How better to spend Christmas Morning, than in the company of the Pop Fugitives, as they unwrap some of the finest, independent, or just plain obscure Christmas songs out there, whilst regaling their tales of seasonal joy or more often folly.
Armed with Christmas biscuits (naturally), their new and one-off game Mince Pie Roulette , and some bespoke and possibly unsafe Christmas crackers, Paul and Carolyn will be playing records to get you in the festive mood. There ll be some Christmas features, inevitably a song by Slade, talk of Christmas No.1s, and guidance on how to avoid brussels sprouts. Plus they present Christmas Carolyn , who will be attempting to bring home to Paul the joys of the season and stop him from being a Scrooge. Bah humbug! Tune in on Christmas Day from 9am to 1pm.
It’s the first Sunday Escape of December, which means a quieter time for new music as the festive season grows near. But that hasn’t stopped Paul and Carolyn tracking down the finest new music for the show, including records from Circa Waves, Teleman and CVC. There’s also whatever else has been soundtracking the week, a tribute to Christine McVie, who sadly passed away on Wednesday, plus Les and Rob from the Hong Kong Motorcycle Riders will be popping into the studio to tell us about their fun Santa motorcycle ride. All of the usual features return, with music from Heloise and the Savoir Faire, and a debut single from a seminal Welsh band which came out in 1996. There’s also a new Super Clever Music Mystery Quiz and a curious advent calendar/biscuit mash up! Tune in from 9am to 1pm.
Starting Sunday with a dive into all of the best in new music, this week’s Sunday Escape has Paul and Carolyn playing tracks from Nia Archives, The Queen’s Head, Modern Studies, and Slaney Bay, plus a taste of new albums from Jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something, Stormzy and The Lightning Kids. The week also saw the release of a new David Bowie box set containing tracks and previously unreleased demos recorded in the run up to the release of his 1971 album Hunky Dory, so there’ll be a track from that. Wilko Johnson of Dr. Feelgood sadly passed away this week, so there’s a tribute to him, as well as some discussion of Black Friday’s Record Store Day. That’s plus all of the usual features, with the debut release from a classic and sometimes shambolic Minnesota rock band, a track from an indie band that never made it big, plus a brand new Super Clever Music Mystery Quiz. All that and biscuits too!
Tune in from 9am to 1pm.
This week brought with it some new albums by artists you may not be familiar with as well as some you most certainly will be, which means the Sunday Escape features music from LPs by Drugdealer, Martha, David John Morris, Junior Boys, and Aoife Nessa Frances, along with a new version of Revolver by the Beatles, and a brand new record from Lee Fields. There’s also music from Dig Me In, which is a Sleater-Kinney covers album, plus the best of the week’s singles.
It s almost Halloween, so Paul and Carolyn will make sure there are some spooky elements among all the usual features, which include a new Sweeping The Nation, and Super Clever Music Mystery Quiz. There’s also a debut single selected by a listener for Do You Remember The First Time , and Eli Bitan will be visiting the studio with as news of this year’s Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival (which features a Leonard Cohen documentary). Plus biscuits! Tune in from 9am to 1pm this and every Sunday - only on Radio 3
Paul and Carolyn (AKA the Pop Fugitives) are plotting to make their Escape every Sunday morning between 9 and 1.
Join them on the Sunday Escape to hear the best in new music, including three tracks from their album of the week, along with a carefully curated selection of classics, plus interviews with guests from all over the city and beyond. There’s also occasional live music in the studio and all the details of upcoming music events in Hong Kong.
On top of all that is “Biscuit Review”, now a Sunday Escape institution, a feature perfectly designed to complement the most eclectic mix of music on Radio 3.