Jarvis: Jarvis Cocker's Someday Service

Jarvis returns to BBC 6 Music for his Jarvis Cocker's Someday Service. Jarvis sits in for Iggy Pop who takes a break to work on his music projects for one year. Jarvis's show is on air every Sunday from 4pm to 6 pm, starting from April 5th.

Jarvis:

Why am I returning to 6 Music? Well… I’m looking forward to working for the greatest independent radio station in the world once more. When you’re asked to look after Iggy’s show, are you really going to say no?

I’m looking forward to discovering lots of great new music. But mostly: I miss you. Tune in from April 5th. That’s an order.

Iggy Pop:

The news is true, after 12 years at 6 Music I’m going to be taking a break for a while. I’ve got some other stuff I’ve got to do but I’ll be back. I’m pleased to say Jarvis has agreed to return to the station for a year as my cover – cool, thanks Jarvis.

5th April 2026 - The return!

Programme description (from BBC): Jarvis returns to the 6 Music airwaves for a year!
In this first show, he's going to take you on a sonic excursion down to New Zealand and Australia.

Tracklist (Track - Artist)

  1. Premiers Mouvements - Thomas Bangalter
  2. Someday Man - Paul Williams
  3. Pocahontas - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
  4. Trysting Fields - Michael Nyman
  5. The Wind Doesn't Blow This Far Right - Lisa O'Neil
  6. Sanctuary - Bill Orcutt
  7. Eagle - ABBA
  8. Funky Dunedin - Let's Get Naked
  9. Crazy - The Clean
  10. Born in the Wrong Time - The Great Unwashed
  11. Anything Could Happen - The Clean
  12. Made up in Blue - The Bats
  13. Can't You Hear Me Knocking - The Rolling Stones
  14. Magnitudes (Excerpt A) - Mat Watson & MESS Synthesiser Orchestra
  15. Magnitudes (Excerpt B) - Mat Watson & MESS Synthesiser Orchestra
  16. Silly Little Things - Tex Crick
  17. Whole Lotta Love - The Dynamics
  18. Heaven - Talking Heads
  19. Late Last Night - Marina Moore
  20. Theme From "Carrie" - Pino Donaggio
  21. Wind It Up - Mumbo Jumbo
  22. No Kings Here - Gang of Four
  23. You're the First, the Last, My Everything - Barry White

12th April 2026 - Ramblin' On

Programme description (from BBC): Jarvis takes you on a sonic trip through time and space, the Peak District and a village that may or may not exist.

Tracklist

  1. Serra Pelada - Philip Glass
  2. Opposite Teacher - My New Band Believe
  3. Wild Horses - Alexis Taylor
  4. The Start of "Music" - Vernon Elliott
  5. Moonshake - Can
  6. The Killing Moon - Echo & the Bunnymen
  7. Tributary (Satie Rework) - Roger Eno
  8. The Other Village (Tamboura: Discreet) [Part 1 of 3] - Brian Eno & Bette A.
  9. Sister Morphine - Marianne Faithfull
  10. Avenue - Saint Etienne
  11. Der fröhliche Wanderer (The Happy Wanderer) - The Mantovani Orchestra
  12. The Other Village (Tamboura: Discreet) [Part 2 of 3] - Brian Eno & Bette A.
  13. Up the Hill Backwards - David Bowie
  14. The Other Village (Tamboura: Discreet) [Part 3 of 3] - Brian Eno & Bette A.
  15. Coltrane (Crooked Man Remix) - Cymande
  16. Life is Scary Horses - Bonnie “Prince” Billy
  17. Your Funny Uncle - Pet Shop Boys
  18. The Amber Light - Jane Weaver
  19. Pee Wee - Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Tony Williams
  20. Stimmung: Model 1 - Paul Hillier & Theatre of Voices
  21. Oops! - Stock, Hausen & Walkman
  22. Pond Scum Ocean - Ryley Walker
  23. The Girl Who Was Death (feat. Iggy Pop) - Noveller

19th April 2026 - Vinyl Weekender: The World of the Record Shop

Programme description (from BBC): Jarvis takes you on a sonic journey through the musty world of the second-hand record shop and the inevitable record collector.
Expect some rare slices of crackly vinyl, spoken word nuggets and the odd Record Store Day release

Tracklist

  1. Summa For String Orchestra - Arvo Pärt
  2. That Summer Feeling - Jonathan Richman
  3. Enjoy It - Brian Protheroe
  4. Happy Cycling - Boards of Canada
  5. My Shade (Instrumental) - The Pawnshop
  6. Love Came Tumblin' Down - The Monks
  7. As the Clouds Drift By - Jayne Mansfield
  8. I Gotta Try You Girl (Daft Punk Edit) - Junior Kimbrough
  9. I've Been A Bad Bad Boy - Paul Jones
  10. Get in Line - Art Ensemble of Chicago
  11. Invenzione per John (Version 2) - Ennio Morricone
  12. That's The Way It's Got To Be - The Poets
  13. Flashing Lights - Screaming Lord Sutch
  14. Palladium The Hip - Liz Brady
  15. La Horse - Serge Gainsbourg & Jean-Claude Vannier
  16. Kung Foo Cowboy - Alan Vega
  17. Taboo - Arthur Lyman
  18. In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley
  19. My Name Is Carnival - Jackson C. Frank
  20. Where Do The Children Play? - Cat Stevens
  21. Unclouded - Melody’s Echo Chamber
  22. Promise Is a Pendulum - Big Thief
  23. Mr Edward Whymper - Frédéric Soulard
  24. Being Boiled (Fast Version) - The Human League
  25. Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band

26th April 2026 - Where did I put my maypole?

