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A-POP!
POP GOES THE WEEK! Join Alan Boon as he turns a personal affliction into a radio show, working through an obsession with discovering new - and new to him! - things by packing them into an hour-long feast of fun!
Sunday @ 6pm
Repeated Tuesday @ 11am
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Bandwidth
David Court returns to Noisebox with an hour of soundtracks, library music and general oddness.
Wednesday @ 10pm
Repeated Sunday @ 4pm
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Barfe Night
Sunday Night is Barfe Night. Join Louis Barfe for an eclectic jazz-related finalé to the weekend, from 8pm until it comes to a natural conclusion.
Sunday @ 8pm
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Ben Baker vs Monday
Ben Baker kicks Monday firmly in the unmentionables with a live two hour show full of great music, features and just generally having a daft laugh.
Monday @ 8pm
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The Bitter Sound Experience
Treat your ears to an eclectic mix of post-punk, goth, indie-rock, electronica and more... Curated and presented by David J. Griffiths.
Wednesday @ 8pm
Brand New Beats
Colm O'Rourke hosts an hour of the latest releases and hot new music.
Tuesday @ 8pm
Repeated Wednesday @ 11am
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Free-For-All Saturday
Anything goes on Saturday nights as the Noisebox request show goes live. The request form goes live at 4pm every Saturday - we will play literally anything that fits this week's theme. (Just about.)
Saturday @ 9pm
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Gaz's Weekend Warmup
Gareth Jones gets you revved up for the weekend with two hours of music and fun to get the party started.
Friday @ 7pm
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The Gold Plated Hour
Every weekday morning we offer up an hour of music and soundbites from a very specific year, but which one? Tune in and see if you can guess. Don't tell Simon Bates.
Monday - Friday @ 9am
It's a Small World
Keir Hardie scans the globe for an hour of great music you've almost certainly never heard before.
Monday @ 10pm
Repeated Thursday @ 11am
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Maysiebug's Disco Toilet
An eclectic mix of everything for a Saturday night. Features, blips and requests with Maysiebug.
Saturday @ 7pm
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Noisebox and Chill
Two hours of chilled out music to ease you gently into Sunday, whatever you were up to on Saturday.
Sunday @ 10am
Off The Chart
The '80s chart show that's not like other chart shows. Steve and Julian uncover the hits you might not know about from this week in an '80s year, with an hour of bonus hits from the same chart in Off The Chart Too straight afterwards.
Tuesday @ 9pm
Outside The Box
Steve Binnie thinks different for an hour of familiar songs in unfamiliar disguises - cover versions, remixes, remakes, live versions... they're all here.
Thursday @ 9pm
The Periphery
Jodie Wood explores the edges of popular music taking in the experimental, electronic, hauntological and avant-garde along the way.
Sunday @ 5pm
Repeated Thursday @ 10pm
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A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays
He's seen off Winkleman. He's shown Skinner a clean pair of heels. Ranganathan doesn't stand a chance. Tune in to Noisebox for two hours with the undisputed* heavyweight champion of Saturday morning hangover radio. Expect Kenny Lynch records and unparliamentary language.
*This has been disputed.
Saturday @ 11am
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The Salford Record Society
Gather round Glenn's house every Thursday night for a live Society meeting and you'll hear a magnificent mix of music from his record collection. There'll also be some light conversation, features, competitions and general merriment, so wipe your feet and come on in.
Thursday @ 8pm
Repeated Monday @ 11amCatch up on Mixcloud
The SUnday Something
This week’s guest host grabs the keys and takes the station for a spin, playing anything that takes their fancy..
Sunday @ 7pm
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Ben Baker's Live Repeat
It's the show that exists in a state of quantum uncertainty. Join Ben Baker for two hours of music, comedy, requests, chat, libel, biscuits, adventure and TV themes.
The Celtic Connection
Rhys Jones and Colm O’Rourke present a mix of music, old and new, by artists from the Celtic nations: Ireland, Scotland and Wales; not forgetting other Celtic parts of the world.
Colmonday
Bob Geldof might not like Mondays but Colm O'Rourke does. Join him for two hours of music and chat.
Compilation Conversation
Every week Ben Baker compiles a C60 mixtape on a specific theme, with the help of the listeners.
Court On Film
A soothing Sunday sojourn into soundtracks with Court on Film, as host David Court meanders through the movies with a new film or TV related topic each week. Popcorn, is of course, optional.
Crank It To 11
Two hours of rock, metal, NWOBHM, prog and all sorts of music to fulfil your Friday night guitar-based rock requirements
Ever Present Past
A mix series from Ben Baker comprised of songs, comedy, news highlights, old adverts, movie quotes and anything else he can get his hands on from a year gone by.
The Funk & Soul Show
Join Sali for a deep dive into all things soul and funk. She'll play songs you know, songs you don't, rare grooves and new tracks. And she'll give you enough musical facts to win a pub quiz.
