π
Monday 2. February 2026 19:00-21:00
Fred Hart plays an eclectic music mix with something for everyone, shaped this week around the theme Tuned In, marking Community Radio Week with an evening dedicated to songs about radio, the act of listening, and community.
Radio is explored as a companion, a connector, and a shared cultural space – from DJs calling out into the night, to voices travelling across airwaves, and records first discovered by chance through a local station. The music moves freely between eras and genres, from rock and pop heritage to country, soul, indie and modern songwriting, with radio acting as the thread that ties the music together.
Some tracks reference radio directly and explicitly; others reflect the small towns, communities and emotional landscapes that community radio has long served. Familiar songs sit alongside deeper cuts and unexpected choices, allowing space for nostalgia, reflection and rediscovery without leaning into novelty.
The programme also features a special interview segment with Geoff Carr, recorded as part of Cirencester Radio’s 20th anniversary celebrations, looking back at the station’s earliest days and the role community radio continues to play at the heart of local life.
This edition of Fred On the Radio is both a celebration of Community Radio Week and an invitation to slow down, tune in, and spend an evening with music shaped by voices on the airwaves – past and present.
π§ Podcast: 20th Anniversary Memories β Geoff Carr
A longer version of Fred’s conversation with Geoff Carr is available as a dedicated podcast episode.
In this interview, Geoff looks back on:
- The very first Corinium Radio broadcasts and how the station was set up
- Learning radio “by doing” when nobody involved had formal experience
- The technical hurdles faced over the years, from studios to transmitters
- The different homes the station has had along the way
- His favourite programmes and presenters
- The legacy of the station – and why community radio still matters
This extended conversation offers a warm, thoughtful insight into how Corinium Radio grew from a small local experiment into a lasting part of the townβs cultural fabric, still broadcasting today as Cirencester Radio.
Listen to the 20th Anniversary Memories – Geoff Carr podcast.
πΆ Music Played
Nazareth – Turn on Your Receiver (1973 Bob Harris BBC Session)
Sly & The Family Stone – Everyday People
Melanie C – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Talking Heads – Radio Head
Joe Diffie – Bigger Than the Beatles
πβπ A Song for My Best Friend
For Hannah, Ida, Calum, Anna & Victoria: John Mellencamp – Small Town
The Sports – Who Listens to the Radio
ZZ Top – Heard It on the X
The Replacements – Left of the Dial
Harry Chapin – W.O.L.D.
Patti Smith – People Have the Power
Queen – Radio Ga Ga
Carly Pearce – Church Girl
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – The Last DJ
Nik Kershaw – Radio Musicola
Appleton – Falling Into You
Donna Summer – On the Radio
Indeep – Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
Olivia Dean – Baby Steps
Roxy Music – Oh Yeah
Kris Drever – I Didn’t Try Hard Enough
Simon & Garfunkel – My Little Town
George Jones – Radio Lover
Monica Zetterlund & Bill Evans – Come Rain Or Come Shine