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? [More]
08:00 - 10:00 John Gannon's 60s Scene
John Gannon selects tracks from artists including Gene Pitney, The Shirelles, Tommy Roe and Joey Dee & Starlighters. Included are Almost Made It, Should Have Been a Single and the Guitar Twangers Corner features, plus the Top Ten Chart' taken from June 6, 1960.
10:00 - 11:00 Women Making WavesListen Again
Linda Ness & Suzie Thorpe meet Faye Holland and Lorenza Wildcard. Faye is a well-known entrepreneur who is known for getting things done. Wildcard had never written a song in her life but was inspired to pen a song. Within 24 hours of it being on the internet, a music producer wanted her to record it as a single.
11:00 - 12:00 Bookmark
Leigh Chambers’ guest is David Reynolds talking about his book, Island Stories, which investigates how Britain’s sense of national identity has been shaped, and how that has brought us to Brexit. Simon Parkin discusses his book A Game of Birds and Wolves in which he reveals how a secret war game played helped Britain win the Battle of the Atlantic. And Isabella Tree talks about Wilding, her account of what happened when she and her husband allowed their land to return to the wild. [More]
Afternoon:
12:00 - 13:00 Strawberry Fair - The Story so Far
A special documentary looking at the history of Strawberry Fair and what goes in to putting it together. Narrated by Lucy Milazzo. [More]
13:00 - 13:30 Ollie & Harry’s Euros Roadtrip
Ollie Slack, Harry Jones and local guests debate the biggest talking points from the 2020 European Championships, take a virtual tour of the 11 host cities and attempt to complete the Euro 2020 Panini sticker collection. [More]
13:30 - 14:00 Your Legends
Ollie Slack chats to the local football legends voted for by the public about their greatest moments and fond memories from their careers. [More]
14:00 - 16:00 Sunday Supplement with Tony Barnfield
Two charities are set to benefit from initiatives launched by Tony Barnfield’s guests this afternoon. Cambridge poet Ian Whybrow is well on the way, in Major Tom tradition, to his year-long target to write a poem every day in aid of an amputee charity. And musician Sepp Osley discusses his John Lennon tribute album Dear John – Concert for War Child UK. [More]
16:00 - 17:00 Jazz Today
Pete Butchers samples new releases from Sons of Kemet, a quintet co-led by Dave Douglas and Joe Lovano and the guitar duo of Skuli Sverrisson and Bill Frisell. He’ll also be running through the jazz gigs coming up in and around Cambridge. [More]
17:00 - 18:00 Polish Waves
Bringing Polish culture closer to Cambridge: a portion of news and entertainment, lavishly seasoned with specially selected music. Presented by Błażej Mikuła, Maciej Pawlikowski, Basia & Chris Hubbard, Sebastian Lesniewski and Monika Wiacek. [More]
18:00 - 19:00 The 7th Generation
The Oxford-Cambridge Arc is an ambitious plan to better link together the two university cities. But the development, including the East-West Railway, new roads, and up to a million new homes bring with them a massive environmental impact. South Cambs District Council leader, and OxCam Arc environment leader, Bridget Smith, Richard Astle, the chair of Natural Cambridgeshire, and Oxford ecologist David Rogers give their contrasting views. [More]
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. [More]
20:00 - 21:00 Let The Good Times Roll
Join Jackie Bond as we nosey on down to Poochville for a dog themed show. Featuring Hawkshaw Hawkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Rufus Thomas. [More]
22:00 - 23:00 Stagger
The alternative music show with rap, electronica and experimental music. [More]
23:00 - 00:00 Evening Under Lamplight
Robert-Louis Abrahamson adds to the celebration of Dylan’s big birthday by attending to the album Oh, Mercy, songs worth spending some time with.
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