I Couldn't Speak a Word of English
You've probably heard the Super Furries, Gorky's and Catatonia, but where could you go on a wider, newer, older and deeper search for more Welsh-language music? Let Rhys Jones guide you through the foothills and peaks of Cymrupop, from rock to pop to folk to hip-hop to free jazz... you get the idea.
jones '90s
The '90s were only ten years ago, weren't they? Gareth Jones takes you back to the 1990s for two hours of great music.
Lost For Words
An hour of instrumentals from all musical directions, with Juliet Harris.
Megablast
The finest ingredients are right in the mix! An hour of hip hop, house and dance music mixed together by our resident superstar DJ (citation needed), Lee Prince.
Megablast Mashed Up
An hour of mash-ups, bootlegs and remixes, mixed together by Lee Prince and introduced by E.R.A.S.M.U.S. (the Excellent Remix And Super Mash Up System).
Middle-Aged Teenage Angst
Alternative anthems and oddities from the 70s to the present day for adults... but not necessarily grown ups! Ben Baker presents an indie disco in comfortable footwear.
New To Me Are Everything
Everything is new to somebody and Gayle Ramage is here to share the music she's been discovering from across the decades.
News at When?
Steve Binnie plays two hours of songs that were new entries on the UK singles chart this week in the past... but when?
Noisebox Festival Preview
A weekly preview of the upcoming music festivals each weekend over the summer, from Glastonbury to Reading & Leeds via Let's Rock, Cropredy and the Cambridge Folk Festival.
Now Parlez
Steve and Julian from Off The Chart take a journey through the history of the Now That's What I Call Music albums and play tracks from an original vinyl copy.
The Other One
Are you fed up just hearing an artist's obvious hit singles on the radio? Join Ben Baker for an hour of lesser-played top 40 hits that have been swept under the memory carpet.
Radio Road Trip
An hour long audio guide in music and news and culture archive to a city, town or area that has proven itself as among pop's greatest exporters, compiled by Simon Tyers.
Ready Player One
Can you still remember the Konami code? Can you defeat the legendary Cow Level? Then join Tracey Binnie on a quest for the eclectic treasures of video game music.
The Rufty Club
Join Gayle Ramage at The Rufty Club for a mix of music (old and new, obscure and not-so-obscure), trivia, and comedy snippets from some of her favourite shows. Plus there'll be Rufty Club badges to award artists in arbitrary categories!
The Scene Inbetween
Between waking and sleeping. Between music and memories. Between darkness and light. These are the woozy, static sounds that bounce around your head as you lay down to sleep, portable radio nestled close to your head. Out there in the darkness could be anything so fight the sleep coursing through your body and stay under the covers for an hour of beauty, oddity and flickering sanity. Be safe, be scene.
Skaro
All aboard the last train to Skaville! Join Julian Sparrow for an hour long look at what happened On This Week in the history of ska, 2-Tone and roundabout. May include Daleks...
Smooth Sailing
Join Juliet Harris live on the virtual yacht for a fantastic voyage through the calming yet also uplifting waters of Yacht Rock, MOR, Easy Listening, Classic Pop, Chill and more! Tune in and discover your inner deck shoe…
Songs of Reappraise
The very not Reverend Ben Baker reappraises singles that didn't meet with as much success as they should have done. Which ones deserve redemption? You decide!
The Soundtrack Show
Do you belt out showtunes in the car? Do you talk about Bruno? Join Sali for an hour of music from films, TV and theatre.
Sucking Up the '70s
Steve Binnie drags you on a stream of consciousness journey through the 1970s, where one song inevitably leads to another.
The Sugar & Lust Radio Show
The Sugar & Lust Radio Show starts with one particular year and one specific theme and drills down into the core, unearthing some surprise treats along the way! Join Alan for 2 hours of time travel and genre surfing, all without the aid of a net or anything resembling a plan.
Sunday Night Something
Ben Baker hosts a Sunday evening show that could be anything at all.
Tied to the '90s
An hour of great music from between 1990 and 1999 four times a week. Colm O’Rourke looks back at the songs which were topping the charts, as well as those which filled the dancefloors of the alternative and club scene.
The Time Traveller's Guide to Music
Due to a mysterious incident, Elys Nightingale was thrown forward in time from 1998 to 2024, but they've spent the time since they arrived finding out about all the music they missed, as well as catching up with some old favourites and listening out for some of the best new tunes!
Today Tomorrow Sometime Never
Ben Baker and Phil Catterall hurtle through one date in history and rifles through its cosmic underpant drawer for interesting births, deaths, events and oddities. Music, comedy, stupidity and the occasional fact.
The Weekend Immune System
Join Tara Court as she meanders her way two hours of eclectic music and chatter, featuring Three From One and The Link, as well as any features she remembers to do one week and then forgets the next. She’ll also be discussing music and film news that has happened in the week as well as recommending things for you to watch, listen to and read.
Weekend Wind-down
Every week a different host, every week a different concept, but always here to ease you out of the weekend and back into the working week with a mix of music.