Programme description (from BBC): Jarvis gets you in the mood for May, a time of ritual and a time of the earth coming back to life.
Can you send a dinghy, please? It might get a little pagan.

Tracklist

  1. Hibou, Anenome And Bear - Soft Machine
  2. Sometimes It Snows in April - The Revolution
  3. Now I Need You - Donna Summer
  4. Peter Gunn - Duane Eddy
  5. Fast Car - Foxy Brown
  6. Meditation Aumgn - Graham Bond
  7. Twa Sisters feat. Iona Zajac & Daragh Lynch - Standing Stones
  8. Maypole - Paul Giovanni & Magnet
  9. Willow's Song - Paul Giovanni & Magnet
  10. May Life Throw You a Pleasant Curve - Bitchin Bajas & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
  11. Plainsong - Ben Salisbury
  12. Líður ("Chernobyl" TV Series Soundtrack) - Hildur Guðnadóttir
  13. The Door ("Chernobyl" TV Series Soundtrack) - Hildur Guðnadóttir
  14. What About Tomorrow? - Haiku Salut & Meg Morley
  15. Beyond Breath - Balladeste
  16. Twa Brothers (Excerpt) feat. Alasdair Roberts - Standing Stones
  17. Oh Man - Cisco
  18. Sonnet No. 8 - Ottilie Patterson
  19. After The Goldrush - The King’s Singers
  20. Headache for Michelle (Remix) - Au Pairs
  21. Imitation of Life (Main Title Song) - Earl Grant & Frank Skinner
  22. Mostly Patient - Courtney Barnett
  23. On My Own - The Fall
  24. Free Nelson Mandela - The Specials

3rd May 2026 - In celebration of David Attenborough

Programme description (from BBC): To mark David Attenborough's 100th birthday, Jarvis revisits his interview from 2013.

Tracklist

  1. As the Dawn Breaks - Richard Hawley
  2. Birthday - The Beatles
  3. Introduction - David Attenborough
  4. Snatch of Song Accompanied by the Quindina - Field recording
  5. Hallelujah Chant - Field recording
  6. Porters Singing - Field recording
  7. Conclusion #1 - David Attenborough
  8. Guira Campana (The Bell Bird) - Field recording
  9. Conclusion #2 - David Attenborough
  10. Tjapung Gangtuk, Jaws Harp Solo - Field recording
  11. Digeridoo - Aphex Twin
  12. Get Up, I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine (Part 1) - James Brown
  13. No More, My Lord - Henry Jimpson Wallace
  14. Sligo River Blues - Muireann Bradley
  15. She Moved Through The Fair - Margaret Barry
  16. Pretty Polly - The Byrds
  17. Fugue No. 2 in C Minor Bwv 847 - Jacques Loussier
  18. Man - A Choice for the future of Life On Earth (feat. David Attenborough) - Edward Williams
  19. So Long, It's Been Good to Know You - Träd
  20. Can't Get Away from My Love - Jackson C. Frank
  21. Nangs - Tame Impala
  22. Young Folks (feat. Victoria Bergsman) - Peter Bjorn and John
  23. Borelesyow Bleujyowa - Daisy Rickman
  24. Run Hide Run - Marina Moore
  25. Introduction #2 - David Attenborough
  26. This Is My Witness Statement - Steven Price & David Attenborough
  27. Cicadas and Crickets and Owls... Oh My! - Country Joe McDonald & Bernie Krause

10th May 2026 - Slow Sunday: Winding through the waterways of Venice

Programme description (from BBC): Jarvis heads to La Serenissima, the Most Serene Republic of Venice, to tie in with the launch of this year’s Art Biennale.
Grab a gondola and join us for some Slow Sunday sounds

Tracklist

  1. La Serenissima - Rondò Veneziano
  2. Slow Burner - Swithold
  3. Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness) - Donovan
  4. AMERICA! - Bill Callahan
  5. I'm Not In Love - 10cc
  6. Journey (Aphex Twin Care Mix) - The Gentle People
  7. My Mind Went Blank (Screwed) - DJ Screw
  8. O viridissima virga, Ave - Hildegard von Bingen
  9. Passage Through The Spheres - Kali Malone
  10. My Name Is Mary (Excerpt) - Patti Smith
  11. Om Namah Shivaya - Laraaji
  12. Candy Bullets And Moon - Meredith Monk
  13. Quisque Mutatus (Excerpt) - Holly Herndon & Mathew Dryhurst
  14. Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
  15. The Rakehell - Earth
  16. Awakening - Bhairavi Raman & Nanthesh Sivarajah
  17. Inevitable Ecstasy (feat. Alan Watts) - Tycho, Superposition & Formless
  18. Big New Prinz - The Fall
  19. Overcome (2009 Remix) (feat. Martina Topley‐Bird) - Tricky
  20. The Monochrome Set (I Presume) - The Monochrome Set
  21. E.V.A. - Perrey & Kingsley
  22. Black Silk Stocking - Krisma
  23. In My Heart - Damaged Bug
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