Viva la diva!
Diva Day
Bank Holiday Monday 5 May on 1XTRA BBC
1Xtra BBC celebrates the work of music divas including Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Mary J Blige and Alicia Keys, with live tracks, interviews and exclusives throughout the day
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ToeRag Studios
Saturday 3 May on BBC RADIO 2
Pete Mitchell tells the story of the tiny studios, based in Hackney, which have helped earn producer Liam Watson two Grammy nominations and made hit records for The White Stripes, Madness and Supergrass
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Punt, PI
Saturday 3 May on BBC RADIO 4
Steve Punt tries to solve some bizarre, real-life mysteries, beginning with a couple who discovered hundreds of false legs underneath their home
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Drama On 3 – Othello By William Shakespeare
Sunday 4 May on BBC RADIO 3
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Ewan McGregor star in this critically acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of William Shakespeare's Othello, which sees the green-eyed monster transform the lead character into a suspicious man
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Big Band Special
Bank Holiday Monday 5 May on BBC RADIO 2
Clare Teal presents the first of two special programmes featuring the BBC Big Band in concert at the 2008
Cheltenham Jazz Festival, with special guest Italian DJ and
musician Nicola Conte
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The Unbelievable Truth
Bank Holiday Monday 5 May on BBC RADIO 4
David Mitchell hosts the general knowledge-based game, devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith, in which a panel of comedians tells outrageous lies in a bid to smuggle the truth past their opponents
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Robbie Williams And Jon Ronson Journey To The Other Side
Tuesday 6 May on BBC RADIO 4
The pop star travels to Laughlin, Nevada, with journalist and documentary-maker Jon Ronson, to explore his interest in the paranormal
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Afternoon Play – Landscape/The Examination
Thursday 8 May on BBC RADIO 4
Listeners can enjoy a Harold Pinter double-bill in Landscape, starring Pinter with Penelope Wilton, and The Examination, starring Michael Gambon
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