With the Dawn Patrol, including at 6.15
Pause for Thought with Shah Hussain.

And at 9.15 Pause for
Thought with Rose Hudson Wilkin.

A selection stretching from archive classics to the cutting-edge.
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This week the blues show looks at the cultural phenomena - from the Rolling Stones on Top of the Pops to the Blues Brothers - that may have converted listeners to the blues.
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Stuart Maconie continues a series on one of the most popular and enduring of all musical cults - Northern Soul, combining classic tracks with insight from the genre's movers and shakers. Guest Tim Brown brings along the eight most expensive records from his vast collection.

The Hole in the Wall
Gang, Northern Ireland's leading comedy troupe, with their surreal and bizarre characters and sardonic observations of life in the UK.

Dionne Warwick presents six of the greatest but lesser known soul albums, featuring interviews with the artists and those they've inspired. 5: The late
Donny Hathaway 's 1973 long player Extension of a Man, which features self-penned, soul-stirring arrangements foruptoa48-piece orchestra.

A mix of guests, music and conversation.

Including at 1.30
Pause for Thought with Stewart Henderson.

Including at 3.30
Pause for Thought with Stewart Henderson.