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01 Oct 2025

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO OCTOBER 2025

This month on my I take you out at dawn with me, as I visit Plymouth Grove in Ardwick, Manchester for Not Quite Light. A blend of narrative, field recordings and delicious music, which includes tracks by W.H Lung, Ana Roxanne and Eden Ahbez. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

11 Sep 2025

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO SEPTEMBER 2025

This month, more wanderings down memory lane on Not Quite Light, exploring the city when it looked very different to now. A delicious mixture of readings, soundscapes and music to enjoy. Close your eyes and return to the past, and dream of the future. You even get to meet Zorro, playing his mouthorgan for £3… Music featured includes tracks by Liz Hanks, Monosleep and Arvo Pärt ( who is 90! ) LISTEN PLAYLIST

10 Jul 2025

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO JULY 2025

This month I take you out at dawn, but via Memory Lane, to the early days of Not Quite Light, when Manchester looked very different. Listen to my readings, field recordings and a selection of delicious music, featuring tracks by Laurie Spiegel, Shida Shahabi and Daniel Lanois. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

15 Jun 2025

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO JUNE 2025

This month I take you out at dawn, to listen to the sounds of the city and my encounters. With delicious music that features tracks by Nine Horses, Kenji Kihara and Clariloops. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

22 May 2025

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO MAY 2025

This month I mix the sounds from a single, unfolding dawn with delicious soothing music. Birdsong and chilled, ambient sounds. Take your time with this show, it’s an opportunty to relax. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

16 Apr 2025

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO APRIL 2024

This month I go for a night walk up the Irk Valley with my friend Nick Dunn, amongst the ghosts bats and rats of this etheral land, and discuss ideas from his new book Dark Futures. Soundscapes by Not Quite Light, and music features tracks from Space Afrika, Yumi Iwaki and Aphex Twin. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

21 Mar 2025

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO MARCH 2025

Join Not Quite Light for the monthly rummage through the box of sounds under my bed for an eclectic mix of field recordings and delicious music. There is a hint of spring to this month, and I feature tracks by Alice Boyd, Antony Szmierek, Pefkin and Duke Ellington. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

28 Feb 2025

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO FEBRUARY 2025

Join Not Quite Light for an eclectic mix of field recordings and delicious music…… This month field recordings from Poland and Antwerp, blended with the usual mix of delicious music. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

26 Dec 2024

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO DECEMBER 2024

Join Not Quite Light for an eclectic mix of field recordings and delicious music… This month we wander back through recordings from 2024, including a strange trip to Egypt in the Spring. Music features tracks by Morton Feldman, Fairuz, Julie Cooper and Vig Mihaly. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

29 Nov 2024

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO NOVEMBER 2024

Join Not Quite Light for an eclectic mix of field recordings and delicious music… On this show we wander back through the past two months, with recordings from Poland, Manchester and Salford. Music features tracks by Thelonious Monk, The Saxophones, Yamaneko and Henryck Górecki. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

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