Programmes

Breakfast with the award-winning Jo Davis. The South West's favourite girl to wake up with.

Debbie Chatting brings news of the Great Outdoors into the studio and into your ears, along with a great range of music. Formerly a Traffic and Travel broadcaster and now a voice coach, Debbie will get your voice warmed up so you can sing along to all your favourites from yesterday and today! She's a lover of outdoor things like local food and drink, wildlife and the countryside, getting out for a healthy walk, and having a good old chat about what's going on.

Join Toby from 12pm every Monday!

Sally Vinyl's with you on Monday, to kick-start your week.  

Tim Carter, a presenter at Somer Valley FM since day one, hosts ‘Off the Beaten Track’ every Monday at 6pm. The aim of the show is to introduce listeners to exceptional music drawn from a diverse range of genres. A typical show might include a newly emerging folk act from a remote Scottish isle, a classic tune from a veteran of Ghanaian highlife, some irresistibly danceable jazz evocative of a hip New York basement club and a couple of hits by original artists who achieved mainstream success against the odds

This is a show for fans of Folk music, Country AND Western, Americana, Rock and Blues. More importantly it’s a show for fans of hybrids of those genres, Folk/Rock, Blues/Rock, Folk/Metal and those who are always open to hearing something new. I will be playing everything from traditional acoustic folk songs that date back hundreds of years but which modern artists have re-interpreted to songs in other languages and tracks that borrow from artists and blend styles to create whole new exciting music.

Sharing the hits and memories of the decade. Moving onwards and upwards from his debut Pickup show, Rob now hosts great music and memories from the 80s and 90s

Sharing the hits and memories of the decade Moving onwards and upwards from his debut Pickup show, Rob now hosts great music and memories from the 80s and 90s

Breakfast with the award-winning Jo Davis. The South West's favourite girl to wake up with.

Every Tuesday join Sally Vinyl for her LiveLaugh Brunch. Features include: Which movie? Guess the song lyric Words of Wisdom The Chooseday Choon Plus interviews with local creatives

Local legend Simon plays and presents songs from over the decades. He'll also talk through his recollections to go with the tracks played out. And lookout for his feature 'did we really buy this'?!

For the latest showbiz news, best music and amazing features such as 'Radio Roulette', and 'Stupid Stuff my Sister Says' tune in from 3pm, when you'll hear award-winning Seb! And every Friday Seb kicks-off the weekend vibe with Party Friday. Missed a show? Catchup On-Demand below!

The Sound Vision on Somer Valley FM show is hosted on a rotational basis, in partnership with Sound Vision, run by CEO Dom Chambers, previous Manager of the radio station. Training is undertaken in the radio station in media skills, and if trainees have a desire to present a show, we offer the opportunity. Additionally, if anyone who has a relationship with the station, and wants to feature strong locally-based stories, then the chance is there to air a show. Listen On Demand to previous shows clicking here  

Soul Food with Ella May Thomas is filled with soulful songs and stories to soothe your soul.

'Up-Beat' a Jazz, Soul and Blues show with Peter Campbell playing music spanning Miles Davis to Rufus Thomas including artists you may never have heard of!  Have you listened to Don Byron, Taj Mahal, Hiram Bullock, Irakere?  Listen in, good music with nothing 'downbeat', it's 'Up-Beat' all the way!

Fancy your favourite chocolate from the box?  Or perhaps a surprise you’ve never tasted before?  Then each week Rob Bayly offers you some irresistible treats in his Eclectic Selection. You’ll find familiar favourites alongside delights you’ve never heard before – and maybe a few you never want to hear again!  Never know what’s coming next as Rob cherry-picks tasty tunes from Pop, Blues, Folk and Swing to Rock, World, Jazz and Classical.   Rob has lived with his family in Somer Valley for more than 15 years as a BBC TV documentary producer. His 35 year BBC career started as a radio studio manager engineering live music sessions for Radio One shows such as ex-pirate DJ John Peel.

Breakfast with the award-winning Jo Davis. The South West's favourite girl to wake up with.

With Claudia Zunn. Every week Claudia reviews and shares upcoming live events, plus shares new releases local to our area.

For the latest showbiz news, best music and amazing features such as 'Radio Roulette', and 'Stupid Stuff my Sister Says' tune in from 3pm, when you'll hear award-winning Seb! And every Friday Seb kicks-off the weekend vibe with Party Friday. Missed a show? Catchup On-Demand below!

Just A Little Bit Random is exactly what it says on the tin. Featuring a range of music and various talking points with the simple hope of entertaining its one listener, Ken, for two hours a week.

The Review Show with Phil Gibbons

Breakfast with the award-winning Jo Davis. The South West's favourite girl to wake up with.

