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Our critic’s picks, from lockdown highlights musical and fictional to political dissections and gripping documentaries

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1. No Signal 10 v 10 theresnosignal.com; AprilOnline station No Signal had the biggest breakout radio hit of 2020, making lockdown fun. The show that put up 10 tracks by Vybz Kartel against 10 of Wizkid’s was a highlight, with well over a million listeners worldwide, and prompting Burna Boy and his mum to join live on Instagram. Listen again on soundcloud.com
2. BBC Radio lockdown specials BBC Radio 1/1Xtra/2/6 Music/Asian Network; AprilThe BBC’s big music radio stations united to play five tracks for a 9am Thursday national sing-and-dance-along. Each station picked a song, every station played them all, and listeners sent in clips of themselves joining in. Surprisingly moving. Continue reading...