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MOCK SNAPSHOT Thursday 7 May 2026
19:21:43 BST

Then

Mock archive cards from the same clock moment in previous years: show, presenter, track, label, and a plain artist note.

Then 1 Year Ago

Wednesday 7 May 2025, 19:21 BST
Roddy Hart
Roddy Hart
BBC Radio Scotland archive
The Roddy Hart Show
Mogwai
"Auto Rock"
Rock Action / PIAS
Independent
Mogwai performing

Artist info

Mogwai are a Glasgow post-rock band formed in 1995. "Auto Rock" opened their fifth studio album, Mr Beast, released in 2006 through PIAS and the band's own Rock Action label.

Bandcamp Band link

Then 2 Years Ago

Tuesday 7 May 2024, 19:21 BST
Iain Anderson
Iain Anderson
BBC Radio Scotland archive
Iain Anderson
Constant Follower
"I Can't Wake You"
Shimmy-Disc / Golden Hum
Independent
Constant Follower

Artist info

Constant Follower is led by Stirling songwriter Stephen McAll. The project blends experimental folk, ambient textures, and slowcore influences, with releases through independent labels including Shimmy-Disc and Last Night From Glasgow.

Bandcamp Band link

Then 5 Years Ago

Friday 7 May 2021, 19:21 BST
Natasha Raskin Sharp
Natasha Raskin Sharp
BBC Radio Scotland archive
Natasha Raskin Sharp
Kathryn Joseph
"what is keeping you alive makes me want to kill them for"
Rock Action
Independent
Kathryn Joseph performing

Artist info

Mock archive note: this card marks Kathryn Joseph's first BBC Radio Scotland play. She later won the Scottish Album of the Year Award in 2023 for for you who are the wronged.

Bandcamp Band link

Then 10 Years Ago

Saturday 7 May 2016, 19:21 BST
Vic Galloway
Vic Galloway
BBC Radio Scotland archive
Vic Galloway
Young Fathers
"Shame"
Big Dada
Independent
Young Fathers performing

Artist info

Young Fathers are an Edinburgh group whose music draws from hip-hop, pop, noise, soul, and electronic music. They won the Mercury Prize in 2014 for Dead, before releasing White Men Are Black Men Too in 2015.

Bandcamp Band link

Then 20 Years Ago

Sunday 7 May 2006, 19:21 BST
Billy Sloan
Billy Sloan
BBC Radio Scotland archive
Billy Sloan
Belle and Sebastian
"The State I Am In"
Jeepster / Matador
Independent
Belle and Sebastian

Artist info

Mock archive note: this card marks Belle and Sebastian's first radio play. The Glasgow band released Tigermilk in 1996 and went on to build an international audience, selling more than a million records.

Bandcamp Band link
Static mockup only. Dates, tracks, first-play claims, and archive entries are representative placeholder data for the prototype. Image sources include Wikimedia Commons, BBC programme imagery, Hands Up for Trad, RadioToday, Shimmy-Disc, Simple Minds, SoundCloud, and artist/public music pages.