On Air

Every first and last Monday of the month from 7am – 9am you can hear a Rough Trade Books show being broadcast on Soho Radio.

Shows include…

STRESS TEST is like an anxiety dream made real, the presenters of this show—Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland, Ella Frears and John Osborne—invite special guest poets to produce new poems under timed conditions and make them read them aloud on the radio. Then they talk about what went wrong. Follow Stress Test and join in on Twitter here.

TEARS FOR FREARS is aninstalment of eye watering, heartbreaking, ecstatic, and/or devastating chat, poetry and music. Host and Rough Trade Books author Ella Frears talks to special guests examining those moments—big, small, and unexpected—that move us to tears.

BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS is a show by artist Babak Ganjei—expect the usual surrealistic flourishes of comedy genius, incredible guests from the worlds of art, literature and comedy, and a ‘build your breakfast’ quiz where guests will have to earn the items on their virtual plate by answering Babak’s probing quiz questions.

THE SWEETEST TABOO is a new radio hosted by artist Annie Frost Nicholson, which invites guests to tackle our most uncomfortable subjects, from shame, sex, death, wild confessions, secrets and all things in between, in an invitation to share stories and songs that make us human, in the realest ways. As always with Annie Frost Nicholson’s work, the remit is to work towards creating a language to navigate these complexities, by inviting dialogue and collective experience, setting the scene for it all to unfold.

LISTEN BACK TO PREVIOUS SHOWS VIA THE LINKS BELOW…

SHOWS FROM 2024

The Sweetest Taboo hosted by Annie Frost Nicholson with special guests John Booth and Lara Haworth on 02/09/24 LISTEN HERE

Breakfast of Champions
hosted by Babak Ganjei with special guest Harriet Richardson on 26/08/24 LISTEN HERE

Tears for Frears hosted by Ella Frears featuring special guests Keiran Goddard and Joelle Taylor on 05/08/24 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test
hosted by Martha Sprackland and Ella Frears with special guest Ali Lewis on 29/07/24 LISTEN HERE

The Sweetest Taboo hosted by Annie Frost Nicholson with special guest The Private Press on 01/07/24 LISTEN HERE

Breakfast of Champions hosted by Babak Ganjei with special guest on 24/06/24

Tears for Frears hosted by Ella Frears featuring special guests Don Paterson and Will Harris on 03/06/24 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Ella Frears and Martha Sprackland with special guest Seun Olayiwola on 27/05/24 LISTEN HERE

The Sweetest Taboo
hosted by Annie Frost Nicholson with special guest Collagism on 06/05/24 LISTEN HERE



Breakfast of Champions hosted by Babak Ganjei with special guest Robert Rubbish on 29/04/24 LISTEN HERE

Tears for Frears hosted by Ella Frears featuring special guests Susannah Dickey and Andrew McMillan on 01/04/24 LISTEN HERE



Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne and John Osborne with special guest Sam Riviere on 25/03/24 LISTEN HERE

The Sweetest Taboo hosted by Annie Frost Nicholson on 04/03/24 LISTEN HERE

Breakfast of Champions hosted by Babak Ganjei on 26/02/24 LISTEN HERE

Tears for Frears hosted by Ella Frears featuring special guests Toby Campion and Cecilia Knapp on 05/02/24 LISTEN HERE



Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland, Ella Frears and John Osborne on 29/01/24 LISTEN HERE

The Sweetest Taboo hosted by Annie Frost Nicholson on 08/01/24 LISTEN HERE

SHOWS FROM 2023
The Grief Mixtape
hosted by Annie Frost Nicholson on 18/12/23 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Craig Oldham on 11/12/23 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Thurston Moore and David Shrigley on 04/12/23 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland, Ella Frears and John Osborne on 25/09/23 LISTEN HERE

Strange Religion hosted by Wendy Erskine on 20/11/23 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Roy on 13/11/23 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Hettie Judah and Jonny Banger on 06/11/23 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape hosted by Annie Frost Nicholson on 30/10/23 LISTEN HERE

Tears for Frears hosted by Ella Frears featuring Martine Evans, Stuart Silver and Zia Ahmed on 23/10/23 LISTEN HERE

