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On The Wire is a radio programme broadcasting on BBC Radio Lancashire. It is presented by Steve Barker. The show was first broadcast on 16 September 1984. In the 1980s the show was broadcasted on Sunday afternoons 2-5pm. On the Wire's first guest was Adrian Sherwood and Keith le Blanc. Adrian Sherwood and Dub Syndicate provide the show's theme music. The guests on the second week of the show were Depeche Mode.

On the Wire was one of the first shows in the UK to play hip-hop, House music and Techno music. It gave the first radio plays in the UK for Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson and the radio premier of 808 State "Pacific State" and A Guy Called Gerald "Voodoo Ray". Andy ‘Madhatter’ Holmes and Pete Haigh have provided since 1986 the once-a-month Funkology show. Michael "Fenny" Fenton has a weekly slot on the show where he plays music from the local music scene.

At the beginning of the 1990's On the Wire was under threat from the BBC, but at the last minute the show was saved by the BBC board, with the show being described as a ‘unique BBC product’. Brian "Planet" Jackson and John Peel were key figures in saving the programme. When the programme was saved it moved to a new slot on Thursday evenings, and then to its current slot on Saturday evenings.

Guests on the show have included Lee Perry, Mark E Smith, Half Man Half Biscuit, Kelly Joe Phelps, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jeb Loy Nichols and Blood and Fire. Highlight shows include: An Xmas party at the Ritz in Manchester including Sherwood with Gary Clail, 808 State, A Guy Called Gerald, Little Annie and Neneh Cherry; putting on The Fall free at Clitheroe Castle and the three hour dub special shows.

Since 2003 Steve Barker contributes from Beijing with the invaluable help of Christiaan Virant, American exile and co-founder of the China-based nu electronic unit FM3.

Engineers on the show have included Mikey Martin, Jethro known on the net as ‘Culf’, and current engineer Jim Ingham.

The forerunner to On the Wire was called Spin Off and it was broadcast on BBC Radio Blackburn (later BBC Radio Lancashire) on a Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6pm to 7pm. The programme was presented by Steve Barker and produced by Ian Cook (Education Producer).

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Playlist - 11th October 2008 - Funkology

Manzel - Space Funk (Dopebrother 12 inch remix) - Dopebrother
Ingram - D.J.'s Delight - Funky Town Grooves
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Claudine Theme -
Black Science Orchestra - New Jersey Deep - Junior Boy's Own
Marcos Valle - Nova Bossa Nova - Far Out Rceordings
Jorge Benjor - Ponta de Lanca Africano - Wrasse Records[1]
EPMD - Give the People - Def Jam
Bernard Wright - Haboglabotribin - Arista
The Undisputed Truth - Help Yourself - Gordy
Sunburst Band - Moving with the shakers (extended version) - ZR Records
Trouble Funk - Here we are (the pocket) - Studio Records
The Last Poets - Jazzoetry - Blue Thumb Records
Tolbert - I've Got It - Jazzman Records
Tony!Toni!Tone! - I Don't Know what you have come to do - MCA
South Side Edits - Feeling about 'cha - Supreme Records
James Brown - Give Me Some Skin (Re-Edit)
Bennson - Let the Love - Expansion Records
3-D - Believe DAT - City Beat
Jazzanova feat Paul Randolph - Let Me Show - Venue
Mr Scruff - Get on Down - Ninja Tuna -
Marc Evans - The Way you Love Me - Defected
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November 2008 show

Steinski – I'm wild about that thing – Illegal Art
Steinski – Solid air junk mood mix –Illegal Art
The Bug with Ricky Ranking – Flying – Ninja Tune
The Bug with Cha Cha – Poison dart (no f*ck2db) – dubplate
Dokkebi Q – Hardcore cherry bonbon – 3QREQ
Virus Syndicate with David Lewis – For the music – Contagious
Zomby – Test me for a reason – Hyperdub
Kode9 vs LD – Bad – Hyperdub
George Coleman – Cool it right – Mississippi
Ignatz – The Water – K-raa-k
Chang Loo – Sixteen tons – mp3
Todd Snider – Ponce of the flaming peace queer – Aimless Records
Blown Glass Typewriter – Mountains – Apestaartje
Sixto Silgado, Paito Y Los Gaiteros De Punta Brava - Merengue Faroto - Rough Guide
Franco - Esengo ya mokili - Sterns Music Africa
Mikey Dread / Singers + Players - Autobiography - On U Sound
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers -Roadrunner 1 - Castle Communications
Big Youth - Big Youth Special - Virgin
Orchestre Poly-Rhthmo de Cotonou - Mi Ni Non Kpo - Analog Africa
Waitless - I surrendaa (eu me entregou) - Poo Productions
Witchdoktors - Common Prayer (for a working Man) - Tribal Vibes
Okie Rosette - Sing the Hotel - Montreme Records
PSI - Clo - crafu Byw
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid - Arrival - Domino
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September 2008 guest spot

Zoe Baxter - Lucky Cat Mix - http://luckykitty.blogspot.com/2008/09/on-wire-mix-20th-september-2008.html

A guest spot for Steve Barker's On the Wire.

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2008 October 18

World’s End Girlfriend – Unspoiled Monster – Midi Creative / Noble
Jorge Ben – Quen Foi – Philips
Eddie – You can call me – Luaka Bop
Myra Davies – Burrough’s Bunker – Moabit Music
Dub Gabriel & Karen Gibson Roc – Spirit made flesh – Destroy All Concepts
Sekou Diabate – Mangue – Marabi
Group Doueh – Cheyla ya Haiuune – Sublime Frequenciess
Ezekiel Honig – Broken marching band – Anticipate
Barbara Morgenstern – Come to Berlin (Telefon Tel Aviv mix) – Monika
Hanggai – 5 Heroes – World Music Network
Salah Ragab & the Cairo Jazz band – Egypt strut - Art Yard
Sir Richard Bishop – Saraswati – Drag City
Alton Ellis (& The Flames) - Life is Down in Denver - Trojan
Alton Ellis - Loneliness -Orijahnal Records
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk - XL
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - Se We Non Nan - Analog Africa
Empty Boat - The Church Doors - Poo Productions
Holy F*** - Super Inuit (Live)- XL
Rodney Crowell - Funky and the Farm Boy - Yep Roc
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive - Rough Trade
David Grubbs - The Not-so-distant - Drag City


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