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Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone Episodes

  1. 16/11/2025

    Two hours of experimental and avant-garde music.

  2. Patti Smith Forever: Art Time Punks

    As Patti Smith's Horses reaches 50, Stuart explores the artier side of Punk Rock.

  3. 02/11/2025

    Two hours of experimental and avant-garde music.

  4. Slow Sunday: Halloween Horror Special

    Escape into a world of vampires and monsters with the Freakzone Halloween special.

  5. Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die

    Stuart's featured album is Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise.

  6. Van Dyke Parks - Song Cycle

    Stuart's featured album is Song Cycle, Van Dyke Park's unique mix of American music.

  7. Peter Hammill and The Return of the Durutti Column

    Stuart chats to Peter Hammill of Van Der Graaf Generator about his solo albums.

  8. Genesis - the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

    Stuart's featured album is Genesis' prog rock epic the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.

  9. Fifty Foot Hose - Cauldron

    Stuart鈥檚 Featured Album this week is Cauldron by Fifty Foot Hose.

  10. Freak Zone goes Supersonic 2025

    The Freak Zone makes its annual pilgrimage to the mighty Supersonic festival.

  11. Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica

    Stuart鈥檚 featured album is Replica by Oneohtrix Point Never.

  12. 20th Century Classical Special

    Stuart presents a 20th century classical special with special guest Elizabeth Alker.

  13. Don Cherry鈥檚 Complete Communion

    Stuart's featured album is jazz trumpeter Don Cherry鈥檚 Complete Communion.

  14. Gentle Giant - Playing the Fool

    Stuart's featured album is Gentle Giant's live album Playing the Fool.

  15. Cardiacs - On Land And In The Sea

    Stuart's featured album is Cardiacs' second record On Land And In The Sea.

  16. the Residents - Stars & Hank Forever

    Stuart's featured album is the Residents - Stars & Hank Forever.

  17. Mike Oldfield's Hergest Ridge

    Stuart's featured album is Mike Oldfield's Hergest Ridge.

  18. Gal Costa by Gal Costa

    Stuart's featured album is Gal Costa's self titled Tropic谩lia masterpiece from 1969.

  19. The Black Sabbath Sabbath

    The Freak Zone celebrates the genius of Black Sabbath.

  20. La Dusseldorf - Viva

    Stuart's featured album is Viva by La Dusseldorf, a motorik tour de force from 1978.

  21. Gryphon - Red Queen to Gryphon Three

    Stuart's featured album is Gryphon's Red Queen to Gryphon Three.

  22. Captain Beefheart - Doc at the Radar Station

    Stuart's featured album is Captain Beefheart's Doc at the Radar Station.

  23. Alexander 'Skip' Spence - Oar

    Stuart's featured album is Oar, the only solo album by Alexander 'Skip' Spence.

  24. Todd Rundgren - Initiation

    Stuart鈥檚 featured album is Todd Rundgren鈥檚 1975 epic Initiation.

  25. Talk Talk - Laughing Stock

    Stuart's featured album is Talk Talk's other masterpiece Laughing Stock.

  26. Slow Sunday: Ambient Special

    Stuart celebrates Slow Sunday with an ambient special.

  27. Stand By for Action - the music of Barry Gray

    Stuart's featured album is Barry Gray's classic compilation Stand by for Action.

  28. Buffy Sainte-Marie - Illuminations

    Folk meets electronica in Stuart's featured album, Buffy Sainte-Marie's Illuminations.

  29. Bryan, Miles and Mogwai

    Stuart chats to Bryan Ferry about Loose Talk, his new collaboration with Amelia Barratt.

  30. Vinyl Weekender: Record Store Day Special

    Stuart plays some of the freakier releases coming out for Record Store Day.

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