Breakfast of Champions hosted by Babak Ganjei on 16/10/23 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Roy on 09/10/23 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring AK Blakemore and Charlie Porter on 02/10/23 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland, Ella Frears and John Osborne on 25/09/23 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars
hosted by Michael Lacey from Dead Ink Bookshop with special guests Gabrielle de la Puente (The White Pube) and Jeff Young on 18/09/23 LISTEN HERE

Breakfast of Champions
hosted by Babak Ganjei on 11/09/23 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club
featuring Jess Chandler (Prototype) and Jen Calleja (Praspar Press) on 04/09/23 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape
hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 28/08/23 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars
hosted by Roy on 21/08/23 LISTEN HERE

Breakfast of Champions
hosted by Babak Ganjei on 14/08/23 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club
featuring Lizzy Stewart and Thomas Morris on 07/08/23 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test
hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland, Ella Frears and John Osborne on 31/07/23 LISTEN HERE

Tears for Frears
hosted by Ella Frears featuring Louise Gray, Tom Crewe and Gboyega Odubanjo on 24/07/23 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars
hosted by Hackney Herbal's Nat Mady on 17/07/23 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars
hosted by Roy on 10/07/23 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club
featuring Sarah Hart and Rebecca Perry on 03/07/23 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape
hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 26/06/23 LISTEN HERE

Strange Religion
hosted by Kevin Boniface on 19/06/23 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club
featuring Luke Turner and Richard Milward on 01/05/23 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test
hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland, Ella Frears and John Osborne on 29/05/23 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars
hosted by Drift Records on 22/05/23 LISTEN HERE

Breakfast of Champions hosted by Babak Ganjei on 15/05/23 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club
featuring Danielle Pender and Kieran Yates on 01/05/23 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars
hosted by Richard Phoenix on 24/04/23 LISTEN HERE

Tears for Frears
hosted by Ella Frears featuring Sheena Patel, Rose Blake and Richard Scott on 17/04/23 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 10/04/23 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Amy Key and Jamie Stewart on 03/04/23 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland, Ella Frears and John Osborne on 27/03/23 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Roy on 20/03/23 LISTEN HERE

Breakfast of Champions hosted by Babak Ganjei on 13/03/23 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Emma Warren and Sarah Thomas on 06/03/23 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 28/02/23 LISTEN HERE

Strange Religion hosted by Wendy Erskine on 20/02/23 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club
featuring Dizz Tate and Jonathan Escoffery on 06/02/23 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland, Ella Frears and John Osborne on 28/01/23 LISTEN HERE

Tears for Frears hosted by Ella Frears featuring Sandeep Parmar, Chloe Petts and Will Burns on 23/01/23 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Roy on 16/01/23 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Don Paterson and Martin Koerner from Foyles Bookshop on 09/01/23 LISTEN HERE

SHOWS FROM 2022

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Sophie Green (Real Magic Books) and Marcel Theroux on 05/12/22 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland and John Osborne on 28/11/22 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 21/11/22 LISTEN HERE

Strange Religion hosted by Wendy Erskine on 04/11/22 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Rupert Callender and Philippa Snow on 07/11/22 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test
LIVE at The Social hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland and John Osborne plus special guests Lily Blacksell and Emmy The Great on 31/10/22 LISTEN HERE

4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE on 24/10/22 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Rose Blake and Liv Siddall on 17/10/22 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 10/10/22 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Lily Blacksell and Tim Key on 03/10/22 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland and John Osborne on 26/09/22 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 19/09/22 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Full Bush aka Susanna Grant and Joey Morris on 12/09/22 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Lillian Fishman and Seán Hewitt on 05/09/22 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland and John Osborne on 29/08/22 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Roy on 22/08/22 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars
hosted by Robert Rubbish on 15/08/22 LISTEN HERE

Strange Religion hosted by Wendy Erskine on 08/08/22 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Cosey Fanni Tutti and Will Ashon on 01/08/22 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne and Ella Frears with special guest Raymond Antrobus on 25/07/22 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 18/07/22 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Michael Pedersen and James Greer on 04/07/22 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne and Ella Frears with special guest Molly Naylor on 27/06/22 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars
hosted by Roy on 20/06/22 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars
hosted by Cold War Steve & Carl Gosling on 13/06/22 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Richard James Foster & Sheena Patel on 06/06/22 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne with special guest Declan Ryan on 30/05/22 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 23/05/22 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Marcel Dzama & Will Butler on 16/05/22 LISTEN HERE

