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13 Aug 2021
dawn in the city of manchester, the image is to be used for the reform radio programme not quite light

NQL ON REFORM RADIO – JUNE 2021

In this show I talk of my year visiting Macclesfield Forest at dawn, each month at full moon, to make my project ‘Our Future is Ancient’ Music includes Children of Zeus, Roseanne Cash & The Breath. Incidental music & sound recordings by Simon Buckley / Not Quite Light PLAYLIST

18 May 2021
Not Quite Light dawn in Salford and Manchester. Reform Radio manchester

NQL ON REFORM RADIO – MAY 2021

In this show I explore the Irk Valley, Manchester. During October & November 2020, towards the end of an extraordinary year, I was commissioned by the Manchester Collective to photograph and create a film. This show tells the stories from my experience of working in this remarkable district in Manchester. Music includes tunes from Manchester Collective, Sarah Neufeld, WH Lung, Gary Numan and Siobhan Donaghy.   PLAYLIST FOLLOW NQL ON MIXCLOUD

05 Sep 2019
Not Quite Light dawn in Salford and Manchester. Reform Radio manchester

NQL ON REFORM RADIO – SEPT 2019

In this show I talk at dawn with blind poet David Steele about sight loss. I also try taking a simple journey blindfolded to experience walking without vision. Music includes John Barry, The Trip and Faithless. LISTEN NOW PLAYLIST FOLLOW NQL MIXCLOUD TO LISTEN TO ALL SHOWS

17 Jun 2019
Not Quite Light dawn in Salford and Manchester. Reform Radio manchester

NQL ON REFORM RADIO – JUNE 2019

In this episode I talk in the half light with poet and songwriter Mica Sinclair, as we walk long a cycle path in Levenshulme. We discuss where inspiration comes from, and what drives us to create. There is the usual eclectic mix of music that includes Yazmin Lacey, Bill Callahan, Faithless and Gary Numan. PLAYLIST LISTEN TO ALL THE NQL SHOWS ON REFORM RADIO, VIA MIXCLOUD

17 Jun 2019
Not Quite Light dawn in Salford and Manchester. Reform Radio manchester

NQL ON REFORM RADIO – MAY 2019

In this episode I talk at sunrise with artist Jane Samuels about the importance of retaining magic and folklore in our modern, urban age. Music includes Mark Hollis, Pumarosa, Joni Mitchell and and Cosmo Sheldrake. FULL PLAYLIST LISTEN TO ALL THE NQL SHOWS ON REFORM RADIO, VIA MIXCLOUD

13 Apr 2019
Not Quite Light dawn in Salford and Manchester. Reform Radio manchester

NQL ON REFORM RADIO -APRIL 2019

NQL now has an hourly, monthly show on Manchester based station Reform Radio In this episode, I head to the hills as I try to regain my energies after the NQL Festival. I interview poet Dom Conlon at dawn in the shadow of Winter Hill, and ask the question what would ‘here’ look like from somewhere else. With music that includes songs from Pentangle, The Blue Nile, Inge Thomson and David Bowie. FULL PLAYLIST LISTEN TO ALL THE NQL SHOWS […]

12 Apr 2019
Not Quite Light dawn in Salford and Manchester. Reform Radio manchester

NQL ON REFORM RADIO – MARCH 2019

NQL now has a monthly show on Manchester based station Reform Radio. In the March episode I explore memory, and how it shapes us and affects our lives. Ahead of the Not Quite Light Festival at the end of March in Salford, I interview playwright Joshua Val Martin, who will be premiering a specially commissioned work at the festival, called Beneath These Tarmac Cracks, co-written with Ellie Scanlan. With music by Johnny Cash, The Unthanks and Brian Eno, amongst others. […]

12 Feb 2019
dawn in the city of manchester, the image is to be used for the reform radio programme not quite light

NQL ON REFORM RADIO – FEBRUARY 2019

NQL now has an hourly monthly show on Manchester based station Reform Radio. February’s show is a Valetine’s special and explores the idea that the search for love is really the search for ourselves. To help me discuss this I walk with artist Lucy May Schofield through Manchester’s Alexandra Park at dawn, just after she had returned from a 450 mile pilgrimage in Japan. I also manage to squeeze in a lost penguin and Gone With The Wind. Music includes […]

18 Jan 2019
dawn in the city of manchester, the image is to be used for the reform radio programme not quite light

NQL ON REFORM RADIO – JANUARY 2019

TO LISTEN CLICK HERE NQL now has an hourly monthly show on Manchester based station Reform Radio. This month’s show, for January 2019, features the very talented poet Emily Oldfield, who I interviewed at dawn on a bridge in Hulme, made famous by a photograph of Joy Division from 40 years ago. We explore the thinking behind resolutions and the need for fresh starts. Film clips from The Shawshank Redemption, The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner and It’s A […]

21 Dec 2018
dawn in the city of manchester, the image is to be used for the reform radio programme not quite light

NQL ON REFORM RADIO – DECEMBER

NQL now has an hourly monthly show on Manchester based station Reform Radio. This month’s show features artist LoneLady, and explores themes of journeys, childhood and destination. Film clips from ‘The Innocents‘ and ‘Scrooge’. Music featured:  Simple Minds, Nick Cave, Steve Mason, Lonelady amongst others… TO LISTEN CLICK HERE

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