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The Bureau of Lost Culture broadcast curious, half-forgotten, half-remembered countercultural stories, oral histories and tales from the underground.

Join host Stephen Coates and a wide range of guests including musicians, writers, artists and cultural commentators for in depth conversation and rare audio.

Every other Saturday, 9am – 10am.

For more on the Bureau:
www.bureauoflostculture.com

ALL EPISODES

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Spell of David Lynch (25/10/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Spell of David Lynch (25/10/2025)

When the filmmaker David Lynch died earlier this year, fans created shrine...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Who Owns the Land Beneath Our Feet (11/10/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Who Owns the Land Beneath Our...

We walk the streets every day — and through parks, along beaches, over com...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Tradition and Transgression in Alternative Britain (12/09/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Tradition and Transgression i...

In the old towns and villages of Britain, before the police, before the ta...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Voices from the Other Side (16/08/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Voices from the Other Side (16/08/2025)

They called them the voices of the dead. Whispers in the static. Words in ...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Hidden Folk (02/08/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Hidden Folk (02/08/2025)

Iceland is one of the last remaining Western countries where a substantial...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Naked Druid (19/07/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Naked Druid (19/07/2025)

What does it mean to be naked, in body and in spirit? Why has human nudity...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Queer Histories (05/07/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Queer Histories (05/07/2025)

There are many familiar names—Oscar Wilde, Sappho, James Baldwin, Freddie ...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Forger’s Apprentice (21/06/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Forger’s Apprentice...

Elmyr De Hory was the greatest art forger of all time.By the time he was e...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Battle of The Beanfield (07/06/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Battle of The Beanfield (...

It was the largest mass arrest of civilians in the country’s history....

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Sonic Explorer (24/05/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Sonic Explorer (24/05/2025)

The Sonic Explorer of the Psychedelic Frontier – Doug McKechnie is an...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Ibiza and the Meteoric Rise of Club Culture (10/05/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Ibiza and the Meteoric Rise o...

Sunshine, Love, Beats and Drugs How did a sleepy island off the coast o...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Victorian Freak Show (26/04/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Victorian Freak Show (26/04/2025)

The Bearded Lady, Zip the Pinhead, Major Tom Thumb, The Elephant Man, The ...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Becoming (Pauline) Black (12/04/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Becoming (Pauline) Black (12/04/2025)

Whilst Margaret Thatcher was reshaping Britain and promoting her very own ...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Myths of the Magic Mushroom (29/03/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Myths of the Magic Mushroom (...

The evolutionary leap from ape to human was precipitated by primates eatin...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Bowles Burroughs and The Tangier Interzone (01/03/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Bowles Burroughs and The Tang...

Tangier was a magnet for artists, writers, musicians, and political exiles...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Teddy Boys: Britain’s First Youth Subculture (01/02/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Teddy Boys: Britain’s F...

The Teddy Boys emerged in Britain in the early 1950s, becoming the country...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Soho Night + Day (18/01/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Soho Night + Day (18/01/2025)

Scar-faced, ex-jailbird Frank Norman was part of the ’50s & R...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Countercultural Life of Mike Scott and The Waterboys (04/01/2025)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – The Countercultural Life of M...

Mike Scott grew up in Edinburgh and said: “liike most children of the 1960...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – A Boy Who Became A Girl (21/12/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – A Boy Who Became A Girl (21/12/2024)

She says: ‘I was reared Catholic but got over it, was born male but got ov...

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Genesis P-Orridge (09/11/2024)

BUREAU OF LOST CULTURE – Genesis P-Orridge (09/11/2024)

“Genesis P Orridge was a performance artist, Neo Pagan, Industrial m...

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MckNasty – Vinyl Session

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Dave Okumu – Vinyl Session

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Four Sides To Every Story

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Summer Pearl – Soul / The Social

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Wicked Game Cover / Queth by Sam Dotia | Supernova Sessions ...

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GRAMN. – Kitchen / Nirvana All Apologies Cover | Super...

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Poppy Ajudha: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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The Snuts – Maybe California: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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Joel Culpepper & Terri Walker – I Feel For You: S...

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FARR – Paranoid: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

FARR – Paranoid: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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Sampa The Great – Leading Us Home: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Sampa The Great – Leading Us Home: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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Field Music – Money Is A Memory: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Field Music – Money Is A Memory: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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Steve Mason – Planet Sizes: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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Edwyn Collins – It All Makes Sense To Me: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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Jeffery Lewis – Depression! Despair & Not Suppose...

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Remi – 5AM: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Remi – 5AM: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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Alaskalaska – Bees: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Alaskalaska – Bees: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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Terri Walker / Moses Boyd: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Terri Walker / Moses Boyd: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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Hejira – Thread Of Gold: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

Hejira – Thread Of Gold: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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Edwyn Collins – I Guess We Were Young: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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KT Tunstall – Made Of Glass: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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The Lemon Twigs – If You Give Enough: Soho Radio Vinyl Session

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