Bookmark

Leigh Chambers’ featured guest is Ann-Marie Howell talking about her latest novel for 9 – 11-year-olds, The Secret of the Treasure Keepers, which is set in the Fens. Illustrator, Yu Rong, chats about the special technique she used to illustrate Shu Lin’s Grandpa by Matt Goodfellow. And Wafa Tarnowska discusses the moving true story behind her novel for children, Nour’s Secret Library. Programme Website

Afternoon:

12:00 - 13:00 What You Might Have Missed

Oysters on Mill Road, Christmas style, and the tech you want in your stockings. Programme Website

13:00 - 14:00 From the Terraces Listen Again

If you love local football then join Tim Armitage and the From the Terraces team as they follow Cambridge United, Cambridge City, Histon and our local women sides through another exciting season. Programme Website

14:00 - 16:00 Tony Barnfield Listen Again

Tony hears about Spring 2023 plans from Luke Dell at the ADC Theatre and Karl Steele of the Town and Gown Pub & Theatre, where Christmas celebrations are enjoying unprecedented success, while singers Paul Jones and Gilbert O'Sullivan are among Tony's selected highlights from the past year. Programme Website

16:00 - 17:00 Jazz Today

Pete samples new music from Europe and the USA including trombonist Nils Landgren, guitarist Bill Frisell, the David Gordon Trio and the quartet Fusk. He’ll also be running through the jazz gigs coming up in and around Cambridge. Programme Website

17:00 - 18:00 Polish Waves

The weekly show for the Polish community with news, entertainment and music. Presented by Błażej Mikuła, Maciej Pawlikowski, Basia & Chris Hubbard, Sebastian Lesniewski and Monika Wiacek. Programme Website

18:00 - 19:00 Cambridge Film Show

Every fortnight reviewers Yosra Osman, Emma Marchant, Simon West, Lorcan O'Neill and Stewart Paske dissect the latest movie releases. Programme Website

Evening:

19:00 - 20:00 The Big Band Show

The Swinging Ernie Wilkins Orchestra, Ernie Wilkins was an American jazz saxophonist, conductor and arranger who spent several years with Count Basie as well as writing for Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, and Dizzy Gillespie and now with the Christmas run up in full swing, John Hammond features one or two of her festive tracks.

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20:00 - 21:00 Let The Good Times Roll

Jackie Bond spins a selection of golden oldies for the holiday season to get you in the party mood. Featuring Gene Vincent, The Hollies, Harmonica Sam, Tennessee Ernie Ford and The Bellfuries. Programme Website

21:00 - 22:00 Queer Cambridge

Hannah Bestwick and Daisy Thurston-Gent present Cambridge 105 Radio’s dedicated LGBTQ show. We give you the low down on the LGBTQ events you can go to around Cambridge, and take a look at queer news happening nationally and locally. And every song we play is by either a queer artist or has a strong association for LGBTQ people. Programme Website

22:00 - 23:00 Stagger

The alternative music show with rap, electronica and experimental music. Programme Website

23:00 - 00:00 Evening Under Lamplight

Robert-Louis Abrahamson attends to various kinds of Gifts, both in myth and in our daily practice. You are invited to attend. Programme Website