Including at 6.15 Pause for Thought with Bob Fitzharris.
And at 9.15 Pause for Thought with Fareena Alam.
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Specialist in the latest folk, roots and acoustic-based sounds. Folk singer June Tabor discusses the making of her new album.
8/12. Reggae devotee
Mark Lamarr showcases choice examples of the Jamaican music genre. His guest is studio wiz Tappa Zukie , who has produced recordings for Ronnie Davis and Dennis Brown.
New series 1/3. Radio 2 celebrates the life and career of legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar , who entered Western consiousness first in the 1960s, when his then exotic Indian sound influenced the Byrds, the Kinks, the Rolling
Stones, the Yardbirds and, most famously, George Harrison and the Beatles. Shankar has also had an impact on jazz artists, and collaborated with Yehudi Menuhin and Philip Glass. Harrison's son Dhani presents the series, which features a new interview with Shankar, plus input from daughter and renowned sitarist Anoushka Shankar , Roger McGuinn (of the Byrds), jazz guitarist
John McLaughlin , pop singer Sheila Chandra , record producer
Klaus Voormann , DJ Nitin Sawhney and musician/historian Peter Lavezzoli.
Producer David Roper
Featuring a live session from Damon Albarn and ex-Verve guitarist Simon Tong of the Good, the Bad and the Queen.
Including at 1.30 Pause for Thought with Jack Nicolls.
3.30 as 1.30.