Strange Religion hosted by Wendy Erskine on 9/05/22 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Nicola Upson and Jem Calder on 02/05/22 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne with special guest Kandace Siobhan Walker on 25/04/22 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Susanna Grant & Joey Morris aka The Plant Neeks on 18/04/22 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Roy on 11/04/22 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Ashley Hickson-Lovence and Colin Barrett on 04/04/22 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test
hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne with special guest Dai George on 28/03/22 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 21/03/22 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Hackney Herbal on 14/03/22 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Richard Beard & Adam Biles (Shakespeare & Co) on 07/03/22 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne with special guest Salena Godden on 28/02/22 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars “The Shining Special” hosted by Craig Oldham on 21/02/22 LISTEN HERE

4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE on 14/12/22 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Adelle Stripe & Wendy Erskine on 7/02/22 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne with special guests Ella Frears & Richard Scott on 31/01/22 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 24/01/22 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars
hosted by Roy on 17/01/22 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Olivia Sudjic & Ollie Simpson (Pages of Hackney) on 10/01/22 LISTEN HERE

SHOWS FROM 2021
Stress Test
hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne with special guest Luke Wright on 27/12/21 LISTEN HERE

Strange Religion hosted by Wendy Erskine on 13/12/21 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Mona Arshi & Marcel Theroux on 06/12/21 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne with special guest Rob Auton on 29/11/21 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars ‘Flashback’ hosted by Jamie Holman & Alex Zawadzki on 23/11/21 LISTEN HERE

4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE on 15/11/21 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Nicola Chester & Jono Podmore on 01/11/21 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne with special guest Ian Macmillan on 25/10/21 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 18/10/21 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club
featuring Warren Ellis & Jeff Young on 04/10/21 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test
hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne with special guest Ella Frears on 27/09/21 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars ‘Between Two Parsleys’ hosted by Nat Mady (Hackney Herbal) and Maya Thomas (The Modern Herbalist) on 20/09/21 LISTEN HERE

4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE on 13/09/21 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Tice Cin & Gemma Seltzer on 06/09/21 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test
hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne with special guest Joey Connolly on 30/08/21 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars ‘The White Pube’ Takeover on 23/08/21 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 16/08/21 LISTEN HERE

Strange Religion hosted by Wendy Erskine on 9/08/21 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Willy Vlautin & Fiona Mozley on 02/08/21 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne on 26/07/21 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars ‘Tangerine Press’ Takeover on 19/07/21 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 12/07/21 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Will Burns, Andrew O’Hagan & Declan Ryan on 05/07/21 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne featuring Chrissy Williams on 28/06/21 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars ‘The Stinging Fly’ Takeover on 21/06/21 LISTEN HERE

4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE on 14/06/21 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring John Higgs on 07/06/21 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne featuring A.K. Blakemore on 31/05/21 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars ‘Testimonies on The History of Jamaica Vol. 1’ with Zakiya McKenzie on 24/05/21 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 17/05/21 LISTEN HERE

Strange Religion hosted by Wendy Erskine on 10/05/21 L ISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club
featuring Leone Ross & Anna Wood on 03/05/21 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test
hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne featuring Jeet Thayil on 26/04/21 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars ‘Music To Sow Seeds By Special’ with Claire Ratinon, Sam Ayre, Susanna Grant & Sarah Hughes on 19/04/21 LISTEN HERE

The Grief Mixtape hosted by The Fandangoe Kid on 12/04/21 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Chris Power & Sofia Akel on 05/04/21 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne featuring Sam Sax on 29/03/21 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Roy on 22/03/21 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Bad Form Review on 15/03/21 LISTEN HERE

4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE
on 08/03/21 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Niven Govinden & Craig Taylor on 01/03/21 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test
hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne featuring Joan Fleming on 22/02/21 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Musa Okwonga on 15/02/21 LISTEN HERE

Strange Religion hosted by Wendy Erskine on 08/02/21 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club
featuring Salena Godden & Max Porter on 01/02/21 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test hosted by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne featuring Bill Manhire on 25/01/21 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars hosted by Roy on 18/01/21 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring David Keenan & Carl Gosling on 11/01/21 LISTEN HERE

