At 6.15 Pause for Thought with Mary Steel.
Including at 9.15 Pause for Thought with Fareena Alam.
And in Tracks of My Years, punk siren Patti Smith identifies two more of her ten favourite recordings.
Specialist in folk, roots and acoustic-based sounds, with a look at the latest releases and a guide to artists currently touring the UK. And Scottish singer and multi-instrumentalist Kris Drever talks about his long-playing debut.
Hip records and stimulating chat.
10/12. Reggae enthusiast
Mark Lamarr presents choice examples of the Jamaican music genre.
Tonight's playlist includes tracks by Dillinger, Prince Jazzbo, Desi Roots and King Tubby.
3/3. Donovan celebrates the life and career of sitarist guru Ravi Shankar , who entered Western consciousness 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. His daughters include renowned sitarist Anoushka Shankar and singer/songwriter Norah Jones. The series concludes with an assessment of Shankar's legacy.
New series BBC 6 Music presenter Steve Lamacq takes up part-time residence at Radio 2 for a new weekly show geared to a broad cross-section of music aficionados. Expect a mix of familiar and obscure records.
Including at 1.30 Pause for Thought with Steve Williams.
3.30 as 1.30.
