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Schedule for Thursday 27th of November 2008Friday : Saturday : Sunday : Monday : Tuesday : Wednesday : Thursday |
BBC Radio One
1000
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Sara Cox
Great new music and guests, plus the latest entertainment news and live music from Radio 1's Live Lounge.
1245
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Newsbeat
All the news you need to know from the UK and around the world, brought to you by Radio 1's dedicated team of journalists.
1745
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Newsbeat
All the news you need to know from the UK and around the world, brought to you by Radio 1's dedicated team of journalists.
1900
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Zane Lowe
Two hours of the best new and cutting edge music, plus Zane faces off against another guest DJ in the ultimate battle of the record collections.
2100
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International Radio 1
Kissy Sell Out takes us on a guided tour of the musical sights and sounds of Paris. |
BBC Radio Two
0600
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Sarah Kennedy
News, views and music, plus a review of the morning's papers. Including Pause for Thought at 6.20am.
1705
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Richard Allinson
Richard sits in for Chris Evans for a show packed full of music and features.
1900
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Bob Harris Country
Bob Harris indulges his taste for quality country music and plays music stretching from archive classics to country's cutting edge.
2000
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Radio 2 Live in London
Adele, Duffy, James Morrison, Keane and The Feeling perform at the IndigO2 arena in London for a unique concert hosted by BBC Radio 2, recorded on 26 November.
2200
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Mark Lamarr
Mark presents his rock 'n' roll show, playing gems from his own collection of over 10,000 obscure records.
2300
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Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour
Bob plays a selection of tracks on his chosen theme of the cold.
0000
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Janice Long
Proving there's life after midnight, with the best live performances. Including Pause for Thought at 1.30am.
0300
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Alex Lester
With his mix of music and banter, Alex Lester makes weekday mornings the best time of the day. Including Pause for Thought at 3.30am. |
BBC Radio Three
0700
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Breakfast
Presented by Rob Cowan.With the Academy of St Martin in the Fields playing Mozart's Symphony No 33, Concerto Koln in Lanner's Pesther-Walzer and Radu Lupu playing Brahms's Theme and Variations.
1200
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Composer of the Week
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)4/5. Donald Macleod charts how, after a period of stability in Erfurt, and with a growing family to support, Pachelbel strove to improve his circumstances. The composer travelled to Stuttgart and Gotha in search of the perfect position, before a dream job suddenly became available in his hometown of Nuremburg.
1300
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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Penny Gore presents a performance given by tenor Allan Clayton, accompanied by pianist James Baillieu.
1400
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Afternoon on 3
Penny Gore presents a celebration of the musical life of Norway and Sweden, with Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven, and young Swedish soprano Elin Rombo singing music from France and her native land.
1950
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Twenty Minutes
Writer and poet Christopher Somerville visits the Firth of Forth with Dave Richardson of traditional music band Boys of the Lough to witness dawn at Aberlady Bay, and watch as 25,000 geese rise up and fly from shore to land in squadrons across the sky. Both men have been visiting the bay for years, and out on the dunes we hear them discuss their love of this particular landscape alongside some of the poetry and music inspired by this natural phenomenon.
2115
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Night Waves
BBC Radio Merseyside's Roger Phillips hosts an event recorded at Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival in which Ruth Deech offers a new perspective on women and money. The former chair of the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority argues that recent high-profile divorce settlements and the growing trend to equate cohabitation with marriage show that the law is out of touch with the real meaning of partnership.
2200
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Composer of the Week
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)4/5. Donald Macleod charts how, after a period of stability in Erfurt, and with a growing family to support, Pachelbel strove to improve his circumstances. The composer travelled to Stuttgart and Gotha in search of the perfect position, before a dream job suddenly became available in his hometown of Nuremburg.
2315
:
Late Junction
Verity Sharp's varied musical selection includes highlights from a set by the Taksim Trio from Turkey, recorded at this year's London Jazz Festival. |
BBC Radio Four
0600
:
Today
With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day 7.48am; Yesterday in Parliament 6.45am.
