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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 – The Life and Times of Peter Coyote: Part 2 (18/03/2023)

Bureau of Lost Culture – The Life and Times of Peter C... (18/03/2023)

From heroin to Hollywood – here is the second part of our conversati...

Bureau of Lost Culture – The Life and Times of Peter Coyote: Part 1 (04/03/2023)

Bureau of Lost Culture – The Life and Times of Peter C... (04/03/2023)

You’ve probably seen him in a film – he’s performed in more th...

Bureau of Lost Culture – The Divided Self of R.D. Laing (18/02/2023)

Bureau of Lost Culture – The Divided Self of R.D. Lain... (18/02/2023)

In 1965 the psychiatrist R D Laing formed a commune in East London where t...

Bureau of Lost Culture – Flashing On the Sixties: Part 2 (21/01/2023)

Bureau of Lost Culture – Flashing On the Sixties: Part... (21/01/2023)

Feeding the Woodstock thousands, acid, the summer of Love, the Haight Ashb...

Bureau of Lost Culture – Flashing On the Sixties: Part 1 (07/01/2023)

Bureau of Lost Culture – Flashing On the Sixties: Part... (07/01/2023)

Lisa Law’s story is extraordinary – her images are extraordnar...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – La Rocka! The Life and Looks of Lloyd Johnson (18/12/2022)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – La Rocka! The Life and Looks ... (18/12/2022)

Starting in 1966, Lloyd Johnson helped change the look of rock ’n’ r...

Bureau of Lost Culture – Roentgenizdat – The Hidden History of Bone Music (04/12/2022)

Bureau of Lost Culture – Roentgenizdat – The Hid... (04/12/2022)

During the Cold War era, the songs that Soviet citizens could listen to we...

Bureau of Lost Culture – Punk, Porn and Performance (20/11/2022)

Bureau of Lost Culture – Punk, Porn and Performance (20/11/2022) (20/11/2022)

She worked as a go go dancer, stripper and glamour model. She’s been...

Bureau of Lost Culture: Tripping the Light Fantastic (06/11/2022)

Bureau of Lost Culture: Tripping the Light Fantastic (06/11/2022) (06/11/2022)

You couldn’t turn up at at any self respecting psychedelic hangout, counte...

Bureau of Lost Culture – The Last of the Merry Pransksters (23/10/2022)

Bureau of Lost Culture – The Last of the Merry Pransks... (23/10/2022)

In the summer of 1964, a very strange vehicle was seen making its way acro...

Bureau Of Lost Culture – The Lost Tarot Deck of Austin Osman Spare (09/10/2022)

Bureau Of Lost Culture – The Lost Tarot Deck of Austin... (09/10/2022)

Curator Jonathan Allen comes to the Bureau to tell of AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE a...

Bureau Of Lost Culture: Smells Like Teen Spirit (11/09/2022)

Bureau Of Lost Culture: Smells Like Teen Spirit (11/09/2022) (11/09/2022)

“Teenage savages go wild in a jungle of lust and lawlessness!”...

Bureau Of Lost Culture: Song Noir (31/08/2022)

Bureau Of Lost Culture: Song Noir (31/08/2022) (31/08/2022)

Musician and actor Tom Waits is one of the great countercultural artists o...

Bureau Of Lost Culture – The Birth of the Asian Underground (31/07/2022)

Bureau Of Lost Culture – The Birth of the Asian Underg... (31/07/2022)

DJ and broadcaster Bobby Friction drops by Soho Radio to tell the tale of ...

Bureau Of Lost Culture: Alan Moore (17/07/2022)

Bureau Of Lost Culture: Alan Moore (17/07/2022) (17/07/2022)

He is widely recognised as one of the best comic book writers in the Engli...

Bureau of Lost Culture: Birth, Death and Frestonia (03/07/2022)

Bureau of Lost Culture: Birth, Death and Frestonia (03/07/2022) (03/07/2022)

The People’s Republic of Frestonia, a countercultural micronation, w...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE: Women, Sex, Counterculture (19/06/2022)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE: Women, Sex, Counterculture (19/06/2022) (19/06/2022)

The Sexual Revolution? Yes. Liberation? Maybe. Penis Envy? I think not.You...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – On the Farm with Allen Ginsberg (22/05/2022)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – On the Farm with Allen Ginsbe... (22/05/2022)

Bureau Of Lost Culture – Albion Dream: A Brief History Of British LSD (08/05/2022)

Bureau Of Lost Culture – Albion Dream: A Brief History... (08/05/2022)

Experimental treatment of the insane, secret tests by MI5 on volunteers th...

Bureau Of Lost Culture – On the Road … with Johnny Marr (24/04/2022)

Bureau Of Lost Culture – On the Road … with Johnny Mar... (24/04/2022)

From Colin Wilson to Tony Wilson, Patti Smith to Mark E Smith, what was it...

