Saturday Morning with Fred (18/04/2026) Fred starts Saturday morning with an eclectic music mix, playing something for everyone, live from his home studio in Cirencester.

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Happy Saturday - The sun is shining...and I had a great energy on the show today. Listen back on my website.

Fred On the Radio (13/04/2026): Stronger Together Broadcasting Live from home each Monday night, the best mix of music, news and chat with Fred Hart. This week's theme is Stronger Together: Beyond the Lead Singer - Bands and Groups. Plus, in the seco...

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On this evening's show, Stronger Together was my theme. Listen on demand on my website.

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Paxford Races: North Cotswold Point-to-Point

On Easter Monday, Mum and I went to the races at Paxford, near Chipping Campden. Here's my blog about our day out.

Pastitsio and Politics: An Evening at the Apollo TheatreFred Hart: Radio Producer 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The audience were clearly full of Yes, Minister fans - lots of knowing laughs throughout, especially at the classic Sir Humphrey-style exchanges. Plenty of people the same side of 40 years of age as I...

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Pastitsio and Politics: An Evening at the Apollo Theatre

Here's my blog about my night out in London last weekend, to see "I'm Sorry, Prime Minister" at the Apollo Theatre.

Saturday Morning with Fred (11/04/2026) Fred Hart gets your Saturday morning underway with his usual eclectic music mix, with something for everyone.

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Here's this week's show available 'on demand' - broadcasting from home, with the cats in the studio.

Fred On the Radio (06/04/2026): Different Minds, Different Sounds This week's theme is Different Minds, Different Sounds - marking Autism Awareness Month. A mix of artists and songs shaped by different ways of thinking and seeing the world, alongside the usual eclec...

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Last night's radio show was on the theme 'Different Minds, Different Sounds' to mark Autism Awareness Month.
Have a listen on my website.

Saturday Morning with Fred (04/04/2026) The best mix of music, news and chat with Fred Hart: From Folk & Acoustic sounds through to 1950s Rock 'n' Roll, Country, and well-known Classic Hits - blending familiar favourites with a few less fam...

www.FredOnTheRadio.uk/4april2026
Happy Saturday! My show from this morning is now available on demand.

Fred On the Radio (30/03/2026): Longer Days Fred Hart plays an eclectic music mix with something for everyone. With music from across the decades and genres, from Pop through to Country, Soul and beyond, mixing well-known favourites with newer ...

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On this week's show I was marking the start of British Summer Time by playing songs on the theme of Longer Days. Plus - a 🇰🇷 K-Pop jingle for my show (with Korean lyrics). You can hear that and all the other jingles at www.FredOnTheRadio.uk/jingles.

Behind the Mic: Using AI to Build My Radio Show At the end of 2025 I started experimenting using AI to help shape and build my shows. Whether we like it or not, AI is growing and is here to stay - and knowing how to use it effectively is becoming m...

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A new monthly 'Behind the Mic' blog series to accompany my radio show. This month: How I'm using AI to build my radio show.

A First Attempt at Soda Bread I found the recipe not in one of my recipe books, but by asking AI (ChatGTP) for a recipe. This bake is the result of that. It wasn't perfect....At one point it did go slightly wrong. I poured all the...

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I made soda bread this week - Read all about my attempt on my blog.

On the Air: March 2026 - A Country Month As we reach the end of March - and the end of Q1 2026 - I am starting something new on this blog. Each month, I will be writing about what has been happening on my radio shows, giving a bit of insight...

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On the Air: March 2026 - A Country Month
From Nashville to the Charts: Here's this month's round-up of what's been happening on my radio show

Saturday Morning with Fred (28/03/2026) This week's Same Song Different Decade contrasts a Beatles original with a funk-infused cover by Earth, Wind & Fire; while Country Crossover explores the link between country and jazz. Plus, Fred's Ju...

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This morning on my radio show, a new feature: Fred's Jukebox (inspired by Johnnie's Jukebox from Sounds of the '70s on Radio 2). Listen to the whole show through Mixcloud.

Hanbury Hall: Inside One of Worcestershire's Finest Homes I drove up to Hanbury Hall, a National Trust property near Droitwich in Worcestershire. The house is a real country retreat, offering a glimpse of life in rural Worcestershire in the 18th century. As ...

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Hanbury Hall: Inside One of Worcestershire’s Finest Homes
All about my day out to visit Hanbury Hall - a National Trust property near Droitwich - on Monday.

Fred On the Radio (23/03/2026): Guitar Heroes Fred Hart plays an eclectic music mix with something for everyone. This week’s theme is Guitar Heroes: Shining a light on the artists and moments where the guitar takes centre stage.

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This week's theme on my radio show was Guitar Heroes: Shining a light on the artists and moments where the guitar takes centre stage.

Saturday Morning with Fred (21/03/2026) Fred Hart welcomes you into a warm Cotswold spring morning, with sunshine in the air and a soundtrack to match. There’s a mix of familiar favourites and less obvious choices, with music from across th...

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Spring: Fresh starts, new beginnings. This morning's show welcomes you into a warm Cotswold spring morning, with sunshine in the air and a soundtrack to match.
Tune in 'on demand' on my website.

