Including at 9.15
Pause for Thought with Paul Hulme.

Looking at the career of the Beautiful South and playing James Taylor 's favourite pop records.

Talking to the people who make the news.

Sitting in for
Steve Wright.

News, views, music, the Mystery Voice
Competition, sport and regulartravel updates.

Indulging his taste for country music, Harris plays a selection stretching from archive classics to cutting-edge. PHONE [number removed] for details of music played this evening

A panel of blues experts join Jones to select theirfavourite album of the year.
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Ray Davies concludes the story behind one of the more influential bands in all of popular music, the Kinks.
6: Shangri-La. In 1969 the band continued to defy convention, abandoning the heavy sound of their earlier music and recording
Arthur, a quintessentially English album that ironically resurrected their US career.

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis scourthe week's news for the funny and entertaining misfortunes of others. With support from Jon Culshaw and Mitch Benn.
Rptd Sat 30 December 1.30pm

Last in a series in which
Mark Kermode talks to film-makers about their work. 6: Spike Lee , the confrontational spokesman of "New Black Hollywood" and director of Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X.

Jools Holland ends his profile of the jazz pianist and Singer. Revised repeat

Including at 1.30 and 3.30 Pause for Thought with Angela Wood.

With the Dawn Patrol.
Including at 6.15
Pause for Thought with Jonathan Romain.