Schedule

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

Morning:

07:00 - 08:00 Early Breakfast

Ross Watchman presents great music to start your day. Programme Website

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

This week's show features: Tom Jones, Len Barry, The Shirelles and Nancy Sinatra.Plus the Guitar Twangers Corner, the B/Side-A/side feature and the Top Ten Chart, taken from June 7th 1969. Programme Website

10:00 - 11:00 Women Making Waves

Dr Helen Pankhurst speaks about women's equality today and what it’s like to follow in the footsteps of Emmeline and Sylvia Pankhurst; Diane Danzebrink explores what we know about the menopause with reporter Bobby Jones and we meet Soraya Jones, ultimate networker and former CEO and founder of Cambridge Wireless. Introduced by Linda Ness and Suzie Thorpe. Programme Website

11:00 - 12:00 Bookmark

Leigh is joined by Jennifer Wallace who’ll be choosing the music and discussing her new book, Tragedy Since 9/11, which argues that a knowledge of tragedy in literature can help us understand tragic events of the 21st century. Children’s writer, Janet Bingham, talks about why she was drawn to the picture book genre. And YA author, Bex Hogan, chats about world-building for her first novel, Viper, and how it all came about as the result of a dream. Programme Website

Afternoon:

12:00 - 13:00 Strawberry Fair – The Story So Far

A look at the history of Strawberry Fair and what goes in to putting it together. Narrated by Lucy Milazzo. Programme Website

13:00 - 14:00 Roundabout with Tony Barnfield

Tony Barnfield hears about working at Addenbrooke’s Hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic from Dr Tim Baker, creator of myICUvoice, a ground-breaking app giving ventilated ICU patients a voice. And Sarah MacDonald, first female Director of Music at any Oxbridge college, on her 21st anniversary at Selwyn College and her new composition, Anthem for a Time of Adversity. Programme Website

14:00 - 15:00 Flavour

Hear how one of the Flavour team has influenced a top menu item at Parker's Tavern, how the end of the first world war led to a rush of cafe and fish and chip shop openings in Britain, how eating some raw veg will actually reduce your vitamin intake, how Cobra beer began with a Cambridge undergraduate, and we look back at some of the stories we covered in 2019. Presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Sue Bailey. Programme Website

15:00 - 17:00 The Cream of Virtual Strawberry Fair

Highlights of Saturday's 12-hour homage to the annual music and arts event. Programme Website

17:00 - 18:00 Polish Waves

Maciek talks to Basia Derlak, leader of Chłopcy Kontra Basia (the unique and enchanting Polish folk, jazz and everything else) band. Basia shares her musical inspirations, a couple of new songs and thoughts on life and music during the lockdown. Presented by Maciej Pawlikowski. Programme Website

18:00 - 19:00 105 Sport Special

On this week's 105 Sport Special, Ollie Slack marks the 50th anniversary of Cambridge United's first-ever promotion to the Football League by heading back to the 1969-70 season with U's historian Pat Morgan. Neil Robertson and Joe Perry are back in action this week, so Ollie gets the latest from snooker reporter Phil Haigh. He also analyses the latest proposals for the 2020 recreational cricket season. Programme Website

Evening:

19:00 - 20:00 The Big Band Show

John Hammond presents the fortnightly show that plays big band tracks from the top ensembles as well as local bands recorded over the last 60-70 years. Programme Website