With the Dawn Patrol, including at 6.15
Pause for Thought with Mary Steele.

And at 9.15 Pause for
Thought with Rose HudsonWilkin.

A selection of country music stretching from archive classics to the cutting-edge.
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Featuring classic blues from the archive and the cream of new releases. Plus special guest band Parker's
Alibi, described by one critic as "the new icons of the British blues scene".
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Stuart Maconie's series on one of the most enduring of all musical cults - Northern Soul, combining classic tracks with insight from the genre's movers and shakers. Guest Richard Searling has been on of Northern Soul's leading DJs since pioneering the music at VaVa's in Bolton and at the Wigan Casino in the seventies.

The Hole in the Wall
Gang, Northern Ireland's leading comedy troupe, with their surreal and bizarre running characters and sardonic observations of life in the UK. Music from guest Mitch Benn.
Repeated Saturday 1.30pm

Last of a series in which Dionne Warwick looks at six of the greatest but lesser known soul albums.
6:Who Is Jill Scott?
Last year's eponymous debut album from the Philadelphia-born hip-hop/R 'n' B performer and poet. With contributions from producer DJ Jazzy Jeff and the artist herself.

Including at 1.30
Pause for Thought with Stewart Henderson.

Including at 3.30
Pause for Thought with Stewart Henderson.