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Bureau Of Lost Culture

The Bureau of Lost Culture broadcast curious, half-forgotten, half-remembered countercultural stories, oral histories and tales from the underground.

Join host Stephen Coates and a wide range of guests including musicians, writers, artists and cultural commentators for in depth conversation and rare audio.

Every Sunday at 11am.

For more on the Bureau:
www.bureauoflostculture.com

ALL EPISODES

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Genesis P-Orridge (09/11/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Genesis P-Orridge (09/11/2024) (09/11/2024)

“Genesis P Orridge was a performance artist, Neo Pagan, Industrial m...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Joy of Sex (12/10/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Joy of Sex (12/10/2024) (12/10/2024)

The Joy of Sex was published in 1972 and for years, was rarely out of the ...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – High Society (28/09/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – High Society (28/09/2024) (28/09/2024)

Every society is a high society. Every day, people drink coffee in Europea...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE- The Underworld (14/09/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE- The Underworld (14/09/2024) (14/09/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Underworld We talk about the undergo...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Dope Girls (31/08/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Dope Girls (31/08/2024) (31/08/2024)

Dope Girls: The Birth of the British Drug Underground In 1918, Billie C...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Rubin and the Yippies (17/08/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Rubin and the Yippies (17/08/2024) (17/08/2024)

Along with his compatriot Abbie Hoffman, counter-culture icon, anti-war ac...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Strange and Wonderful Sounds of Arthur Russell (03/08/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Strange and Wonderful Sou... (03/08/2024)

The Bureau of Lost Culture broadcast curious, half-forgotten, half-remembe...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Spiral Tribe (20/07/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Spiral Tribe (20/07/2024) (20/07/2024)

They helped inspire a whole generation of young ravers and lit the fuse fo...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Dreaming of Ancient Gods (06/07/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Dreaming of Ancient Gods (06/07/2024) (06/07/2024)

*Whatever happened to the Greek Gods? if you are a teenager living half wa...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Jon Savage (22/06/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Jon Savage (22/06/2024) (22/06/2024)

Today’s show features an in depth interview with English writer, bro...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Angel of Haight Ashbury (08/06/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Angel of Haight Ashbury (... (08/06/2024)

‘Health care is a right, not a privilege,’ and ‘Free doesn’t j...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Post Punk Druid (25/05/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Post Punk Druid (25/05/2024) (25/05/2024)

“Punk taught us the future had only just begun” he says. For him ...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Julie and Christine (11/05/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Julie and Christine (11/05/2024) (11/05/2024)

Sergeant Julie Taylor, a police surveillance officer in the 1970s, gave he...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Sound of Black Power (27/04/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Sound of Black Power (27/04/2024) (27/04/2024)

Crate digger / rock critc / reissue producer and archivist extraordinaire ...

Bureau of Lost Culture – Child Of The Commune (30/03/2024)

Bureau of Lost Culture – Child Of The Commune (30/03/2024) (30/03/2024)

The Bureau of Lost Culture broadcast curious, half-forgotten, half-remembe...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE: Glad to Be Gay: Part 1 (02/03/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE: Glad to Be Gay: Part 1 (02/03/2024) (02/03/2024)

Tom Robinson is an English songwriter & broadcaster who rose to fame i...

Bureau of Lost Culture: Ginsberg in London – The Beat Goes On (17/02/2024)

Bureau of Lost Culture: Ginsberg in London – The Beat ... (17/02/2024)

Ahead of March’s ‘Ginsberg in London’ events, Youth, pro...

Bureau of Lost Culture – Countercultural Libido: A History of Perversion (20/01/2024)

Bureau of Lost Culture – Countercultural Libido: A His... (20/01/2024)

Trigger warning: Masturbation, male and female homosexuality, cross-dressi...

Bureau of Lost Culture – The Incredible String Band Part 1: Outside Looking In (23/12/2023)

Bureau of Lost Culture – The Incredible String Band Pa... (23/12/2023)

They were artists, myth makers, story tellers, tribe leaders, psychedelic ...

Bureau of Lost Culture – In the Sixties: with Barry Miles (09/12/2023)

Bureau of Lost Culture – In the Sixties: with Barry Mi... (09/12/2023)

He was friends with Burroughs and Ginsberg, wrote their biographies along ...

Bureau Of Lost Culture – The Dreaming (25/11/2023)

Bureau Of Lost Culture – The Dreaming (25/11/2023) (25/11/2023)

Niels Bohr discovered the structure of the atom in a dream, Coleridge wrot...

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VINYL SESSIONS

Maria Chiara Argirò – Clouds – Vinyl Session

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Poppy Ajudha: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (15/12/2020)

The wonderful Poppy Ajudha joined us at Soho Radio to perform two tracks li...

The Snuts – Maybe California: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

The Snuts – Maybe California: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (08/12/2020)

The Snuts joined us at Soho Radio to perform their single Maybe Calif...

Joel Culpepper – Return: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Joel Culpepper – Return: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (04/12/2020)

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Native Dancer – Currents: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (13/11/2020)

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FARR – Paranoid: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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Sampa The Great – Leading Us Home: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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Field Music – Money Is A Memory: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (27/01/2020)

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Madison McFerrin – Know You Better: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Madison McFerrin – Know You Better: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (04/12/2019)

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Jeffery Lewis – Depression! Despair & Not Supposed To Be Wise: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Jeffery Lewis – Depression! Despair & Not Suppose... (23/10/2019)

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Remi – 5AM: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Remi – 5AM: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (28/09/2019)

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Alaskalaska – Bees: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Alaskalaska – Bees: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (30/07/2019)

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Terri Walker / Moses Boyd: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Terri Walker / Moses Boyd: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (06/07/2019)

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Hejira – Thread Of Gold: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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Django Django: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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Soho Radio Vinyl Marathon

Soho Radio Vinyl Marathon (12/03/2018)

On 22nd / 23rd November 2017, we completed a 24 Hour Live Vinyl Marathon. T...

Ibibio Sound Machine – The Pot Is On Fire: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Ibibio Sound Machine – The Pot Is On Fire: Soho Radio ... (16/09/2017)