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Cerys Matthews Episodes

  1. 28/06/2026

    Eclectic music from blues to beats with poetry and live sessions.

  2. 21/06/2026

    Eclectic music from blues to beats with poetry and live sessions.

  3. 14/06/2026

    Eclectic music from blues to beats with poetry and live sessions.

  4. World Ocean Day: Helen Czerski, Nadia Frontier and the Sounds Beneath the Sea

    Exploring the oceans through science, stories and a sea-inspired soundtrack.

  5. Case Oats in session and being on top of the world

    Case Oats in session and Rebecca Stephens MBE, the first British woman to climb Everest.

  6. Gideon Coe sits in

    Gideon Coe sits in and pays tribute to Bob Dylan on his 85th birthday.

  7. Souad Massi session and “Indiana Stones”

    Session from Algerian-French singer Souad Massi and stone lifting with author David Keohan

  8. Slow Sunday: Tamikrest session and author Simon Barnes

    This Slow Sunday, Cerys is joined by Saharan rock band Tamikrest and author Simon Barnes.

  9. with Laura Misch and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

    Cerys chats music, food, life and birds with Laura Misch and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall!

  10. The Beach Boys and Gypsy Musicians

    Mike Love of The Beach Boys on Pet Sounds and writer Garth Cartwright on Gypsy Musicians.

  11. Vinyl Weekender, Marcos Valle and Robin Scott a.k.a ‘M’.

    Vinyl Weekender, Marcos Valle and Robin Scott a.k.a ‘M’ on working with Vivienne Westwood.

  12. Tauseef Akhtar & Rachel Dwyer: Poetry, Playback and the Magic of Hindi Cinema

    A journey into Bollywood’s poetic voices, live ghazals and the craft of playback song.

  13. Water, Steam and Tom Misch

    Tom Misch on his new album and noises from the London museum of water and steam.

  14. 6 Music Festival: Climbing and Canals

    Cerys complements the festival by looking at the city's canals and the rise of climbing.

  15. Time Zone tinkering and disappearing dialects

    Ariadna Güell Sans talks time zones and Professor Fiona Douglas on disappearing dialects.

  16. Altın Gün & Jim Al‑Khalili: Grooves of Anatolia, Stories of the Universe

    Altın Gün share music from ‘Garip’, plus Jim Al‑Khalili on life, science and storytelling.

  17. All Queens Day: Camilla George, Jesca Hoop and the Women of the Radiophonic Workshop

    Cerys marks All Queens Day with Camilla George, Jesca Hoop and Radiophonic pioneers.

  18. Matthew Francis and Deborah Bankole: Welsh Poetic Vision and Jazz Reimagined

    St David’s Day poetry with Matthew Francis and fresh jazz views with Deborah Bankole.

  19. Steven Price and Neil Brand: Soundtracking the Sea and Silent Laughter

    Steven Price on scoring Ocean with Attenborough, plus Neil Brand on Laurel and Hardy.

  20. C-A-R-N-I-V-A-L Brazil style!

    Cerys chats to Brazilian artist Lucas Santtana and dives into Brazil carnival.

  21. Carter Cash royalty

    John Carter Cash, son of Johnny and June, on the new musical of his parents' lives.

  22. John and Paul and a near Mutiny

    Cerys chats to authors Ian Leslie and Tilar J. Mazzeo about their new books.

  23. Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Alice Boyd

    Bonnie "Prince" Billy shares some of his favourite records and Alice Boyd talks nature.

  24. Gideon Coe sits in

    Gideon Coe sits in with his own special eclectic selection of music.

  25. with Claire Foy and Chris Packham - Hawks and Winterwatching

    Cerys is joined by actor Claire Foy, and writer and presenter Chris Packham.

  26. Best of part 2 and Carlos on Bowie

    Clips of interviews with Jeff Mills, Lang Lang, Anita Anand and Carlos Alomar on Bowie.

  27. Best of 2025 part 1

    Cerys re-visits some of her favourite guests on the show from this year.

  28. It's Christmas with Susie Dent, Paul Anthony Jones and Chloe Flower

    Seasonal words c/o Susie Dent and Paul Anthony Jones and Christmas songs with Chloe Flower

  29. Sierra Ferrell in session

    American singer Sierra Ferrell in session and Edward Brooke-Hitching on music curiosities.

  30. Into orbit with Andy Saunders and exploring Western classical music

    Andy Saunders talks space exploration and Robin Holloway discusses Western classical music

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