Alex Figgis – Weekend Evenings

The Weekend Evening Show 26th February - 1st March 2021: what breaks God's heart; plastic straws; pulling a sicky; an inspirational life-story; an appeal for Allan; and Shinedown look for a second chance as Hot Hip want a one life stand. […]

The Access Rock Show for 19th - 22nd February 2021: new music by Chevelle, Fireflight and Evanescence; music from Stryper, Magnum and Lifelong; Blasts from the Past courtesy of U2 ('Vertigo') and P.O.D ('Wildfire'). […]

The Weekend Evening Show 19th - 22nd February 2021: leadership; insomnia - a cure; perils of perfectionism; missing road-safety officer; jail-time offers peace and quiet; and Muse ponder peaceful protest whilst Duffy's in search of mercy. […]

The Access Rock Show for 12th - 15th February 2021: new music by Pantokrator, Wytch Hazel & Alice Cooper; music by Lifelong, Dream Theater & W.A.S.P; & Blasts from the Past courtesy of Green Day and Antestor. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 12th - 15th February 2021: recognising limitations; Carl the moggie; embarrassing technical glitches; a Scottish musician's joyful project; how music impacts the brain; & Jet consider a girl genius as Switchfoot call us to live. […]

The Access Rock Show for 5th - 8th February 2021: new music by God Is An Astronaut, Love And Death and Norma Jean; music by IQ and Kansas; as well as Blasts from the Past courtesy of Lenny Kravitz ('Are You Gonna Go My Way?') and Metallica ('Cure'). […]

The Weekend Evening Show 5th - 8th February 2021: real intimacy; lost...and found 30 years later; Duck from Down Under; left and right - a source of confusion; Bill the lurcher; and MercyMe can only imagine what the catalyst is for Linkin Park. […]

The Access Rock Show: Special Edition for 29th January - 1st February 2021: celebrating Metallica's musical history, playing one track from each of the band's ten albums for your listening pleasure. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 29th January - 1st February 2021: blaming religion; a man paid to do nothing; sounds and smells protected under new French law; futuristic loos; haggis in space; and U2 are keen to celebrate as The Killers fight for human morality. […]

The Access Rock Show: Album Spotlight for 22nd - 25th January 2021: Rush's 1981 musical tour de force, 'Moving Pictures' played in its entirety for your listening pleasure. […]

The Access Rock Show for 15th - 18th January 2021: new tracks by Norma Jean and Fates Warning; cuts by King's X, Pallbearer and Lightworker; Blasts from the Past courtesy of Living Colour and Papa Roach. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 15th - 18th January 2021: mentors; a tasty way of saying thanks; a walk of a different kind; primary school kids' moving 'gift'; the illegal ham sandwich; & Athlete contemplate wires as The Feeling express their desire. […]

The Access Rock Show for 8th - 11th January 2021: new music by Alice Cooper, Unleash The Archers and John Petrucci; cuts by Wytch Hazel, Dilemma and Deliverance; and a Blast From The Past by Rush and Queen. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 8th - 11th January 2021: living in fear; recovering from addiction; why dogs should sleep with their owners; the Grinch; how bearded fishermen help prevent suicide; & Mika wants to celebrate whilst Alicia keeps the fire burning. […]

The Access Rock Show for 1st - 4th January 2021: new music from Wytch Hazel, and Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble; tracks by Awooga, Silent Planet and AC/DC; and blasts from the Past courtesy of Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, and Extol. […]

The Access Rock Show: Album Spotlight for 25th - 28th December 2020: dream Theater's 2019 magnum opus 'Distance Over Time' played in its entirety for your listening pleasure. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 25th - 28th December 2020: sex; a timely act of kindness; the Empowered Readers Literacy Project; a hidden room's gems; a barista's inspiring moto; and Bastille see flaws as The Script walk the halls of fame. […]

The Access Rock Show for 18th - 21st December 2020: new music from ACDC, Korn, Wolves At The Gate and Thunder; cuts by Pelican, Oceans of Slumber and Dream Theater; blasts from the past by The White Stripes and Blur. […]

The Access Rock Show for 11th - 14th December 2020: New music from Stryper and Oceans of Slumber; cuts by Europe, Theocracy and Napalm Death; and a blast from the past by NWOBHM legends Saxon with 'The Eagle Has Landed'. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 11th - 14th December 2020: sex;an inspirational fund-raiser; the end of coal-based fuels; one football club's mission; and housing the homeless in Edinburgh; plus classic cuts by The Chemical Brothers and The Orb. […]

