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Continuing in his new slot, Dermot O'Leary features live music from Coventry indie rockers The Enemy this week, whose debut album went to No. 1 on its release in 2007. They preview tracks from their follow-up album, Music For The People.

Dermot also has new music from Frank Musik, a young, London-based singer-songwriter who recently set himself the challenge of travelling from Glasgow to London and playing gigs en route, with only the assistance and hospitality of his fans.

Presenter/Dermot O'Leary, Producer/Ben Walker

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Johnnie Walker presents the penultimate show of the series live from a boat, moored at Ha'penny Pier in Harwich, Essex.

On board, Johnnie recreates the sounds of the bygone era of pirate radio, with jingles, commercials and a mix of music from the years 1955 to 1975. He is joined on board the ship by various pirate DJs.

Presenter/Johnnie Walker, Producer/Natasha Costa-Correa

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British synth-pop band ABC perform their debut album, The Lexicon Of Love, in its entirety, at London's Royal Albert Hall, 27 years after it was released.

Recorded earlier this month, it includes a performance of their debut single, Tears Are Not Enough, as well as hits Poison Arrow, The Look Of Love and All Of My Heart.

The group are accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by critically acclaimed musician and multi-talented arranger and composer Anne Dudley. ABC are also joined on stage by album producer and musician Trevor Horn.

Producer/Sarah Gaston

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Tom Service talks to pianist Imogen Cooper about her life-long passion for the music of Schubert, which she has been re-visiting in a series of performances and live recordings at the Royal Festival Hall in London, two decades after she made her first complete survey of his piano works.

Tom also visits Cambridge, ahead of a week of choral concerts celebrating the University's 800th anniversary, to explore the past, present and future place of singing in the city. He also discusses the role of music in cancer care, with Don Campbell, of Mozart Effect.

Presenter/Tom Service, Producer/Jeremy Evans

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Midge Ure plays traditional African instruments with the township musicans of Cape Town

Midge Ure travels to Cape Town, South Africa, to meet a group of young township musicians who are using traditional African instruments to record covers of classic Motown and soul hits.

Abavuki is a group of 10 aspiring young musicians from Langa, Cape Town's oldest, and one of South Africa's toughest, black townships.

Abavuki's latest project sees them fusing their unique brand of "Township Jazz" with Motown and soul hits. The project is produced by London-based Barney Rattle, who has been fusing diverse music styles for many years to bring the sounds of Cape Town's townships to the world.

Barney's latest project with Abavuki sees them recording 16 classic songs including Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Tears Of A Clown, Ain't No Sunshine and Stand By Me, using traditional African instruments together with brass instruments, a capella and gospel vocals.

Midge meets the musicians in Langa township to find out more about who they are, where they come from and how this unique project has come about. He hears them playing their songs live and learns a little about their traditional instruments. He even gets to try out Do They Know It's Christmas? on the marimba.

Midge learns about Abavuki's tough backgrounds – the brother of one of the band members was killed by a gang and many have parents with drug and alcohol problems. In the township, Midge sees parallels with his Glasgow tenement upbringing and the way that music offers an escape from poverty and the promise of a better life.

Presenter/Midge Ure, Producer/Melissa Fitzgerald

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As part of BBC Radio 4's tribute to Sir Alan Ayckbourn, who turns 70 this April, the station broadcasts this dark comedy set around, and in, the swimming pool of a Mediterranean villa.

Vic Parks is, apparently, the man of the moment – a vicious criminal who, having spent nine years in jail for a botched bank robbery, has written his autobiography and is now a popular television celebrity.

Spending time in his idyllic Mediterranean villa, he has agreed to appear, poolside, on a television reality show called Their Paths Crossed.

The programme's producer, Jill Rillington, plans to reunite Vic with the bank clerk, Douglas Beechey, whose actions unwittingly foiled Vic's robbery and led to his time in prison.

Jill hopes to exploit the irony that, although Douglas had a brief 15 minutes of fame, the man who has found lasting celebrity is the villain. But the proposed documentary starts to free-fall and events take an extraordinary turn around the swimming pool.

The cast includes Janie Dee as Trudy Parks, Tim Piggott-Smith as Vic Parks, Lisa Dillon as Jill Rillington and Alex Jennings as Douglas Beechey.

Producer/Rosalind Ayres

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5 Live Sport

Easter Saturday 11 April

12.00noon-7.20pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

Arlo White presents an afternoon of live sport, kicking off with live Premier League commentary of Liverpool versus Blackburn, at Anfield, from 12.45pm.

At 3pm, there's live coverage of Sunderland versus Manchester United at the Stadium of Light, plus updates from all the day's 3pm matches in the Premier League, Championship and Scottish Premier League.

There's also news from rugby union's European Cup quarter finals and reports from the penultimate day of the Masters golf in Augusta.

At 5.30pm, there's commentary of the vital Premier League relegation clash between Stoke and Newcastle, live from the Britannia Stadium.

Presenter/Arlo White, Producer/Mark Williams

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US Masters Golf

Easter Saturday 11 April

9.00pm-1.00am BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

Live commentary from the third round of the Masters comes live from Augusta, Georgia, as Padraig Harrington chases his third straight major and Tiger Woods returns to major championship golf.

The commentary team is led by Iain Carter, alongside Andrew Cotter, John Murray and Alistair Bruce-Ball, with expert analysis from former European and PGA Tour players Jay Townsend and Andrew Magee.

Producer/Graham McMillan

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5 Live Football League

Easter Saturday 11 April

2.45-5.15pm BBC 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

Listeners can hear live commentary of a leading game in the Championship, plus reports and score updates from across the Football League.

Producer/Jen McAllister

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Rugby Union

Easter Saturday 11 April

5.55-7.45pm BBC 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

Uninterrupted commentary comes from the European Cup quarter final, Leicester Tigers versus Bath Rugby, live from Welford Road.

Producer/Jen McAllister

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The Queens of Noize are joined by Sheffield-based dancehall DJ and Roots Manuva collaborator Toddla T for a live mix, plus there's a selection of BBC 6 Music floor-fillers and hot remixes.

Presenters/Queens of Noize, Producer/Rowan Collinson

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Live At Two features The Little River Band, recorded at the Dominion Theatre, London, in 1981. The Little River Band were one of Australia's biggest musical exports during the Seventies and Eighties. With six international multi-million-selling albums and a string of hit singles already to their name, they took time out from their world tour to record this concert, their only live date in the UK in 1981.

Presenter/Chris Hawkins, Producer/Chris Carr

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