Morning:
07:00 - 09:30 Cambridge Breakfast with Ian Daborn
Ian Daborn sits in for Julian & Lucy this week with all the latest weather, travel and Tony Barnfield at the Cambridge News Desk, who also talks to Cambridge man Pete Herring about his experience of Covid-19 in Addenbrooke's early in the pandemic. Plus listeners are quizzed over their recollection of some classic TV commercials and some of our regular contributors share their personal reflections on 2020 and aspirations for 2021. [More]
09:30 - 12:00 Tobias Bown
Tobias is joined by Mike Scialom of the Cambridge Independent with a preview of the newspaper published today. Plus Dr Mike Brooks shares his Cambridge entrepreneurial journey from emergency medicine to revolutionising the way patient data is stored by medics.
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Afternoon:
12:00 - 14:00 Neil Whiteside
Neil is here from Tuesday to Thursday afternoons with a lively mix of some of the latest sounds, classic hits and great conversation. [More]
14:00 - 15:00 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. (R) [More]
15:00 - 16:00 Too Good to Be Forgotten
An hour of favourites from Cambridge's past spanning two classic decades. [More]
16:00 - 18:00 Steffi Callister
Steffi rounds up the day with guests from around the City and South Cambridgeshire, the latest from the Cambridge Newsdesk, and some fabulous music. [More]
18:00 - 19:00 105 Sport SpecialListen Again
Join Ollie Slack for a festive 105 Sport Special as he reviews Cambridge United’s local derby against Stevenage in League Two. He also takes a look back at some of the best bits from Cambridge 105 Radio’s sport coverage in 2020. [More]
Evening:
19:00 - 21:00 The New Music GeneratorListen Again
As we put 2020 behind us, Tim Willett speaks to key figures from within the local scene on how they've dealt with the challenges that the year has presented. Musician Elliot Porter recalls creating a live streaming social media community which culminated in the release of a charity single, studio producer Jake Day tells us how he embraced technology to keep his recording business operating, we look back at a summer of Quarantine Sessions from Sages of the Subway and recall how lockdown encouraged a PR expert to begin producing her own music - ending up as the Unsigned Chart Christmas Number 1. [More]
21:00 - 22:00 History of Sound
Emily Dongray explores film scores and soundtracks through the ages and tonight rounds up this year’s offering of film soundtracks, talking everything from Bill and Ted to Zappa .
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22:00 - 23:00 The Other Side with Seymour Quigley
Seymour Quigley presents a weekly show dedicated to bringing you interesting things you might not have heard before. Each week, Seymour is joined by a special guest from the local music scene and mysterious musicologist Matt D unearths a synapse-scrambling oddity. [More]
23:00 - 00:00 Folk Festival at Home
In August, Alex Elbro brought the Cambridge Folk Festival to her Cherry Hinton home with music and conversation from local artists Ellie Dixon, The Mardlers, Tennessee Twin and Annie Dressner. Here's a chance to relive one of the highlights of Summer 2020. (R) [More]
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