The Access Rock Show for 4th - 7th December 2020: new music from Pallbearer and Pelican; cuts from Magnum, Demon Hunter and Von Hertzen Brothers; and two more Blasts From The Past: Deep Purple's 'Space Truckin' and Diamond Head's 'Damnation Street'. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 4th - 7th December 2020: binge drinking and boundaries; everyday heroes celebrated; a life-saving parrot; Sussex police in a muck; promoting men's mental heath; Matchbox Twenty's unwell as Madisa points to her deliverer. […]

The Access Rock Show: Album Spotlight for 27th - 30th November 2020: Anathema's 2014 classic 'Distant Satellites' played in its entirety for your listening pleasure. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 27th - 30th November 2020:, real leadership; an act of kindness' ripple effect; smartphone addiction; life saving art; speeding hair-dryers; & Adele's sky falls as Paul McCartney spreads his wings to the tune of Live and Let Die. […]

The Access Rock Show for 20th - 23rd November 2020: New music by Napalm Death, Wytch Hazel and Magnum; a Blast From the Past by Stryper and Demon Hunter, as well as cuts by Galactic Cowboys, Voivod and Psychotic Waltz. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 20th -23rd November 2020: 'lucky' people; a courteous, artistic rat; dreams and reality; bad neighbours; keeping fit in lockdown; The Wonder Stuff are 'Dizzy' listening to the Verve's 'Bitter Suite Symphony'. […]

The Access Rock Show for 6th - 9th November 2020: New music by Azusa, a Blast From the Past by Place Of Skulls, as well as cuts by Pallbearer, Zombi and Muse. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 30th October-2nd November 2020: ageism; a bungling burglar from Blighty; therapy - cuddling cows style; Double Trouble; Budapest Orchestra bring music to life; and Hardcastle's '19' causes one to ask, 'Where's the love?' […]

2020: Rick Wakeman and The English Rock Ensemble's 2020 magnum opus 'The Red Planet' played in its entirety for your listening pleasure. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 23rd-26th October 2020: discouragement; albatrosses and illegal fishing; a navel hero; gender inequality; the inspirational grad student; and Williams explains why he is so happy, whilst Arthur faces the seemingly impossible. […]

The Access Rock Show for 16th - 19th October 2020: New music by Mantric and Pallbearer; cuts by Rick Wakeman, Wilderun and Pelican; and two more Blasts from the Past: 'Long, Long Way From Home' by Foreigner and Ken Tamplin's 'Slave Trade'. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 16th-19th October 2020: Reformer Martin Luther; the transforming power of community; a guardian pit-bull; Sea Life Trust; combating climate change; and Joe Cocker, with some help from his friends, makes Heather Small feel proud. […]

The Access Rock Show for 9th - 12th October 2020: New music by Pelican, Wilderun, and Stryper; cuts by Lightworker, Rick Wakeman and Zombi; and two more Blasts from the Past: 'Spirit Of Radio' by Rush and Voivod's 'Clouds In My House'. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 9th-12th October 2020: God-given dreams; smell-by date's too good to be true; dancing back to mental health; heroism; face-covering foolishness; and Owl City states ToTo is not alone in Africa. […]

The Access Rock Show for 2nd - 5th October 2020: New music by Rick Wakeman, Lightworker, Oceans Of Slumber and Zombi; cuts by Kansas, Leah and Northlander; and two more Blasts from the Past: 'Surrounded' by Dream Theater and The Who's 'Who Are You?'. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 2nd-5th October 2020: let's talk about sex; pet power; Billy the Kid's crimes; retirement bonuses; a pensioner's life in the fast lane; and Sheryl Crow gets lost on a winding road whilst listening to 'Spirit Of Radio'. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 25th-28th September 2020: freedom of limitations; record breaking pizza delivery tip; Lego to the rescue...again; a food-waste busting app; Fly 1, House 0; why Shania Twain's not impressed as Green Day walk Broken Dreams Boulevard. […]

The Access Rock Show for 18th - 21st September 2020: Featuring new music by Fit For A King and Leah; Blasts from the Past courtesy of Chimpspanner and Rush; plus music from Threshold, Northlander, Diviner and Azusa. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 18th-21st September 2020: role models; litter-picking bug goes viral; the 'bystander' myth; a true knight of the road; the adventures of a big-hearted teen; The Sisters Of Mercy hold dominion; and OneRepublic are counting stars. […]