Join Rob Bayly every Thursday morning for a fast-moving mix of Top 40 and classic tracks, fascinating guests, live music sessions, local stories that matter and surprising alternative news. Rob’s wife Jan even pops in for mid-morning coffee, making it a real Bayly Brunch. The Bayly Brunch is live and lively 10 till midday Thursdays.

For the latest showbiz news, best music and amazing features such as 'Radio Roulette', and 'Stupid Stuff my Sister Says' tune in from 3pm, when you'll hear award-winning Seb! And every Friday Seb kicks-off the weekend vibe with Party Friday. Missed a show? Catchup On-Demand below!

Every week Bryn will chat to retired miners, and people connected to the Somerset Coal industry, and those related to it. These shows are kindly sponsored by the Somerset Miners Welfare Trust For futher information on Five Arches, the Journal of the Museum Society, click on this link:

Five Arches History Journal

James is a student at Bath College, and has been trained in media and radio by our partners Sound Vision. He's now bagged his own show on Somer Valley. Every week, he'll have a number of features in his show, including the 'suprise slot' where random topics and interviews feature. James' most listened to track is his song of the week. And as a fan of racing, F1 news will keep us up to date, along with story of the week.

  The spirit of the pirate radio days are alive and well with Rob Bayly who combines great production with a unique archive for a quality revisit to the swinging decade.

Breakfast with the award-winning Jo Davis. The South West's favourite girl to wake up with.

Friday Brunch plays classic radio hits from Abba to Zappa. In to the mix Nigel weaves a look back on what happened today in the past, whose celebrating their birthday and what are the stories making the papers.

For the latest showbiz news, best music and amazing features such as 'Radio Roulette', and 'Stupid Stuff my Sister Says' tune in from 3pm, when you'll hear award-winning Seb! And every Friday Seb kicks-off the weekend vibe with Party Friday. Missed a show? Catchup On-Demand below!

Kicking off 6 hours of Non-Stop Dance Pete Helmore whips up an instant Friday party with quite a lot of then and a fair but of now. From 6 every Friday.

Live, every Friday night from 8pm DJ Pete Bailey plays out from Somer Valley towers. His show combines the latest house, trance, and techno, along with Club Classics from the last 30 years.

Bringing you the freshest new tunes from across the Deep, Tech, Funky, Soulful and Jackin House genres. Frustrated D Jace taking you to musical destinations you never knew existed.

Faithtime is opportunity to explore religious, moral and ethical issues while enjoying a mixture of modern/traditional worship songs.

Warm contemporary Christian and inspirational, easy tunes introduced Jerry Rousell

Vira is a Ukrainian refugee, who travelled to the UK with her daughter in June 2022. Her show includes features on events past and present involving B&NES' 400 Ukrainians. Listen out too for Ukraine songs, features, interviews and history details. They'll also be special features when she travels back to her home country. And some Ukrainian language lessons!    

Kate Graham hosts Monday's afternoon speciality. Every week Kate gives her regular gardening tips with 'dig it'. She'll also travel far and wide into our vaults to hear ''ere, I ain't heard that in ages'. Plus listen out for local what's on details, .

Dave is a local lad from Welton and is well known around all the surrounding areas for entertainment services from quiz nights to singing! Dave has been with Somer Valley for years now, and has relaunched with a new show! Sunday love n Chill from 12.00pm till 1.00pm

Seasoned radio man Ray James introduces the radio classics of yesteryear.

Ray has won broadcasting awards for his speciality country music programmes and has a keen interest in music from Rock ‘n’ Roll to Blues.

The aim of Congo Iain's Reggae Selection is to bring listeners a variety of all genres of the art form that is called Reggae. Taking selections from Bluebeat, Ska, Rocksteady, Dub, Roots, Lovers, Dancehall, Ragga, and all blends in-between , this new regular show will allow the listeners to Skank, Wind, and move in time with the beat and the"ridim" or simply "shuffle those shoes". With special features classic album tracks from the vault, and genre-busting tracks.

Tired the same old songs on the radio? Lend Matt Drew a dime for his Jukebox and get an hour of eclectic tunes in return! From Motown to Madchester, Grunge to Gothic, Acid Jazz to 80's Yazz and more, every week is a totally different genre.

Claudia's back on a Sunday night. An extra show, in addition to all the new music played out on her Wednesday What's On Brunch show. For Sunday evenings, she's back to share another batch of fresh tracks, with more of a specialist slant.

As long as it sounds good, it's played. Playing a mix of rock, indie, funk, pop, alternative, everything and anything in between. Matt's with you every week, Sunday's 9 until 10pm.