Bureau of Lost Culture: Dennis Bovell (10/04/2022)

Bureau of Lost Culture: Dennis Bovell (10/04/2022) (10/04/2022)

He stepped off a plane from Barbados onto a wet and windy runway at Heathr...

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VINYL SESSIONS

Four Sides To Every Story

Four Sides To Every Story (20/03/2022)

Art Themen, Greg Foat, Baldo Verdu & Moses Boyd joined Soho Radio and ...

Summer Pearl – Soul / The Social

Summer Pearl – Soul / The Social (09/03/2022)

Summer Pearl joined Soho Radio and The Vinyl Factory at the 180 Studios as...

WATCH: REEPS ONE VINYL SESSION

WATCH: REEPS ONE VINYL SESSION (15/09/2021)

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WATCH: MYELE MANZANZA VINYL SESSION (31/08/2021)

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WATCH: Art Themen – Baldo Verdu – Greg Foat – Moses Boyd Vinyl Session

WATCH: Art Themen – Baldo Verdu – Greg Foat R... (23/08/2021)

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WATCH: Alexis Taylor Vinyl Session

WATCH: Alexis Taylor Vinyl Session (18/08/2021)

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WATCH: Summer Pearl Vinyl Session at 180 Studios

WATCH: Summer Pearl Vinyl Session at 180 Studios (29/07/2021)

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The Soho Radio Vinyl Sessions Documentary

The Soho Radio Vinyl Sessions Documentary (01/07/2021)

The Soho Radio Vinyl Sessions documentary The first series of our Soho ...

Dennis Bovell & Ruben Fox

Dennis Bovell & Ruben Fox (22/04/2021)

Dennis Bovell & Ruben Fox – Choose Me: Soho Radio Vinyl Session....

Sam Dotia | Supernova Sessions live at Soho Radio

Sam Dotia | Supernova Sessions live at Soho Radio (07/04/2021)

Sam Dotia joined us at Soho Radio as part of the Supernova Sessions collab...

[ K S R ] | Supernova Sessions live at Soho Radio

[ K S R ] | Supernova Sessions live at Soho Radio (31/03/2021)

[ K S R ] joined us at Soho Radio as part of the Supernova Sessions collab...

GRAMN. | Supernova Sessions live at Soho Radio

GRAMN. | Supernova Sessions live at Soho Radio (24/03/2021)

GRAMN. joined us at Soho Radio as part of the Supernova Sessions collab wi...

Best Part Cover / Closed by [ K S R ] | Supernova Sessions Live @ Soho Radio

Best Part Cover / Closed by [ K S R ] | Supernova Sessions L... (02/02/2021)

The man with smooth like butter, impeccable vocals, [ K S R ], perfo...

Ruben Fox – Anansi’s Waltz: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Ruben Fox – Anansi’s Waltz: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (26/01/2021)

Ruben Fox joined us for a Soho Radio Vinyl Sessions performing Django̵...

Wicked Game Cover / Queth by Sam Dotia | Supernova Sessions Live @ Soho Radio

Wicked Game Cover / Queth by Sam Dotia | Supernova Sessions ... (20/01/2021)

The wordsmith that writes songs you can see, Sam Dotia, performs a W...

GRAMN. – Kitchen / Nirvana All Apologies Cover | Supernova Sessions Live @ Soho Radio

GRAMN. – Kitchen / Nirvana All Apologies Cover | Super... (12/01/2021)

R&B meets Nirvana as British R&B rising star, GRAMN. brings ...

Poppy Ajudha: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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)

Joel Culpepper performed his latest single Return live at Soho Radio. This ...

Native Dancer – Currents: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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

The wonderful Native Dancer joined us at Soho Radio // #JagerSoho to perfo...

MckNasty: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

MckNasty: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (05/11/2020)

MckNasty – Soho Radio Vinyl Session See when MckNasty joined us at So...

Reuben James – BBQ Energy: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Reuben James – BBQ Energy: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (20/10/2020)

Reuben James joined us live at Soho Radio to perform BBQ Energy ...

Tim Burgess: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Tim Burgess: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (01/10/2020)

Tim Burgess joined us live at Soho Radio to perform Lucky Creatures and Sw...

44th Move: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

44th Move: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (11/09/2020)

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Kay Young: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Kay Young: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (03/09/2020)

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The Parrots x Soho Radio Remote Vinyl Session

The Parrots x Soho Radio Remote Vinyl Session (16/06/2020)

Watch via our YouTube channel as The Parrots performed live from Madrid as...

Mamas Gun: Soho Radio Vinyl Session Live Streamed Performance

Mamas Gun: Soho Radio Vinyl Session Live Streamed Performance (30/04/2020)

In collaboration with Doug Hunt Sound & Light, we made it possible for...

