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Bob Dylan goes bananas this week, taking "fruit" as the topic for Theme Time Radio Hour.

From the forbidden fruit to the Big Apple, from the significance of sweaty apples to apple strudel, tracks included in tonight's programme are: Little Richard's Tutti Frutti; Memphis Jug Band's Peaches In The Springtime; The Beatles' Strawberry Fields Forever; Eric Donaldson's Cherry Oh Baby; Johnny Mercer And The Pied Pipers Featuring June Hutton with Yes We Have No Bananas; and Sam Montgomery's Where The Sweet Old Oranges Grow.

Presenter/Bob Dylan, Producer/Phil Hughes

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The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra performs works by three of the great composers of Viennese classicism with two of today's most celebrated performers of this repertoire. Now into his eighties, Sir Charles Mackerras shows no signs of slowing down – his performances are still as vigorous as ever and his knowledge of, and passion for, these composers is legendary. Similarly, pianist Imogen Cooper is renowned as a refined player whose style is particularly suited to the music of the Viennese composers of the 18th century.

Haydn wrote his Symphony No. 85 for Paris where the performances were patronised by royalty, including Queen Marie Antoinette, who particularly enjoyed the Symphony, giving rise to its nickname – La Reine (the Queen). Beethoven's Seventh is one of his most energetic symphonies, leading Richard Wagner to describe it as "the apotheosis of the dance".

Tonight's Performance On 3 was recorded at Birmingham's Symphony Hall.

Presenter/Catherine Bott, Producer/Brian Jackson

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Continuing the chronological history of the so-called "work/life balance", shedding light on the conflicting priorities of British life today, Professor Hugh Cunningham looks at work in leisure and pleasure in work.

Throughout the series Cunningham returns to two themes: the impact of contemporary consumerism on working lives and the difference between the work/leisure balance of the past – when the workforce was mainly male – and the so-called work/life balance of today, with women taking the strain.

Presenter/Professor Hugh Cunningham, Producer/Beaty Rubens

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Gondwanaland is a funny and moving drama inspired by the friendship between two of Edwardian Britain's leading lights – family-planning pioneer Marie Stopes and explorer Captain Robert Scott.

"I must have some exploration," wrote Marie Stopes, a woman who defies Edwardian convention. Later she becomes famous as a champion of women's rights. Already, aged 24, she's a university lecturer and a scientific maverick. She believes the southern hemisphere was once a single landmass: Gondwanaland. Fossils will prove it.

When she meets Captain Scott across a dance floor (enamoured more with the possibility of exploration than with the man himself), she's never going to just smile prettily and keep her mouth shut.

Gondwanaland is an irreverent look at their relationship and how their desire for exploration ultimately proved her theory.

Marie Stopes is played by Meg Fraser and Captain Robert Scott by Nick Underwood. The cast also features Rosalind Sydney as Kathleen Bruce, Lucy Paterson as Helena, Crawford Logan as Marbury and James Anthony Pearson as Hubert.

Gondwanaland is written by Stephen Keyworth.

Producer/Kirsty Williams

BBC Radio 4 Publicity

BBC News School Report gives 11 to 14-year-old students in the UK the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience. Using lesson plans and materials available at bbc.co.uk, and with support from BBC staff, teachers help students develop their journalistic skills to become School Reporters.

Participating schools take part in today's News Day, simultaneously creating video, audio and text-based news reports, and publishing them on a school website, some of which will also feature across the BBC's news networks.

Victoria Derbyshire's show, from 10am to 1pm, features reports produced by students at the Queens Park Rangers Study Support Centre on football-related issues.

Simon Mayo's programme, from 1-4pm, includes a discussion on children and news; exploring issues that are important to and alarm young people. It also examines how best to report news issues about children. The 2pm news bulletin is produced by School Report students and will also be featured in Drive between 4-6pm.

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Arlo White presents all the day's sports news, including Cornelius Lysaght's look ahead to the Grand National meet taking place at Aintree next week, as well as the latest from the world of golf with Iain Carter.

Between 8-9pm Championship Meltdown can be heard, in which 5 Live Sport takes an in-depth look at the former Barclays Premier League clubs struggling to survive in the Championship.

In 5 Live Formula One, from 9pm, David Croft and Holly Samos are joined by a new addition to the commentary team, former F1 driver Anthony Davidson. They look ahead to Sunday's opening race of the 2009 Formula One season, the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

Presenter/Arlo White, Producer/Steve Rudge

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Uninterrupted commentary of the first practice session for the Australian Grand Prix, the opening race of the 2009 Formula One season, comes live from Albert Park, Melbourne.

The commentary team is led by David Croft with new signing former Formula One driver Anthony Davidson, providing a driver's perspective, and pit lane reporter Holly Samos, with all the news and reaction as it happens.

Presenters/David Croft, Anthony Davidson and Holly Samos, Producer/Jason Swales

BBC 5 Live Sports Extra Publicity

Gideon Coe's Thursday night highlights come from MGMT in concert at South By South West and session tracks from Fairport Convention and Martina Topley-Bird.

Presenter/Gideon Coe, Producer/Mark Sheldon

BBC 6 Music Publicity

Mushtaq is at Rangers interfering with Jaggy's coaching techniques, as the drama continues. Rozena tells him to go easy after his recent heart attack but then tells him about Imran being irresponsible in business.

Later, Simran is still trying to persuade Jaggy to buy the expensive house in Heatherton Wood but he insists they can't afford it. Besides, the agent has had another offer on the place. Simran is disappointed. When he is alone, Jaggy makes a call...

Mushtaq is played by Paul Bhattacharjee, Jaggy by Jay Kiyani, Rozena by Pooja Ghai, Imran by Narinder Samra and Simran by Balvinder Sopal.

BBC Asian Network Publicity