It's Wednesday... and Wednesdays mean Names in Songs! Do you hear your name or the name of a family member or friend in a well-known song? Text us on 64046 Show more
Lauren Laverne
Exhilarating anthems and unexpected gems for your midweek morning
27 minutes on 6 Music
Available for years
Lauren gets your Wednesday going with breathtaking music and turns grey skies to blue with the Cloudbusting playlist, and we get nostalgic with you in 6 Music Goes Back.
Cloudbusting with Lauren Laverne
Shirley Bassey, The Jam and The Datsuns
29 minutes on 6 Music
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Lauren Laverne plays the most uplifting music across all genres to banish the grey skies
Lauren is joined live in the studio by the legendary MC Tippa Irie, who publishes his autobiography Stick To My Roots on 24th August. Show more
Mary Anne throws down a whole heap of great music to help you over your hump. It could be any theme and any genre so expect the unexpected. Show more
Mary Anne Hobbs
Yunè Pinku ALL QUEENS live set All Points East
30 minutes on 6 Music
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Rising young star Yunè Pinku's live set recorded as part of the ALL QUEENS takeover on the 6 Music Stage at All Points East in Victoria Park. Show more
Mary Anne throws down a whole heap of great music to help you over your hump. It could be any theme and any genre so expect the unexpected. Show more
Craig Charles
Welcome to your midweek pick-me-up with DJ Thunderbird
3 hours on 6 Music
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Craig chats to Linett Kamala AKA DJ Thunderbird, one of the first female DJs at Notting Hill Carnival, and shines a light on a rock 'n' roll book club in Wednesdays I'm in Love. Show more
Steve Lamacq continues his Summer Soundclash series by taking on Nick Cope from the brilliant BBC Cbeebies show Nick Cope's Popcast Show more
Tom and Deb hear from artists Emma Mbeke Nzioka and Nicholas Calvin Mwakatobe who have been given access to the historic sound archives and have chosen their favourite finds. Show more
Carlos and Grian share tales of songwriting, friendship and road trips. Music from The Cure, The Mamas & the Papas, The Stone Roses and more!
Marc and Gid welcome art-rock collective Dilettante to play live on the show. Plus there's a brand new Quotation Mark to guess at. Show more
Drummer-composer and multi-instrumentalist Valentina Magaletti picks a playlist of favourite acts from 20 years of the Supersonic Festival. Show more
Documentary series about Jamaican popular music with Linton Kwesi Johnson, exploring the roots of reggae in slave culture and the musical traditions of Europe and Africa. Show more
Documentary series about Jamaican popular music with Linton Kwesi Johnson, exploring the roots of reggae in slave culture and the musical traditions of Europe and Africa. Show more
6 Music takes you through the early hours playing back to back music, plus exclusive BBC sessions.