0900
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In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests Dinah Birch, Catherine Hall and Michael Bentley discuss the Great Reform Act of 1832.
0945
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Book of the Week
Henry Goodman reads from Christopher Bigsby's biography of the prominent American playwright.
1100
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Crossing Continents
Roland Burke investigates the lengths to which the Sri Lankan army and its proxies have gone to ensure victory in their war against the Tamil Tigers. With victory now in sight, Roland uncovers a trail of civilian massacres and abductions.
1130
:
A Fine Defence of Enid Blyton
Children's author Anne Fine examines the enduring appeal of the stories of Enid Blyton.
1330
:
Open Country
Countryside magazine. Matt Baker visits Cumbria to discover the latest developments in the fight to save the country's red squirrels from potential extinction.
1415
:
Afternoon Play
Dark comedy by Doug Lucie. Property developer Mike appears to have it all, but the foundations are shaky. When his debts are called in, the brother of the family's Russian au pair offers a way out of their problems, but is it what it seems?
1500
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Journey of a Lifetime
Philosophy graduate Jessica Boyd and environmentalist Bill Finnegan were the 2006 winners of the BBC/Royal Geographical Society's annual competition for travellers who want to fulfil their dream journey.
1527
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The Radio 4 Appeal
Martin Clunes appeals on behalf of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144
1530
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Points of Entry
Series of readings that reflect the experience of immigrants to the UK over the past 60 years.
1600
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Open Book
Mariella Frostrup talks to Will Self about the work of William Burroughs, as a previously unpublished novel by the American writer appears in print for the first time.
1630
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The Material World
Quentin Cooper joins scientists from the Open University as they drop space instruments onto Chesil Beach in Dorset in search of clues about one of Saturn's moons, Titan.
1800
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Six O'Clock News
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
1830
:
Act Your Age
Simon Mayo hosts a new comedy show that pits the comic generations against each other to find out which is the funniest. With team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker and guests Josh Howie, Stephen K Amos and Barry Cryer.
1945
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Aubrey's Brief Lives
By Nick Warburton. Collection of anecdotes by genial eccentric John Aubrey about the great and good of the 16th and 17th centuries, set against the story of his friendship with Oxford antiquarian Anthony Wood.
2000
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It's My Story
Following the journey of deaf actor Tim Barlow as, over the space of a year, he has tests, consultations and finally a cochlear implant - an electro-magnet inserted into his skull - to restore his hearing. Interwoven with his story is a performance of his one-man play Earfull, which chronicles his move from WWII soldier to actor and his loss of hearing some four decades ago.
2030
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Analysis
Frances Cairncross examines what lessons must be learned from the events of the credit crunch and the effects it has had on the capitalist system.
2130
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In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests Dinah Birch, Catherine Hall and Michael Bentley discuss the Great Reform Act of 1832.
2245
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Book at Bedtime
Amanda Root reads from Gillian Slovo's love story, set in 1950s Ceylon and London.
2330
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Today in Parliament
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
0000
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News and Weather
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
0030
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Book of the Week
Henry Goodman reads from Christopher Bigsby's biography of the prominent American playwright. |
BBC 6 Music
0700
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Shaun Keaveny
The irreverent music lover serves up brekkie, featuring Toast the Nation, another celebrity guest and the chance to text in your To Do list for the day.
1000
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George Lamb
Sony Award-winning mayhem with George, featuring Don't Watch That, Watch This with TV critic Julia Raeside.
1600
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Steve Lamacq
Steve discusses the week's releases in the Roundtable, plus there's Good Day Bad Day and the National Anthem.
2100
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Gideon Coe
Gideon presents Super Furry Animals recorded at Reading Festival in 1997 and Richard Hawley recorded at Summer Sundae in 2006, plus a 1991 Peel session from the Smashing Pumpkins.
0000
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6 Music Plays It Again
2/2. Smokey Robinson picks his favourite pieces of music and talks to Andy Peebles about his life and work. |