SHOWS FROM 2020
Irregulars ‘I Was A Teenage Bell Ringer Special’ with Mathew Clayton, Roy Wilkinson & Huw Olesker on 21/12/20 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test ‘Christmas Special’ presented by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne featuring Inua Ellams on 14/12/20 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Marcel Theroux and Huw Olesker on 7/12/20 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test presented by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne featuring Rachel Long on 30/11/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars presented by The Fandangoe Kid on 23/11/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars presented by Roshni Goyate, Sharan Hunjan & Sheena Patel from 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE on 16/11/20 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Eley Williams and Jen Calleja on 9/11/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars AN ENYA SPECIAL presented by Chilly Gonzales with special guest Jarvis Cocker on 2/11/20 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test
presented by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne featuring Jack Underwood on 26/10/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars presented by Michael Curran from Tangerine Press with special guest Kevin Cummins on 19/10/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars presented by Sharan Hunjan & Sheena Patel from 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE on 12/10/20 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Musa Okwonga on 2/10/20 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test presented by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne featuring Caroline Bird on 28/9/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars presented by Craig Oldham for The Modernist takeover with guests Ashiya Eastwood, Theo Watt and Eddy Rhead 21/9/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars presented by Sean Preston from Open Pen and Kit Caless from Influx Press on 14/9/20 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Mortimer from Tate United & Zarina Muhammed from The White Pube on 7/9/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars presented by Jen Calleja on 24/8/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars presented by Robin Silas Christian from Makina Books with special guests A.K.Blakemore & Emily S. Cooper on 17/8/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars presented by Wendy Erskine on 10/8/20 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring David Bramwell & Cathy St Germans on 3/8/20 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test presented by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne featuring Rachael Allen on 27/7/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars
presented by Will Ashon on 20/7/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars presented by Nichola Smalley from And Other Stories with special guests Andrzej Tichý, Jen Hodgson & Rachel Genn on 13/7/20 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Nikesh Shukla, Kate Clanchy & Richard Phoenix on 6/7/20 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test presented by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne featuring Will Harris on 29/6/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars – A Madge Gill Special presented by Sophie Dutton with special guests Lola Lely, Simon Grant & Megan Piper on 22/6/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars
presented by Emma Warren & Haseeb Iqbal on 15/6/20 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Hannah Peel & Susanna Grant on 8/6/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars presented by Babak Ganjei & Max Porter on 1/6/20 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test presented by Martha Sprackland & John Osborne featuring Ella Frears on 25/5/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars presented by Sean Preston from Open Pen with special guests Fernando Sdrigotti, Xanthi Barker & Holly Watson on 18/5/20 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Matthew De Abaitua & Gayle Lazda from LRB on 11/5/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars presented by Richard Phoenix on 4/5/20 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test presented by Joe Dunthorne & John Osborne featuring Luke Kennard on 27/4/20 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Dan Richards on 20/4/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars presented by Will Hodgkinson and Tim Perry on 13/4/20 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test presented by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne featuring Holly Pester on 6/4/20 LISTEN HERE

Irregulars presented by Sam Potter on 16/3/20 LISTEN HERE

Rough Trade Books Club featuring Tony White on 8/3/20 LISTEN HERE

Words & Music presented by Anna Wood featuring WITCH on 2/3/20 LISTEN HERE

Stress Test presented by Joe Dunthorne, Martha Sprackland & John Osborne on 24/2/20 LISTEN HERE

MAISON DE BANG BANG: A one-off euphoric Christmas special radio show featuring words and music from guest DJ’s and hosted by bootleg boss Jonny Banger.

FRI 6th DEC – MATHEW CLAYTON presents… MUSIC FOR MOUNTAINS:Mathew Clayton is an editor and author who in this one hour special will be exploring the relationship between landscape and music. He is the author of I Was a Teenage Bell Ringer (Rough Trade Edition No. 25) that explores the connections between acid house, the countryside and bell ringing.

FRI 6th DEC – MARCEL THEROUX & NINA HERVÉ presents… TREASURES OF THE FAROES: Marcel Theroux shares the sonic inspiration behind his annual Christmas fables and gives a sneak preview of 2019’s story: a mysterious tale set in the Faroe Islands.

