A talk show about ideas and culture, produced and presented by Neil Denny. This week: The first of three shows for the 2016 Wellcme Book Prize, with shortlisted authors Cathy Rentzenbrink and Alex Pheby. Cathy Rentzenbrink was born in Cornwall, grew up in Yorkshire and now lives in London. A former bookseller at Waterstones, she was until recently Project Director of the charity Quick Reads, and is currently books editor at the Bookseller magazine. Her first book, The Last Act of Love, has been shortlisted for the 2016 Wellcome Book Prize. Alex Pheby is a writer and academic. He is the co-founder and co-director of the annual Greenwich Book Festival, and is the programme leader of the University of Greenwich's creative writing programmes. His first novel, Grace, was published in 2009, and his latest novel Playthings is shortlisted for the 2016 Wellcome Book Prize. Visit www.littleatoms.com for more information and/or contact littleatomspodcast@gmail.com. [Repeated Saturday 9am.]

A live broadcast of this year's Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards, hosted by Shazia Mirza at the Unicorn Theatre. The annual awards gala is a must for anyone concerned with freedom of expression to gather and celebrate free speech champions from around the world. There are 20 shortlisted nominees, drawn from over 400 nominated artists, writers, journalists and campaigners tackling censorship and fighting for freedom of expression. You can see the full list here . Get involved on Twitter using the hashtag #IndexAwards2016. Our live broadcast is anchored by Leonore Schick.

The barely present cult Canadian stand-up comedian Baconface plays lengthy and mainly uninterrupted selections from his late brother's extensive record collection of '60s and '70s psychedelia, progressive rock, free jazz, folk, acid folk, folk rock, acid rock, electronic music, and ethnoforgeries. In association with the Chilliwack Office of Leisure. This week the music of Italy. [Repeated Saturday 4am.]