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Brightness in the Beyond
After more than three decades away from the URY airwaves, former head of classical Peter Aylmer returns to tell how he discovered at York the music of Olivier Messiaen, 20th-century composer and mentor to the avant-garde. No prior musical knowledge needed, just an ear for new sounds.
Roses

The rivalry between York and Lancaster has a long history, full of conflict. Stemming from the War of the Roses that caused decades of civil war in the fifteenth century, this fierce rivalry lives on in the form of the largest inter-university sports tournament in Europe.

This year, #RosesAreWhite.


The 20th Century Collection

Join Danni Boxall for some rock and pop tunes from the latter half of the 20th Century. Tune in for all your favourite classics and maybe discover something new.


Guilty Pleasure

Let your body do all the talking, an let loose with Guilty Pleasure!

Shake off the summertime blues and discover, and re-discover the songs of the century that, deep down, everyone loves.. and if anythings missed, feel free to message in with the requests!


URY 50

As URY turns 50, James Brookes celebrates the last half century of University Radio York.  James will count backwards one year at a time playing the biggest hits, discussing the new events and crazes and the important moments in URY history until he reaches 1968 at the end of the summer term.


Let Every Voice Be Heard

Alex Kneller takes you on a ride through the weirdly wonderful history of 20th & 21st century vocal harmony and a cappella music, covering everything from 60s doo-wop, spiritual, pop, country and everything inbetween. Instruments not required.


A League of York's Own

Tune in to a League of York's Own for indepth sporting analysis and fantastic tunes.


URY Speech: Old Friends at Lunch

URY Speech is delighted to share their latest radio play Old Friends at Lunch, a short comedy by Logan Barker. 

In the 21st century, a world transgressing boundaries and brimming with unknown technologies, a high school student's vision goes tragically wrong... or right?

We'll be chatting with the writer, director and some of the cast about their involvement and the world of radio plays.

Intro and outro song: Tiny Tim, Tiptoe Through the Tulips

Cast (in order of appearance):

Frank - Ben Price

Sam - Rohan Millen

Teacher - Nicola  Gill

Creature - Alex Dixon

Figure - Georgia Craig

Director - Rosie Day

Editor & Producer - SJ Callender

Editor - Marc Girot


The Talk

The Talk. You know what that is. It is the talk with that special someone on- what are we?

It is feared, dreaded and heavily anticpated. What do York students think of 21st century relationships? 

In this show we will talk about what is a relationship? How is that different to 'seeing' someone, or dating? How best should we make up and break up? How do people keep up relatonships? From one night stands with your flatmate, to long distance relationships across the globe. We've got you covered for all sorts of issues so please tune in as ping us a message if you can!

A fortnightly show with York students for York students.


Dr ABC

Every week we discuss different medical conditions along with social, political and economic issues affecting the NHS, with each week featuring topics exclusively beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Each week I will be joined by medics to bust myths, offer advice and discuss pivotal issues affecting 21st century healthcare.

Please tune in and we welcome messages from far and wide!

DISCLAIMER: Please contact licensed medical professionals if you have any concerns about your health. 


U-Turn of the Century

U-Turn of the Century is a show all about celebrating the music and pop-culture of those times before the milenium. with a timescale of January 1st 1960 to December 31st 1999.

Each episode explores a decade with a selection of songs from a selected musical genre, movie recomendation, album highlight and an amusing news story


Alumni Shows: Stuck in the 20th Century

Despite protests, Richard Hollingham ('88-'91 - years not age) returns to URY to play a selection of late 20th century hits. Mostly, 80s synthpop. It'll be fun.


Alumni Shows: 20th Century Dance Party

Turn up the brightness on your screensaver and dance along to non-stop (ish) hits from the late 20th century to get you moving on a Sunday evening. 


Indie Archive

"Indie Archive" is a Music Show presented by Olly Hilton. It will showcase music from the later decades of the 20th century all the way until the modern day, illustrating all of the differences and similarities between yesterday's and today's indie tracks.


Hollerin' the Blues

If you like blues, country and other early Americana, then this is the show for you! Let's enjoy the haunting beauty of this vast artform that has informed and influenced almost all popular music of the twentieth century. From the rural drones and tones of the delta blues to the swinging rhythms of western swing, we'll be exploring a whole range of music from this genre's family tree. I'll also be delving into the stories and myths that surround these mysterious musicians.


Theorem

Join Alex Kiddier as he journeys into music's history, exploring the stories behind some of the most important artists and albums of the 20th century.   


Step into Christmas

Join Harvey for a very URY Christmas extravaganza, with hit after hit filling the airwaves for hours!  Brace yourself for merryment and a deep-dive into the culture of Christmas number ones, maybe, no promises. One thing is certain, there will be an Elvis Presely song! So tune in for all of the best christmas songs from everyone's favourite century (the 20th, obviously). What more could you want?


The ABBA DAB Ado

What better way to mark URY's launch on DAB Digital Radio than to celebrate the greatest pop group of the 20th century, in guises largely unfamiliar. We'll have two hours of cover versions of ABBA songs, from a cappella to hard rock, from country to rap. 


Experimental Jet Set

A seamless hour of experimental music curated and presented by Freddie Rose. With minimal talking and a focus on avant-garde and underground music, Experimental Jet Set harkens back to the college radio stations in the United States and UK in the 20th century, whose dedication to music below the mainstream championed and gave a voice to generations of experimental, alternative musicians and art-rockers - including Sonic Youth, whose 1994 album the show's name is derived from.
"College stations saw promulgation of lesser-heard groups as their responsibility; their sacred mission. They were staffed by music enthusiasts who worked without pay, and who saw college rock as a desperately needed alternative to the platinum tedium of “classic” and Top 40 drivel." - Ian Svenonius