Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Freak Zone Playlist—Craig Fortnam
Craig Fortnam of the North Sea Radio Orchestra picks an hour of music.
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01:00
6 Music Stories—Blood & Fire: Roots, Reggae and Rastafari
Don Letts looks at the Rastafari movement and its influence on Jamaican music. (R)
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02:00
The First Time With...—Jimmy Cliff
Jamaican singer Jimmy Cliff shares his key musical moments with Matt Everitt. (R)
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03:00
6 Music Live Hour—Everything but the Girl, Lorelle Meets the Obsolete and Doo Rag.
Everything but the Girl in concert in 1985, plus Lorelle Meets the Obsolete and Doo Rag. (R)
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04:00
6 Music's Jukebox—20/08/2026
Soundtrack the early hours with back-to-back music, plus exclusive BBC sessions.
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05:00
Off airProgrammes will resume at 07:00
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Morning
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07:00
Nick Grimshaw—20/08/2026
Wonderful music to start the day, including the Cloudbusting mix to banish the grey skies.
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10:00
Lauren Laverne—A deep dive into suitably great music
Lauren's got the finest music to motivate your Thursday, with the best tunes old and new.
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Afternoon
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13:00
Craig Charles—Your early afternoon playlist
Craig has all the right tunes to soundtrack your afternoon.
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16:00
Huw Stephens—20/08/2026
Huw has hand-picked music, old and new!
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Evening
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18:00
Huw Stephens' Roundtable—20/08/2026
Reviewing this week's new releases.
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19:00
New Music Fix—20/08/2026
Deb Grant and Nathan Shepherd hand-pick and share their latest new music obsessions.
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21:00
Riley & Coe—20/08/2026
Gideon Coe plays his music loves from every era and genre.
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23:00
6 Music Artist in Residence—Shygirl, When You Need A Friend...
4/8 South London musician and performer Shygirl takes over the residency. (R)
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Late
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00:00
New Music Fix—21/08/2026
Get your fix of all the best new releases in one handy playlist.
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01:00
New Music Fix—New Album Fix
New Album Fix on 6 Music with Matt Everitt.
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02:00
6 Music's Jukebox—21/08/2026
Soundtrack the early hours with back-to-back music, plus exclusive BBC sessions.
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03:00
6 Music's 90s Forever—21/08/2026
6 Music goes back to the 90s!
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04:00
6 Music's 00s Forever—21/08/2026
6 Music goes back to the 00s!
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