The Access Rock Show for 11th - 14th September 2020: Featuring new music by Diviner, Azusa, Norhtlander and Kansas; Blasts from the Past courtesy of In Flames and Extreme; music from Black Country Communion, Joe Satriani and If These Trees Could Talk. […]

The Access Rock Show for 4th - 7th September 2020: Featuring new music by Skillet, War Of Ages and Glasshammer; Blasts from the Past courtesy of Foo Fighters and Submission Red; music from Impellitteri, Metallica and Wilderun. […]

The Access Rock Show: Album Spotlight for 28th - 31st August 2020: Magdallan's debut album 'Big Bang' played in its entirety for your listening pleasure. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 28th-31st August 2020: what God wants; a young, aquatic hero; Lego's new legacy; an eroding mutant enzyme plagues plastic; a novel way of combating prejudice; Kansas' life changing, lyrical lesson, and Def Leppard's old rocket. […]

The Access Rock Show for 21st-24th August 2020: Featuring new music by Joe Satriani; a Blast from the Past by Porcupine tree; music from Megadeth, Stryper and Fit For A King. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 14th-17th August 2020: golf; the art of human connection; heroism; the 'belles' of Notre-Dame; pasta-making goes viral; Daniel Bedingfield's got a personal question, and Creed tackle the subjects of depression and suicide. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 14th-17th August 2020: 'lucky' people; crows clean up neighbourhoods; homes for the homeless; going the extra mile for strangers; self-driving trams; Pink Floyd issue a global warning whilst Coldplay get all scientific.. […]

The Access Rock Show for 7th-10th August 2020: Featuring Stryper with a song from their forthcoming album; new music by Scott Stapp, Death Therapy, Comrades and Fit For A King, as well as cuts from Demon Hunter, Tourniquet and Living Colour. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 7th-10th August 2020: true love; step-defying wheelchairs; 'bee' safe; dog-talk; haircuts with a difference; Marillion will appear amidst some lavender feeling blue, whilst Johnny Cash contemplates the grave. […]

The Access Rock Show for 31st July - 3rd August 2020: featuring more challenging music to transport you to other realms, including Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Rush and Tangerine Dream. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 31st July-3rd August 2020: Nelson Mandela; smartphone addiction; combatting throwaway culture cafe style; a tunnel of opportunity; Amsterdam's new green pilot-scheme; Santana with a song about Maria and Matchbox 20's plea. […]

The Access Rock Show: Album Spotlight for 24th-27th July 2020: Alice Cooper's 1994 concept album 'The Last Temptation' played in its entirety for your listening pleasure! […]

The Weekend Evening Show 24th-27th July 2020: God-given dreams; a knight's errand; sacrificial love; 'Can We Fix It? Yes We Can!'; an act of compassion; and 'Jammin' with Bob Marley whilst R.E.M dance to a merry tune, all shiny and happy! […]

The Access Rock Show for 17th-20th July 2020: new music from Silent Planet; cuts by Awooga, Anathema and Between the Buried and Me; and a blast from the past by Living Sacrifice. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 10th-13th July 2020: Mal Fletcher and the freedom of knowing our limitations; green nappies; crime-busting swine; an inspirational granny; Cyndi Lauper on repeat and Unspoken's heartfelt plea of cosmic proportions. […]

The Access Rock Show for3rd - 6th July 2020: new music from Alter Bridge, Azusa and Joe Satriani; classic cuts by King's X and Tangerine Dream; as well as music from Alice Cooper, Green Day and Demon Hunter. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 3rd-6th July 2020: Mal Fletcher and role models; Stumpy the dog; farming in Paris; acts of kindness; the phantom philanthropist of Burnswick; and Yellow show know fear whilst racing and The White Stripes have an unused door bell. […]

The Access Rock Show: Album Spotlight for 26th - 29th June 2020: Progressive Rock pioneers Yes' 'Fly From Here - Return Trip' played in its entirity for your listening pleasure! […]

The Weekend Evening Show 26th -29th June 2020: Mal Fletcher and ageism; donkeys; electric cars that pay-out; hope for lonely youths; anti-racism; Living In A Box live up to their name's sake and Chic freak out to the funky beat. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 19th -22nd June 2020: Martin Luther; true heroes; cyber life-guards; Rock, Paper, Scissors; the Galactic Empire; Stiltskin get inside our heads and Blondie's glass heart delivers a cracking hit. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 12th -15th June 2020: what God wants; how to spread joy; Apple's aid to mental health; tackling drugs; beavers to the rescue; why They Might Be Giants want to build a birdhouse and a pure hit for The Lightning Seeds. […]

