With the Dawn Patrol.
Including at 6.15 Pause for Thought with David Thomas.
And at 9.15 Pause for Thought with the Rev Roy Jenkins.
Talking to people in the news.
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With new country, including top tunes and news from Nashville.
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Specialist in the latest folk, roots and acoustic-based sounds. In today's programme, members of the traditional Irish act Altan discuss their new album.
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2/2. Margherita Taylor reports from Port of Spain to tell the story of Trinidad's carnival and how calypso, steel pan and masquerade are now its defining features. This edition assesses the impact of bass-heavy soca music (a fusion of Indian and calypso sounds) on a scene in which calypso has long dominated. Contributors include soca stars Arrow, David Rudder and Rikki Jai , and Caribbean music specialists Simon Lee and John Child. Plus music from
Arrow, Rikki Jai , Machel Montano , Onika Bostic and others.
2/6. Singer Suzi Quatro pays tribute to the mavericks of rock 'n' roll, profiling both the recognised giants and the unsung heroes. She continues her survey of the greats with California-born R&B bandleader/composer Johnny Otis, who championed the likes of Esther Phillips, Etta James and songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. He also wrote the 1958 hit Willie and the Hand Jive.
And at 1.30am Pause for Thought with David Wilkinson.
3.30 6.00 as 1.30
