Schedule

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02 Jun Tue
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07 Jun Sun
08 Jun

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

Morning:

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

John Gannon presents a selection of music from the 1960s. Programme Website

10:00 - 12:00 Glenn Jones Listen Again

Glenn finds out why over 300 Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers are descending on Cambridge for a Scavenger Hunt next weekend. Programme Website

Afternoon:

12:00 - 13:00 Cambridge Challenges: Local Policing and Keeping Us Safe

Lewis Herbert is joined by guests Darryl Preston, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Police and Crime Commissioner; Claire George, Chair of the county's Police and Crime Panel and Cllr Cameron Holloway, Cambridge Executive Councillor for Community Safety, Homelessness and Wellbeing. Programme Website

13:00 - 14:00 Flavour

Cruel summer? With the driest Spring since 1961 we visit a Market Garden and an allotment to see how crops & plants have been affected in Cambridge. Steve Thompson goes foraging, and fermenting with Kombucha! We get the lowdown on Transition Cambridge on the importance of local food through great projects & groups, and discover gut & hormone friendly pasta courtesy of The Nuffin Man! Presented by Matt Bentman and Dr Sue Bailey. Programme Website

14:00 - 16:00 Strummers & Dreamers

This is the 600th edition of Strummers & Dreamers, and Les Ray’s special guest is folk singer, guitarist and storyteller Jon Wilks. Les will also be presenting some of his favourite showcases, along with, as ever, plenty of new tracks by independent folk artists. Programme Website

16:00 - 17:00 Jazz Today

Pete samples new releases from saxophonist Alice Leggett, flautist Naissam Jalal, the Jasper Blom Quartet and Christoph Irniger’s Pilgrim. And runs through jazz events coming up in and around Cambridge, with music from the Brad Mehldau Trio, coming to Saffron Hall later this month. Programme Website

17:00 - 18:00 Polish Waves Listen Again

Sebastian Lesniewski is joined by mental health counsellor Grzegorz Skwarski. Programme Website

18:00 - 19:00 Rewind 2024: Sport

2024 was an eventful sporting year for our teams, players and athletes alike. And in a special programme, Daniel Baker looks back at the highs and lows of Garry Monk's first nine months in charge of Cambridge United. The opening of Cambridge City's new ground. And Dr Imogen Grant's Olympic triumph in Paris. Programme Website

Evening:

19:00 - 20:00 The Big Band Show

If swing is your thing, big band is your beat or you just want to jive to jazz, then join John Hammond fortnightly for The Big Band Show, playing big band tracks from the best ensembles as well as local bands. Programme Website

20:00 - 21:00 The Kipper the Cat Show

Greg Butler presents the second part of his guide to the Cambridge Buskers Festival 2025, taking place on 7 and 8 June at music venues and pubs across Cambridge. Programme Website