Joel Culpepper & Terri Walker – I Feel For You: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Joel Culpepper & Terri Walker – I Feel For You: S... (21/04/2020)

Joel Culpepper & Terri Walker joined us at Soho Radio to perform a cov...

FARR – Paranoid: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

FARR – Paranoid: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (12/03/2020)

FARR joined us at Soho Radio to perform two tracks live, as we cut the ses...

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

Sampa The Great – Leading Us Home: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (03/02/2020)

Sampa The Great joined us at Soho Radio in London to perform two tracks li...

Field Music – Money Is A Memory: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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

Field Music joined us at Soho Radio to perform two tracks live, as we cut ...

Steve Mason – Planet Sizes: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Steve Mason – Planet Sizes: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (27/01/2020)

Joining us live at Soho Radio, Steve Mason performs live as we cut the ses...

Edwyn Collins – It All Makes Sense To Me: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Edwyn Collins – It All Makes Sense To Me: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (23/01/2020)

Edwyn Collins joined us at Soho Radio for the latest in the series of the ...

Hejira – Ribs: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Hejira – Ribs: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (23/01/2020)

Hear when Hejira joined us at Soho Radio #JagerSoho, as part of our Soho R...

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – Last Revolutionary: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – Last Revolutionary: Soho R... (23/01/2020)

Seun Kuti & Egpyt 80 joined us at Soho Radio for one of our first in t...

MNMLST – Epoche: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

MNMLST – Epoche: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (30/12/2019)

MNMLST joined us at Soho Radio // #JagerSoho, as part of our Soho Radio Vi...

Freetown Uncut – Uday say & Ndovo toti: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Freetown Uncut – Uday say & Ndovo toti: Soho Radi... (22/12/2019)

Freetown Uncut joined us at Soho Radio to perform two tracks, Udat s...

Daniel O’Sullivan – Rattleman: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Daniel O’Sullivan – Rattleman: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (14/12/2019)

Daniel O’Sullivan joined us at Soho Radio for the latest in the seri...

Madison McFerrin – Know You Better: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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

Madison McFerrin joined us at Soho Radio to perform two tracks live, as we...

Omar, Terri Walker, Kitty and Lewis – There’s Nothing Like This: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Omar, Terri Walker, Kitty and Lewis – There’s No... (26/11/2019)

Omar, Terri Walker, Kitty Liv and Lewis Durham created an exclusive collab...

Drizilik & Freetown Uncut – Aw a Lef Os & Shukubly: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Drizilik & Freetown Uncut – Aw a Lef Os & Sh... (19/11/2019)

Drizilik & Freetown Uncut joined us at Soho Radio to perform two track...

Redinho & Joel Culpepper – Sheriff: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Redinho & Joel Culpepper – Sheriff: Soho Radio Vi... (15/11/2019)

Redinho & Joel Culpepper joined us at Soho Radio to perform their new ...

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

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

Performing live at Soho Radio, Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage joined us f...

Remi – 5AM: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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

Remi joined us for a Soho Radio Vinyl Session – performing two track...

Alaskalaska – Bees: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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

ALASKALASKA joined us at Soho Radio to perform two tracks live, as we cut ...

Terri Walker / Moses Boyd: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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

Terri Walker, Moses Boyd, Misha Panfilow and Greg Foat joined us at Soho R...

Hejira – Thread Of Gold: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Hejira – Thread Of Gold: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (28/05/2019)

Hejira joined us at Soho Radio to perform two tracks live, as we cut the s...

Edwyn Collins – I Guess We Were Young: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Edwyn Collins – I Guess We Were Young: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (13/05/2019)

Edwyn Collins joined us at Soho Radio to perform two tracks live, as we cu...

KT Tunstall – Made Of Glass: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

KT Tunstall – Made Of Glass: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (20/04/2019)

KT Tunstall joined us at Soho Radio to perform two tracks live, as we cut ...

The Lemon Twigs – If You Give Enough: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

The Lemon Twigs – If You Give Enough: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (07/12/2018)

The Lemon Twigs performed live at Soho Radio as part of our Vinyl Sessio...

Paul Weller – Glide & Gravity: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Paul Weller – Glide & Gravity: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (20/08/2018)

We welcomed Paul Weller to Soho Radio to perform two tracks live, as we cu...

IDLES – Danny Nedelko: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

IDLES – Danny Nedelko: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (27/07/2018)

The Bristolian punk rock five piece IDLES, performed live on Soho Rad...

Skinny Pelembe – I Just Wanna Be Your Prisoner: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Skinny Pelembe – I Just Wanna Be Your Prisoner: Soho R... (25/07/2018)

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Django Django: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Django Django: Soho Radio Vinyl Session (23/05/2018)

Django Django joined us at Soho Radio for a live vinyl session, where we c...

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)

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