Including at 6.15 Pause for Thought with Norman Steel.

And at 9.15 Pause for Thought with Indarjit Singh.

Country, roots and Americana, with new and archive recordings. His guests are indie-flavoured bluegrass band Crooked Still.
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Classic R&B and the cream of new blues releases. Plus a live session from acoustic slide guitarist and singer Johnny Dickinson.
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3/4. Russell Davies continues his exploration of the ancient art of close-harmony singing. The first series, which aired in 2005, celebrated its many variations, including barbershop, jazz, gospel and doo-wop as sung by sacred, commercial, amateur and professional groups. This series features Ladysmith Black
Mambazo, UK and US jingle performers, Welsh male-voice choirs, cathedral choristers and many other groups.

2/5. Culturally and politically attentive satirical sketch series in which Andy Parsons and Henry Naylor trawl through the weekend supplements for news, gossip and reviews.
Repeated on Saturday at 1.30pm

His guest is Noddy Holder.

Including at 1.30 Pause for Thought with Ali Hutchinson.

3.30 as 1.30