At 6.15 Pause for Thought with Lalitavira.
And at 9.15 Pause for Thought with Major Charles King.
With new country recordings.
Specialist in the latest folk, roots and acoustic-based sounds.
Also, Irish singer and traditional musician Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
(of septet Danu) discusses her first - and self-produced - solo album.
2/8. Reggae enthusiast Mark Lamarr chooses Jamaican music.
His guest is singer Bitty McLean, who first charted in 1993 with the hit single It Keeps Rainin (Tears from Eyes) and who plays tracks tonight from his recent album, On Bond Street.
1/4. Richard Carpenter profiles trumpeter, composer and producer Herb Alpert, who co-founded A&M Records and had seismic success in the 1960s as frontman for instrumental septet the Tijuana Brass, whose breezy, decorative hits include The Lonely Bull (El Sorro Torro), A Taste of Honey, Tijuana Taxi, Spanish Flea, Casino Royale and A Banda.
His 1968 solo vocal recording of Bacharach and David's This Guy's in Love with You remains one of the monumental ballads in pop. The series explores the many facets of Alpert's hugely prolific (and profitable) career. Contributors include Herb Alpert, A&M partner Jerry Moss, Sergio Mendes, Roger Hodgson (of Supertramp), singer Chris Montez, Bob Findlay (of the Tijuana Brass) and Burt Bacharach.
With guest Katie Puckrick.
With a set from Paperlung featuring ex-Boo Radleys singer Sice.
Including at 1.30am Pause for Thought with Tim Turvey.
3.30 as 1.30
