BBC Radio 6 Music Schedule Thursday 27 August 2026

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Freak Zone Playlist—27/08/2026
  
  Each week a different artist delivers their take on experimental music.
2. 01:00
  
  6 Music Stories—Gideon Coe - A Tribute to The Upsetter
  
  Two hours of records in tribute to the late Lee 'Scratch' Perry. (R)
3. 03:00
  
  6 Music Live Hour—The Call, Tokolosh and Durand Jones & the Indications
  
  The Call in concert in 1983, plus sessions by Tokolosh and Durand Jones & the Indications. (R)
4. 04:00
  
  6 Music's Jukebox—27/08/2026
  
  Soundtrack the early hours with back-to-back music, plus exclusive BBC sessions.
5. 05:00
  
  Chris Hawkins—Wake up to new music and forgotten classics
  
  Chris with the early morning breakfast show.
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Morning
1. 07:00
  
  Nick Grimshaw—Nemone sits in
  
  Wonderful music to start the day, including the Cloudbusting mix to banish the grey skies.
2. 10:00
  
  Lauren Laverne—A deep dive into suitably great music
  
  Lauren's got the finest music to motivate your Thursday, with the best tunes old and new.
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Afternoon
1. 13:00
  
  Craig Charles—Your early afternoon playlist
  
  Craig has all the right tunes to soundtrack your afternoon.
2. 16:00
  
  Huw Stephens—27/08/2026
  
  Huw has hand-picked music, old and new!
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Huw Stephens' Roundtable—27/08/2026
  
  Reviewing this week's new releases.
2. 19:00
  
  New Music Fix—27/08/2026
  
  Deb Grant and Nathan Shepherd hand-pick and share their latest new music obsessions.
3. 21:00
  
  Riley & Coe—27/08/2026
  
  Marc Riley plays his music loves from every era and genre.
4. 23:00
  
  Off air
  
  Programmes will resume at 00:00
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  New Music Fix—28/08/2026
  
  Get your fix of all the best new releases in one handy playlist.
2. 01:00
  
  New Music Fix—New Album Fix
  
  New Album Fix on 6 Music with Matt Everitt.
3. 02:00
  
  6 Music's Jukebox—28/08/2026
  
  Soundtrack the early hours with back-to-back music, plus exclusive BBC sessions.
4. 03:00
  
  6 Music's 90s Forever—28/08/2026
  
  6 Music goes back to the 90s!
5. 04:00
  
  6 Music's 00s Forever—28/08/2026
  
  6 Music goes back to the 00s!
6. 05:00
  
  The Remix with Chris Hawkins—28/08/2026
  
  Chris Hawkins takes you through 30 minutes of remixed, re-versioned and reimagined tracks.
7. 05:30
  
  Chris Hawkins—Welcome to Friday
  
  Chris with the early morning breakfast show.