Schedule
Early
00:00
Ambient Focus—Two hours of ethereal tones and ambient drones to aid relaxation and focus
An uninterrupted playlist filled with Daniel Avery, Joy Orbison, Biosphere and more.
02:00
Focus Beats—90 minutes of beats and electronica for focus
A mixtape of instrumental production made to get the job done
03:30
The Morning After Mix—90 minutes of blissful recovery music
From Bettye Swan to Billie Eilish: sublime hidden gems and new tunes to fix you
05:00
Chris Hawkins—More from Verve Remixed Christmas
Verve Records - Verve Remixed Christmas (2008) is Chris' Classic Album of the Weekend.
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Morning
07:00
Radcliffe and Maconie—Dark Skies and Solstice Songs
Mark and Stuart play a chilled-out selection of songs with a dark, wintery, seasonal theme
10:00
Cerys Matthews—Joyeux Noël: A Parisian Christmas
Escape to Christmas in Paris with exclusive performances from Chilly Gonzales.
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Afternoon
13:00
Music Life—Colin Greenwood, Tamino, Caroline Polachek, Robert Glasper
Four musicians from around the world share their experiences of a life in music.
14:00
Guy Garvey's Finest Hour—The Flaming Lips - Featured Artist
Guy Garvey brings his own unique spin on Christmas.
16:00
Amy Lamé—Stars on 45
Amy marks the anniversary of astronomer Carl Sagan's passing with a star themed show.
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Evening
18:00
Now Playing @6Music—Soul Celebrations and Festive Tuneage with Kevin Rowland
Dexys frontman Kevin Rowland co-hosts a festive special with Tom via social media.
20:00
Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone—The Freak Zone Advent Calendar
Stuart counts down Christmas with a selection of numerically themed experimental tracks.
22:00
Don Letts' Culture Clash Radio—Bass-heavy new reggae selection
The Don selects the best new reggae, making the soundtrack to a bass-heavy party at home.
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Late
00:00
Cillian Murphy's Limited Edition—Series 1, Vol 10: Cillian brings us another stunning playlist of after dark sounds
A sonic adventure featuring Smashing Pumpkins, Sleaford Mods, Ennio Morricone and more.
02:00
BBC Introducing Arts—Gemma Cairney, 21/12/2020
Gemma is your guide on a sonic journey with exciting, fresh and emerging British artists.
03:00
James Acaster's Perfect Sounds—Desiree Burch & intricate fragile folk
Desiree is in two minds about Palimpsest by classically trained Canadian musician Foonyap.
03:30
James Acaster's Perfect Sounds—Bonus Sounds: Foonyap
Foonyap talks to James about the struggles that inspired her beautiful album Palimpsest.
04:00
The BBC Introducing Mixtape—21/12/2020
A special episode featuring tracks selected by BBC Music Introducing presenters.
05:00
Chris Hawkins—MySpace with Midge Ure
Midge Ure tells us how he spends Christmas in this week's MySpace.