FRI 6th DEC – SALENA GODDEN & JAMES ENDEACOTT presents SONGS OF COURAGE & RESISTANCE: Featuring songs that accompany Salena’s pamphlet Pessimism is for Lightweights plus a brand new radio play written by Salena called The Charleston with guest appearances from James Endeacott and Will Burns.

THU 5th DEC – ADELLE STRIPE & ANNA WOOD presents… CHAMPAGNE SOCIALISM: Champagne Socialism is a book show with bite, hosted by Adelle Stripe and Anna Wood. Tune in for exclusive readings, books of the year, special guests, and the finest musical selections from dancehall to exotica, northern soul floorshakers to lover’s rock, 60s garage to tropicalia and way way beyond…

WED 4th DEC – EMMA WARREN & GUESTS presents… CELEBRATION OF STEAM DOWN: Two hours celebrating south London’s heavily influential jam Steam Down, covering music, words, dance and the people who make the place.

WED 4th DEC – LAURA LEWIS presents… PASSION ON THE RADIO: Following on from her documentary photography series about Tokyo Love Hotels, photographer Laura Lewis speaks to people working in and around music about why love and music have been so passionately intertwined for so long. Featuring tracks chosen by guests.

TUE 3rd DEC – BOBBY BARRY presents… MARTIAN TIME SLIP: A broadcast from another time and another world. Sounds from space and music of the future.

MON 2nd DEC – COLD WAR STEVE & CARL GOSLING presents… RUNDFUNK FROM THE FUNKHAUSE: A radio show inspired by Cold War Steve’s irreverent, surreal collages.

MON 2nd DEC – MAX SYDNEY SMITH WITH PATO presents… WITHOUT SEEMING TO CARE AT ALL: With readings from his Rough Trade Edition, Q&A with author Max Sydney Smith and music by Pato, from sunshine jazz to small hours techno.

FRI 29th NOV – KIRK LAKE & LORENA LOHR presents… SPOKEN WEIRD: Spoken word recordings from the 1950s to now hosted by Kirk Lake with a diversion into boxing and a detour into the desert with photographer Lorena Lohr.

FRI 29th NOV – WILL ASHON & WILL BURNS presents… TRICKS OF THE SHADE: Wills Ashon and Burns’ mutual enthusiasm for the Goats’ cult debut album, and their writing on Epping Forest are the starting point for a sprawling couple of hours of music, tenuous links, and conversation about everything from poetry to collecting obscure trainers, from toy theatres to the history of land ownership. As interesting as it will undoubtedly be ramshackle.

THU 28th NOV – JOE DUNTHORNE, MARTHA SPRACKLAND & JOHN OSBORNE presents… AUTOMATED FEELINGS: A radio show in which poets play their favourite music and, while that music is playing, they write brand new poems inspired by that music – and then they read the poems.

THU 28th NOV – NINA CHAKRABARTI & LOLA LELY presents… TEA FOR TWO: An afternoon chat between artist Lola Lely and illustrator Nina Chakrabarti about the music they grew up with, the music they work and cook to.

WED 27th NOV – BABAK GANJEI & CRAIG OLDHAM presents… CAT FLAP TIME MACHINE: Join Babak Ganjei and Craig Oldham as they aimless and idly stroll through their personal histories of film and music. May (or may not) contain cats (the animal creature or future feature film).

WED 27th NOV – SOPHIE DUTTON & SIMON COSTIN presents… OUTSIDERS: SEEING BEYOND THE VEIL: Join Sophie Dutton and Simon Costin as they discuss the inner landscapes of outsider artists and visionary seers and witches.

MON 25th NOV – RICHARD KING presents… ARTHUR RUSSELL, ALLEN GINSBERG, SUTRA CHANTS & DOWNTOWN DISCO: A radio show examining the musical backdrop and soundtrack to Russell and Ginsberg’s relationship.

MON 25th NOV – LUKE TURNER & EVE VERMANDEL presents TRACKS:A radio show connecting Luke and Eva’s pamphlet of the same name and the nature of radio itself.

MON 25th NOV – THE RAINCOATS LIVE VINYL SESSION: Fresh from the recent, sell-out 40th Anniversary tour of their debut album, founding members of The Raincoats—Ana da Silva and Gina Birch—will perform a couple of tracks live as Soho Radio cut the session direct to vinyl creating a one-off acetate which will then be auctioned off to raise money for Cancer Research.