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6 Music's Indie Forever Episodes

  1. Today 21:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music & BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Friday night indie tunes with Nathan Shepherd!

    Nathan selects the finest cuts of Indie by Friendly Fires and Two Door Cinema Club!

  2. Today 22:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music & BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Massive indie bangers!

    Huge indie hits from The Walkmen, Stone Roses and Wet Leg!

  3. Today 23:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Indie's Greatest Debut Albums!

    Nathan brings you tracks from the best indie debut albums by Oasis, Arctics and Chairlift!

  4. Tomorrow 21:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Indie Hits, with More Cowbell!

    An hour of indie hits with cowbell, with LCD, Gossip, Hot Chip, Foals, Alt-J and more!

  5. Tomorrow 22:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    It's an Indie Road Trip!

    Soundtrack the perfect Indie Road Trip with music from boygenius, The Breeders & The Libs!

  6. Tomorrow 23:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Loud and Proud: Lambrini Girls takeover the playlist!

    Lambrini Girls takeover the Indie Forever playlist as part of Loud and Proud!

  7. Sunday 23:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Mercury Prize Indie!

    An hour of indie acts who've won, or nearly won The Mercury Prize! With Foals & PJ Harvey!

  8. Monday 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Indie Club Classics!

    Iconic Indie Club Classics by Strokes, M83 and Foals, plus picks from UK indie clubs!

  9. Tuesday 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    White Lies takeover the playlist!

    Harry and Jack from White Lies take over the Indie Forever playlist!

  10. Wednesday 00:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music

    Alexis Taylor from Hot Chip takes over the playlist!

    Alexis from Hot Chip plays his favourite indie by Animal Collective, Pulp and Royal Trux! (R)

  11. Wednesday 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Scottish Indie Hits!

    Huge indie hits from Scotland, with Franz Ferdinand, Camera Obscura and Django Django!

  12. Next Thursday 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Indie New Rave playlist!

    Celebrating Indie New Rave pioneers Klaxons, New Young Pony Club, CSS and more!

  13. Next Friday 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Indie Forever's Arctic Monkeys celebration!

    Celebrating Arctic Monkeys' Whatever People Say I Am... with Richard Hawley & Lava La Rue!

  14. Next Friday 21:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music & BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    31/07/2026

    Nothing but solid gold upbeat indie bangers with Nathan Shepherd.

  15. Next Friday 22:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music & BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    31/07/2026

    Nothing but solid gold upbeat indie bangers with Nathan Shepherd.

  16. Next Friday 23:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Best of British Indie! With Foals, Wet Leg and more!

    An hour of British Indie hits from Anna Calvi, Franz Ferdinand, Wet Leg and Foals!

  17. Next Saturday 21:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Madchester playlist!

    Nathan celebrates Madchester with music from Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses and more!

  18. Next Saturday 22:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Indie Number Ones!

    Emily Pilbeam plays all the indie that got to number one in the singles or album charts!

  19. Next Saturday 23:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    The Smiths - Indie Forever celebration!

    The Smiths' The Queen Is Dead with archive and requests from Franz Ferdinand & The Shins!

  20. Sun 2 Aug 2026 23:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Festival Indie!

    Nathan shares his epic playlist of the best indie recorded at festivals down the years.

  21. Mon 3 Aug 2026 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Sunshine indie

    Emily Pilbeam brings you an hour-long playlist of sunshine indie!

  22. Tue 4 Aug 2026 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Feelgood indie hits!

    Positive indie vibes from Modest Mouse, Vampire Weekend, Talking Heads and Superorganism.

  23. Wed 5 Aug 2026 00:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music

    Festival Indie!

    Nathan shares his epic playlist of the best indie recorded at festivals down the years. (R)

  24. Wed 5 Aug 2026 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    31/07/2026

    Nothing but solid gold upbeat indie bangers with Nathan Shepherd.

  25. Thu 6 Aug 2026 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Oasis' biggest bangers!

    Huge slabs of Oasis tuneage including Morning Glory, Whatever and so many more!

  26. Fri 7 Aug 2026 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Indie Anthems!

    An hour of iconic indie anthems from The Zutons, MGMT, Tame Impala, Oasis, Gossip & more!

  27. Fri 7 Aug 2026 21:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music & BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    07/08/2026

    Nothing but solid gold upbeat indie bangers with Nathan Shepherd.

  28. Fri 7 Aug 2026 22:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music & BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    07/08/2026

    Nothing but solid gold upbeat indie bangers with Nathan Shepherd.

  29. Fri 7 Aug 2026 23:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Indie's Greatest Debut Albums!

    Nathan brings you tracks from the best indie debut albums by Oasis, Arctics and Chairlift!

  30. Sat 8 Aug 2026 21:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Indie Hits, with More Cowbell!

    An hour of indie hits with cowbell, with LCD, Gossip, Hot Chip, Foals, Alt-J and more!

  31. Sat 8 Aug 2026 22:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    It's an Indie Road Trip!

    Soundtrack the perfect Indie Road Trip with music from boygenius, The Breeders & The Libs!

  32. Sat 8 Aug 2026 23:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Massive indie bangers!

    Huge indie hits from The Walkmen, Stone Roses and Wet Leg!

  33. Sun 9 Aug 2026 23:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Mercury Prize Indie!

    An hour of indie acts who've won, or nearly won The Mercury Prize! With Foals & PJ Harvey!

  34. Mon 10 Aug 2026 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    The Smiths - Indie Forever celebration!

    The Smiths' The Queen Is Dead with archive and requests from Franz Ferdinand & The Shins!

  35. Tue 11 Aug 2026 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Indie Club Classics!

    Iconic Indie Club Classics by Strokes, M83 and Foals, plus picks from UK indie clubs!

  36. Wed 12 Aug 2026 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    07/08/2026

    Nothing but solid gold upbeat indie bangers with Nathan Shepherd.

  37. Thu 13 Aug 2026 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    White Lies takeover the playlist!

    Harry and Jack from White Lies take over the Indie Forever playlist!

  38. Fri 14 Aug 2026 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Scottish Indie Hits!

    Huge indie hits from Scotland, with Franz Ferdinand, Camera Obscura and Django Django!

  39. Fri 14 Aug 2026 21:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music & BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Emily Pilbeam sits in

    Nothing but solid gold upbeat indie bangers with Emily Pilbeam sitting in.

  40. Fri 14 Aug 2026 22:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music & BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    14/08/2026

    Nothing but solid gold upbeat indie bangers with Nathan Shepherd.

  41. Fri 14 Aug 2026 23:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

    Indie New Rave playlist!

    Celebrating Indie New Rave pioneers Klaxons, New Young Pony Club, CSS and more!

  42. Fri 21 Aug 2026 21:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music

    21/08/2026

    Nothing but solid gold upbeat indie bangers with Nathan Shepherd.

  43. Fri 21 Aug 2026 22:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music

    21/08/2026

    Nothing but solid gold upbeat indie bangers with Nathan Shepherd.