Including at 6.20 Pause for Thought with Irma Kurtz.
And at 9.15 Pause for Thought.
Featuring an electronic set from
Ontario-reared Londoner, Caribou. who allegedly chose his name while on an acid trip in the wilderness.
With The Organist Entertains.
1/2. Former boxer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah profiles Muhammad Ali , from his emergence as a heavyweight boxing champion, aged 22, to his lighting of the Olympic torch at Atlanta in 1996. This first edition looks at the outspoken now-65-year-old star's early careen his rejection of his "slave" name Cassius Clay , his alliance with the Nation of Islam and other peaks and controversies that define one of the more colourful lives of the last half century. Contributors include boxers George Foreman. Henry Cooper , sports writers Colin Hart and Alan Hubbard , and Ernie Terrell and daughters Maryum and Hana Ali. Producer Julia Allen
Spoken word choices: page 121
New series 1/8. Singer Mica Paris returns with new and vintage soul. The series starts with guest
Angie Stone , who previews her new album. South African/German soul-inspired singer Joy Denalane provides an acoustic set. and Motown legend Martha Reeves sends an audio postcard from the States. Producers Joby Waldman
Including at 1.30 Pause for Thought.
3.30 as 1.30