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: The Easybeats, Crispian St Peters, The Honeycombs, Solomon Burke, Wayne Fontana, and Harmony Grass. Plus the Guitar Twangers Corner, the B-Side/A-side feature and the Top Ten Chart, taken from August 16th 1960. Programme Website
10:00 - 11:00 Women Making Waves
Women Making Waves features women who each play a positive part in shaping our society and are at the forefront of empowering change. Presented by Suzie Thorpe & Linda Ness. Programme Website
11:00 - 12:00 Bookmark
Xu Zhimo’s poem Second Farewell to Cambridge is taught to every schoolchild in China, making it arguably the most famous poem in the world, though it’s little known outside the poet’s homeland. In this Bookmark special Leigh Chambers examines the role it’s played in forging cultural and business links between Cambridge and China, take a look at the literature and music it has inspired, and discover ways in which the poet and poem are still embedded in the life of Cambridge, the city he loved. Programme Website
Afternoon:
12:00 - 13:00 What You Might Have Missed
The weekly look at the big talking points in the city and South Cambridgeshire, along with the guests we've been hearing from on-air. Programme Website
12:00 - 13:00 What You Might Have Missed
Ian Daborn features the neighbours who have created their own play area on a spare piece of land and the Cambridge film-maker working on a sci-fi film in tribute to his friend, and former Abstracts frontman, Felix Morgan. Programme Website
12:00 - 13:00 What You Might Have Missed
The weekly look at the big talking points in the city and South Cambridgeshire, along with the guests we've been hearing from on-air. Programme Website
13:00 - 14:00 Roundabout with Tony Barnfield
Over the next few weeks, Tony Barnfield revisits some of the most significant conversations he has enjoyed since joining Cambridge 105 Radio four years ago. In this week’s choice, he talks to former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, now Master of Magdalene College. (Revised repeat from 3 December 2017) Programme Website
14:00 - 15:00 Behind the Bike Shed
The last time that the Voice of Cycling, Phil Liggett was in Cambridge was for the 2014 Tour de France. He returns this time for a special edition of Behind the Bike Shed, When Phil met Phil with Phil Mynott. Lesser known is his role as one of the UK's earliest campaigners for improved conditions for all cyclists and support for the environment. And as a regular Behind The Bike Shed listener, Liggett gets the chance to play Spin That Wheel, our three-minute cycling habit quiz.
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14:00 - 15:00 Flavour
The fortnightly show dedicated to food and drink produced and enjoyed in and around Cambridge. Presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder. Programme Website
15:00 - 17:00 Classical Cambridge
Former St John’s College Organ Scholar John Challenger talks to Tony Barnfield about his love of the instrument, notably the Father Willis Organ in Salisbury Cathedral, where he is Assistant Director of Music. Also, BBC Radio 3’s Chris Berrow previews the Live Proms from the Royal Albert Hall. Plus Tony’s eclectic choice from the classical repertoire. Programme Website
15:00 - 17:00 Classical Cambridge
Tony Barnfield presents the monthly magazine programme for classical music enthusiasts. Programme Website
17:00 - 18:00 Cambridge Arts Roundup
Simon Bertin and guests look at the life of television critic and poet Clive James. Programme Website
17:00 - 18:00 Polish Waves
Chris and Basia talk to Chesterton Sports Centre events manager, Tom Barrucha, about the reopening of the centre and how operations at the club have changed to keep everybody safe and welcome. We also talk to Cambridge-based online yoga teacher Leyla Turreli. And all mixed with great Polish music. Programme Website
18:00 - 18:30 Cambridge United: Game of the Decade
On the lead up to the football season, Ollie Slack and Tim Armitage look back at some of the greatest matches at the Abbey Stadium from the past decade, as selected by fans. Programme Website
18:30 - 19:00 The Business of Cambridge
Sue Keogh explores the importance of where a business is located with guests Saul Nassé, Group Chief Executive, Cambridge Assessment, and James Parton, MD of The Bradfield Centre. 3/10 Programme Website
Evening:
18:30 - 19:00 The Business of Cambridge
Sue Keogh talks to local businesses about the challenges they face. Programme Website
Evening:
19:00 - 20:00 The Big Band Show
On the show this week John will be celebrating his 50th show by playing some of his personal favourite tracks from the last two years. From Count Basie to Gordon Goodwin and Sammy Davis Jnr to Michael Buble. Programme Website
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
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, David Cunnington and Ian Shaw present the alternative music show with rap, electronica and experimental music. Programme Website
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