Including at 6.15 Pause for Thought with Barney Leith.
Including at 9.15 Pause for Thought with the Rev Roy Jenkins.
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Folk, roots and acoustic-based music. Today Mike announces the nominations for the 2005 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, chosen by a panel of more than 100 folk music professionals. The awards are to be held in February in London. This year the Best Dance Band category is open to the public, who may vote via www.bbc.co.uk/radio2. mike.harding@bbc.co.uk
6/8. Reggae enthusiast and aficionado Mark Lamarr showcases choice examples of the Jamaican musical genre. He is joined by producer, dub organiser and singer Linval Thompson, whose albums include I Love Marijuana (1978) and Phoenix Dub (2002).
3/6 Stuart Maconie profiles six undisputed heavies of pop and rock. The series traces their careers through original reviews and features from some of the undisputed heavies of music journalism.
Originally a hugely popular but critically marginalised West Coast pop act, the Beach Boys now rank as one of the more influential acts of the last half-century. Examples of writing from Barney Hoskyns, Fred Dellar and Lenny Kaye illustrate their evolution.
(Phill Jupitus on Brian Wilson: p42)
At 1.30am Pause for Thought with Dave Kitchen in Wales.
3.30 as 1.30