The Access Rock Show for June 2020: new music by Joe Satriani, Kansas, Azusa; Blasts from the Past from Magdallan and Heart; music from Leprous, VUUR and Haken. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 5th -8th June 2020: lessons from golf; social initiatives during lockdown; 'green' bus shelters; a toddler's great adventure; a cobbler's dream; and Yazoo's declaration whilst The Red Hot Chili Peppers emerge from under a bridge. […]

The Access Rock Show for May 2020: celebrating post-rock and post-metal, listen out for music by Blanket, Sigur Ros, Explosions In The Sky, Mogwai and If These Trees Could Talk. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 15th -18th May 2020: Pondering dreams, sex, man-eating art installations, four-legged petrol heads, fur-raising sleeping disorders, and playing classic cuts by Christopher Cross and Keane. […]

Thoughts on "What God Wants", social justice, support animals, weird band names and Classic Cuts by Rush and Queen. […]

Movie-theme song singing seals, a right royal pizza delivery blunder, consequences of a sugar craving and Alien battle ships, along with Classic Cuts by Evanescence and Eric Clapton. […]

Classic Cuts, Mal Fletcher and a 'Hotwings' related incident on tonight's show! Find out more here! […]

Listen again to Bruce Gulland's poem featured on the show earlier tonight! […]

Classic Tracks, Mal Fletcher and Alien Invasions on tonight's show! Find out more here! […]

The Weekend Evening Show 20th - 23rd March 2020: golfing lessons; the art of brain surgery; skywritting; more acts of kindness; Instagram's lifeguard; Madness in our house and The Buggles' report of radio stars' murder by video. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 13th - 16th March 2020: thoughts and feelings; mispronunciation of familiar brands and services; the cost of kindness; how water became wine; and the art of happiness. […]

The Access Rock Show for March 2020: new music from Magnum, Foals, Dream Theater and Psychotic Waltz, as well as tracks by Tourniquet, Arena and Haken. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 21st - 24th February 2020: Nelson Mandela; littering; one mother's shocking school-run; TV bloopers; a message of mercy; Big Country's exploration of sound and Deacon Blue's tale of a real gone kid. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 21st - 24th February 2020: God-given dreams; a divisive housewarming gift; the power of words; an unusual bus journey; the kindness of strangers; why DC Talk are unashamed and, with sand in her shoes, Dido's hit from 2003. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 14th - 17th February 2020: sex; our costly obsession with mobile phones; a hapless crocodile; how Bon Jovi help to unite strangers; rehab through creativity; Kate Bush will be running up a hill, and livin' on the edge with Aerosmith. […]

The Access Rock Show for February 2020: Mal Fletcher talks about relationships; new music from As I Lay Dying, Scott Stapp and IQ; Classic Cuts by Iron Maiden and Jethro Tull; music from Flyleaf, Alice Cooper, Queensryche and Ty Tabor, amongst others. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 7th - 10th February 2020: recognising our limitations; a young hero; The Smile Project; a therapy goat and depressed cow; the power of language to transform lives; the Eurythmics predict rain and Depeche Mode seek peace. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 31st January - 3rd February 2020: role models; naughty Minnie Mouse; mistaken identity; the cost of honesty; the mothering instinct of dogs; Talk Talk sing about shame and James invite us to share the load by taking a seat. […]

The Access Rock Show for January 31st - February 3rd 2020: the aural history of King's X. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 24th - 27th January 2020: ageism, a cheeky prankster, a grave-encounter of the bizarre kind, strange crows, paw-patrol...for real, Moby's 'Flower' and The Alarm dream of rain in summertime. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 10th - 13th January 2020: mental conditioning; the good Samaritan with a large purse; Shrek the shaggy sheep; Manuela, the lost tortoise; Refuge for victims of domestic abuse; It Bites looking for heroes and Lenny Kravitz's ageless message of hope and meaning. […]

The Access Rock Show for January 2020: in the New Year special edition of the show, Mal fletcher will be thinking about science and faith, and Alex will be playing instrumental music by Talons, Metallica, Scale the Summit and Pink Floyd, to name but a few. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 3rd - 6th January 2020: golf, fat cats, freaky museum exhibits, a quick-witted toddler, no good deed goes unpunished, Kraftwerk take us for a ride and Tubeway Army goes electric. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 20th December-23rd December 2019: Nelson Mandela, an art exhibition of the edible kind, dead starlings, AC/DC's lead singer's kind heart, Crowded House sing in all weathers and The Cure take us on a walk through a dark forest. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 13th 16th December 2019: mentors, a Christmas prank, an unexpected friendship, Mersyrail's newly appointed customer relations officer, French ducks, Queen sing about the finality of life, and Talk Talk speak of individuality. […]

