Including at 6.15 Pause for Thought with Norman Steel.
At 9.15 Pause for Thought with Faris Badawi.
With new country.
Folk, roots and acoustic sounds, featuring a preview of Radio 2's Radio Ballads series, which starts next Monday. Mike talks to musical director John Tams about the music and talent in the series.
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New series1/4. Mark Lamarr presents an in-depth profile of R&B/soul/funk legend
James Brown to mark the 50th anniversary of his studio recording of Please Please Please. Brown has amassed a fortune in chart hits since 1956 with a vast repertoire that includes the 1958 R&B number one Try Me, the 1960s crossover classics Papa's Got a Brand New Bag Part One, I Got You (I Feel Good), It's a Man's Man's Man's World, Cold Sweat - Part One and Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud (Part One) and, perhaps most famously, the 1970 hit Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine (Part One). The series features rare material and explores rap and hip-hop's debt to Brown, who provides extensive input. Producer Paul Sexton
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James Brown compilation CD: p31
7/10. Charlie Gillett profiles rock and folk producer Joe Boyd , whose clients have included Pink Floyd, Nick Drake , Fairport Convention, Soft Machine, Songhai and REM.
With the Dresden Dolls in session.
With a live set from Coldcut.
Including at 1.30am Pause for Thought with Kavyasiddhi.
1.30 as 3.30