Morning:
08:00 - 10:00 Phil Rowe
Phil presents music and conversation for Christmas morning, live from the Gwydir Street studios. Programme Website
09:30 - 13:00 Phil Rowe
Phil brings you local people, local places and the best music. Programme Website
Afternoon:
10:00 - 11:00 The Cambridge Mayor's Show
Mayor of Cambridge, Councillor Gerri Bird presents a special programme of her favourite music. Programme Website
11:00 - 12:00 Christmas Day with the Vicar of Great St Mary'sListen Again
The Reverend Canon Adrian Daffern celebrates Christmas in conversation with Tony Barnfield, illustrated with readings from the Christmas story, Charles Dickens and UA Fanthorpe and music including the Choir of King's under Stephen Cleobury, John Rutter, The Pogues and Greg Lake. Programme Website
Afternoon:
12:00 - 14:00 Rotary Christmas Charity ConcertListen Again
The annual Rotary Club of Cambridge Christmas Concert recorded at Great St Mary's Church, Cambridge. Featuring the choirs of Barton C of E Primary School, Harston & Newton Primary School, St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, St Mary’s Junior School Chamber Choir, The Leys School Chapel Choir and Whitehall School Choir. Introduced by Neil Whiteside. Programme Website
13:00 - 16:00 Neil Whiteside
Neil livens up your Wednesday and Thursday afternoons with fun, games and conversation you'll want to be part of. Programme Website
14:00 - 15:00 Sir Stephen Cleobury (1948 - 2019)Listen Again
Tony Barnfield recalls his many conversations with the long-serving former Director of Music at King's College, who died in November aged 70, illustrated with recordings of Stephen's choice and significant performances from his 37 years in Cambridge. Programme Website
15:00 - 17:00 The Big Band Show at Christmas
After Her Majesty The Queen delivers her annual Christmas Day broadcast to the nation, John Hammond introduces a special edition of the Big Band Show, featuring big band, swing and jive tracks with a Christmas feel including Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Buble, Bing Crosby and Gordon Goodwin. Programme Website
17:00 - 19:00 ELS Special: Maddy Prior
Join Mandy Morton as she brings together two giants of music, Steeleye Span’s Maddy Prior and Pentangle’s Jacqui McShee, to discuss and celebrate 50 years of fronting two of the most innovative bands in folk and folk-rock. The two singers engage with Mandy on many subjects including family life, touring and the music that both have embraced for the whole of their adult lives. Programme Website
Evening:
18:00 - 19:00 The Cambridgeshire Football Show: Midweek
Ollie Slack rounds up all the local football action. Programme Website
Evening:
19:00 - 21:00 The New Music GeneratorListen Again
Tim Willett presents Cambridge 105 Radio's flagship show dedicated to local and unsigned music featuring a live session or studio interview each week, the latest Unsigned Chart and we look ahead to the big gigs taking place over the coming week. Programme Website
19:00 - 20:00 Light Up EACH Life: Festive Concert
A special festive concert featuring the Cambridge musical phenomenon We Are Sound and renowned percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, in aid of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices. Recorded at Great St Mary's Church. Programme Website
19:00 - 21:00 The New Music GeneratorListen Again
Tim Willett presents Cambridge 105 Radio's flagship show dedicated to local and unsigned music featuring a live session or studio interview each week, the latest Unsigned Chart and we look ahead to the big gigs taking place over the coming week. Programme Website
21:00 - 22:00 The Rock Archive
New series. An exploration of the Seattle grunge scene digging up the very earliest grunge bands and ending at the present day. Tune in for Green River, Nirvana and Alice in Chains among others. Hosted by Alex Knoll
Programme Website
22:00 - 23:00 Bookmark
For the Christmas Bookmark Leigh Chambers looks at the most popular genre of fiction, crime fiction. Richard Reynolds from Heffers Bookshop joins Leigh to talk about his favourite crime novels of 2019 and some of the outstanding crime authors based in Cambridge and Cambridgeshire. Programme Website
23:00 - 00:00 Evening Under Lamplight
Greek Myths, Hero Journeys, pithy poems and stories. As told by Robert-Louis Abrahamson. Programme Website
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