Country to Country 2026: Big Stages, New Discoveries, Keith Urban, and Brooks & Dunn One of the things I really enjoy about C2C is discovering new artists. Katie Rigby and Julia Cole were two that really stood out to me this year. Both are independent artists, without major record lab...

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It was a fantastic weekend of country music!

Fred On the Radio (16/03/2026): Nashville Calling Fred Hart returns with another eclectic music mix. This week’s show, Nashville Calling, is a two hour Country music extravaganza inspired by a weekend at Country to Country at The O2 in London.

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The Post-C2C radio show - loads of great country music across the whole 2 hours. Listen back to last night's radio show on my website.

Saturday Morning with Fred (14/03/2026) Fred Hart starts the morning with a Saturday soundtrack, starting in the heart of classic country and setting the tone before he heads off to the Country to Country festival later in the day.

Better late than never - only just got round to it as I've been at C2C all weekend - but here's Saturday morning's radio show. I'll post this evening's radio show in the morning.
www.FredOnTheRadio.uk/14march2026

Fred On the Radio (09/03/2026): On the Move From open-road anthems and railbound classics to soulful departures, globe-trotting country and modern tracks full of forward momentum, this week's playlist is built around the feeling of movement. Th...

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This week's theme was On the Move - Songs about travel & transport. Have a listen 'on demand', if you missed the show live. #Cirencester #Radio

Saturday Morning with Fred (07/03/2026) Fred Hart opens March with a bright Saturday soundtrack shaped by 80s adult pop, glam-era swagger and melodic modern favourites.

www.FredOnTheRadio.uk/7march2026
Here's this morning's show - available to listen on demand.

Fred On the Radio (02/03/2026): Decades Night: The Swingin' Sixties Fred Hart plays an eclectic music mix with something for everyone. This week’s theme is Decades Night: The Swingin' Sixties, celebrating one of the most influential eras in popular music.

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This week's show was: Decades Night: The Swingin' Sixties. Enjoyed putting this one together. Loads of great 1960s songs to play! Listen 'on demand' through my website. #Cirencester #Radio

Saturday Morning with Fred (28/02/2026) Fred Hart wraps up February with a Saturday soundtrack featuring contemporary chart hits, European pop, blues-rooted rock and smooth soul-jazz groove.

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Here's this morning's show - with the second interview in the 20th Anniversary series to mark 20 years since the launch of Corinium Radio. This week, Jan Shaw joined me to share her memories of setting up a community radio station in Cirencester.

Fred On the Radio (23/02/2026): Hidden Harmonies Fred Hart plays an eclectic music mix with something for everyone. This week’s theme is Hidden Harmonies, shining a light on the voices behind the voice: The subtle backing lines, layered vocals and s...

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On my radio show this week: Hidden Harmonies was my theme.
Listen on demand on my website.

Saturday Morning with Fred (21/02/2026) Fred Hart returns with another wide-ranging Saturday soundtrack, opening this week in the 1960s with British guitar grit and West Coast harmony before travelling across decades and genres.

www.FredOnTheRadio.uk/21february2026
Good show this morning - Have a listen on my website if you want. Happy Saturday!

A Winter Visit to Newark Park I last went to Newark Park in April 2022....This time it was noticeably colder than back then: Proper cold February air! It was still worth the trip. The snowdrops were out lining parts of the grounds...

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Here's my blog post about Monday's visit to Newark Park.

Fred On the Radio (16/02/2026): What's In A Name? Fred Hart plays an eclectic music mix with something for everyone. This week’s theme is What’s In A Name?, bringing together songs that tip their hat to other artists, musical heroes and influences.

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On this week's radio show my theme was called 'What's In A Name?' - songs which namecheck other singers, bands, musicians.

Next week's show is the last one of the month (already!) and my theme will be 'Hidden Harmonies'.

Saturday Morning with Fred (14/02/2026) Fred Hart plays an eclectic music mix with something for everyone. This Saturday's programme moves from 1990s favourites into classic Motown & Soul, with a Country Crossover exploring Latin American a...

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Here's the recording of this morning's show. Nice to have some sunshine for a change!

Fred On the Radio (09/02/2026): All the LoveFred On the Radio 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇬🇷 🇨🇾 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 🇧🇪 🇨🇭 🇦🇹 Fred Hart plays an eclectic music mix with something for everyone. Ahead of Valentine's Day, the theme this week is All the Love, bringing together songs that reference love, connection, and closeness...

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Here's the recording of last night's radio show - my Valentine's week edition of the show, with the theme being 'All the Love'.

Saturday Morning with Fred (07/02/2026) Join Fred and the cats broadcasting live from home studio. This morning's show opens in pure feel-good fashion, with a bright 1970s welcome setting the tone for a relaxed, confident start to the weeke...

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First Saturday morning show of February. Me (and the cats) broadcasting live from the home studio....
New music from Bruce Springsteen, Noah Kahan, plus old favourites from Eagles, Dolly Parton, Eric Church and Slade. #Radio #Cirencester

Motors, Manor and Memories: A Day in Beaulieu The main attraction here is, of course, the National Motor Museum. Alongside the famous car from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, there are also a couple of cars from the Disney film Cars, and a section dedic...

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My write up from yesterday's day trip to #Beaulieu - Great day out (despite the terrible weather!) #Hampshire