The Weekender
Oct 25
 
 
Welcome to your guide to what's coming up on Croydon Radio and shows you may have missed.

  The Saturday Show

This week, Tom has a curious pairing of a magician and the Citizen's Advice Bureau.

Rachel Dickinson talks about the 75th Anniversary of the Croydon Citizens Advice Bureau. Find out what the bureau can do for you, and how you can get in contact with them.

Paul Daniels and the lovely Debbie McGee are preparing for a new show at Fairfield Halls, “Back Despite Popular Demand”. Tom will be chatting to the showbiz couple about their latest tour.

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  Poets Anonymous

Ted and Peter present their monthly collection of words and music from contemporary Croydon poets.

This month they are joined by Irma Upex Huggins, a lyrical poet who will be reading poems for Black History month, and Arrianne Destiney, a poet of energetic rousing verse.

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  Pick & Mix Ft Cody Pennington

Glenn chats to Cody Pennington, a singer-songwriter who was born in Nashville, Tennessee, but now resides in Suffolk.

Cody's new EP "Stylish" is a collection of acoustic songs that feature "a classy turn of lyrical phrase and some effective instrumental melodies".

 

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  Unlyshed:
Halloween Spooktacular!

It's Halloweeeeeeeeen and Alysha is joined by Ian Goodyear from Two Steps Beyond.

Ian runs walking tours for singles, lost rivers tours plus a spooky ghost tour - just what you need for Halloween. Listen in, post your questions and we might even get some spooky stories out of him...

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  The Joyzine Radio Show

Paul is back with his weekly pick of the best tracks from new, independent and unsigned bands from the UK and beyond.

Joining him in session are Upcdownc, an instrumental Rock, Delay, Riff, Kick and Moog band from Kent who also indulge in a bit of singing and screaming.

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  Jazzbeat

Liv presents a show of swing and ballads with the emphasis on jazz. Featuring artists and musicians from the golden era and those who are keeping the genre alive today.

British Jazz nominated saxophonist Derek Nash is this weeks guest. He'll be telling us about his amazing career with the Jools Holland Rythm and Blues Orchestra and his own band, Sax Appeal, with their new album release Funkerdeen.

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  WIN with Croydon Radio

We have two pairs of VIP tickets for the London leg of the Mac Music Tour on the 2nd of November in Camden.

We're also giving away a signed copy of the supernatural thriller The Green Door by Christopher Bowden  - a recent guest on The Croydon Arts Show.

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  Heard this week...  
     
 

Mature & Mellow
This week Derek shared tunes of angst, tears and emotion - songs of teenage heartbreak.
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Encyclopaedia Croydonia
Every month Ben and Jon play songs and talk about a different word.
Listen...
 
Joan Armatrading
Glenn spoke to Joan ahead of her gig tonight at Fairfield Halls. Celebrating 40 years in the music biz, this is her last major tour.
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Croydon Radio Replay
DID YOU KNOW at 10pm each evening, CR0BOT dips into our vast selection of shows and picks a gem from the archive. It's like a Lucky Dip for your ears.
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  It's our monthly free gig at The Click Clock Gallery on Sat 8 Nov. Join us for our lunchtime live music show beside the Library cafe.

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