The Access Rock Show for December 2019: Mal fletcher will be addressing mental conditioning, there'll be new music by Dream Theater and Impellitteri, as well as Blasts from the Past from Jeff Beck and Cream. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 29th November-2nd December 2019: dreams, a heroic Pit Bull, the power of compassion, overcoming grief, a husky's adventure with a microwave, Massive Attack's tearful lament and Bon Jovi's rallying cry. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 29th November-2nd December 2019: sex, the gingerbread inn, protective instincts of dogs, the kindness of strangers, how one pooch drove himself in circles; listen to Tears For Fears shouting for freedom and how Seal's going crazy. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 15th-18th November 2019: role models, how to beat loneliness, acts of kindness, a pig causing a pickle in London, the power of words, Tom Petty's fighting spirit and Pink Floyd's aeronautical adventures. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 8th-11th November 2019: ageism; strange mobile-phone messages; the future of tarmac roads; the kindness of a boss; King's X sing of a golden-haired beauty; and Leona Lewis reflects on footprints in the sand. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 1st-4th November 2019: Martin Luther, a dog called Kitty, encouraging the love of reading, how music is paving the way for peace in Mansour, wonky fruit and veg, and Classic Cuts by Franz Ferdinand and Jamiroquai. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 25th-28th October 2019: are you where God wants? Uber generosity; what's the price of honesty? the positive side of tourism; jam doughnuts...the truth; The Black Eyed Peas are looking for love, and out to save lives are The Fray. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 18th-21st October 2019: golfing lessons, dogfishing, inmates as caregivers, the importance of sleep, doomsday survivalists, Athlete's swansong and Whitney Houston's million dollar bill. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 11th-14th October 2019: thinking about being 'lucky, the rules of the road, teenage detectives, pre-wedding plans, prickly delays, Sister Sledge united and The Beatles pondering life gone by. […]

The Access Rock Show for October 2019: Arena's Mick Pointer talks about his musical journey. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 4th-7th September 2019: The power of being curious, thinking about love, one man's battle with mental illness, the power of the pen, Classic Cuts Fatboy Slim and Primal Scream. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 27th-30th September 2019: Nelson Mandela, the mystery of sleep, the work of Original Gangsters United, a cat burglar, the saintly hotel worker, the etiquette of digital messaging, Robbie Williams and The Rolling Stones. […]

Another chance to listen to this month's show for Sept 2019 which looks at 'True Wisdom' and features new music from Queensryche and a 'Blast from the Past' by Gary Moore. Tonight from 11pm. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 30th August- 2nd September 2019: the greatest role-model, our moods and emotions, the key to success at school, penile cancer, one spider's home-sweet-home, Amy Grant's pop masterpiece 'baby, Baby' and The Call's anthemic cry of 'Let The Day Begin'. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 23rd- 26th August 2019: the problems of ageism, burnout, zombies, seagulls, Ray Wilkins, Lego, Sixpence None The Richer make a request and Oasis sing of their wonderwall. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 16th- 19th August 2019: mental conditioning, the mystery of sleep, the antics of the man dressed as a TV, sea-faring lillos, Alienstock, a metro savvy horse, Bryan Adams honors Chief Joseph and Johnny Cash gets redeemed. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 9th- 12th August 2019: God's will, meaningful relationships, 911 - the new delivery service, a sixty year old message, The Police are sending out an SOS and Coldplay are in a bright mood. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 2nd - 5th August 2019: Golfing lessons, burnout, more teeth than Jaws, mechanical hygiene, rampaging roosters and classic cuts by Collective Soul and PFR. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 26th - 29th July 2019: Pondering dreams, sex, man-eating art installations, four-legged petrol heads, fur-raising sleeping disorders, and playing classic cuts by Christopher Cross and Keane. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 28 - 1st July 2019: Thoughts on "What God Wants", social justice, support animals, weird band names and Classic Cuts by Rush and Queen. […]

The Weekend Evening Show 21 - 24th June 2019: movie-theme song singing seals, a right royal pizza delivery blunder, consequences of a sugar craving and Alien battle ships, along with Classic Cuts by Evanescence and Eric Clapton. […]

Classic Cuts, Mal Fletcher and hotwings related incident on tonight's show! Find out more here! […]

Listen again to Bruce Gulland's poem featured on the show earlier tonight! […]