BBC Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 2

Wednesday 4 January 9pm
Anglo-Scottish folk-rock supergroup The Magpie Arc; Nancy Kerr, Martin Simpson, Findlay Napier, Alex Hunter and Tom A. Wright.

Wednesday 11 January 9pm
21st Century Folk with Thea Gilmore and Sean Cooney


Sunday 15 January 20:00 BBC Radio 2 21st Century Folk
Singers write brand new songs about real people from the North East of England.

20:00 1/5 Andrea: Food and Friendship in Sunderland
Andrea Bell runs a soup kitchen and food bank in Sunderland. Martyn Joseph writes a song inspired by Andrea and her fellow volunteers.

20:25 2/5 Delyth: Gifts of Hope in Blyth
After Delyth Raffell lost her teenage daughter, Ellen, she founded a charity that supports disabled children. Singer Thea Gilmore writes a new song inspired by the family.

20:50 3/5 Ifti: Care, Community and Football in Middlesbrough
Sean Cooney and Teesside band The Young’uns write a song about Doctor Iftikhar Lone, his dedication to his patients, his love of Middlesbrough FC, and his battle with Covid.

21:15 4/5 Michael: Life On Wearside Docks
Michael Dodds is a fifth-generation foyboatman on Wearside. Squeeze’s Chris Difford and singer Kathryn Williams write a song about Michael’s life and work.

21:40 5/5 Katie: Parties with a Difference in Northumberland
Katie Toner runs accessible parties and sleepovers for neurodivergent children. Angeline Morrison and The Unthanks tell Katie’s story through music.