Maidstone gets Into The Groove
Radio 1's Big Weekend
Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 May on BBC RADIO 1
The Queen of Pop headlines BBC Radio 1's annual, free flagship event, from Mote Park, Maidstone, with other artists appearing including Usher, The Fratellis, Duffy, Robyn, The Feeling and Scouting For Girls (Sunday's line-up includes The Kooks, Nelly, Adele, Newton Faulkner, Goldfrapp and The Raconteurs)
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When Charles Met Wyclef
Saturday 10 May on BBC RADIO 2
Charles Hazlewood goes on a musical journey with one of his heroes, former Fugee Wyclef Jean
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Work In Progress – Anthony Minghella
Saturday 10 May on BBC RADIO 3
BBC Radio 3 pays tribute to the late, celebrated film-maker and screenwriter by airing this insight into his creative processes, recorded in 1999 (Minghella's play, Hang Up, which first aired in 1987, can also be heard today)
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Performance On 3 – BBC Young Musician Of The Year Finals
Monday 12 May on BBC RADIO 3
As the BBC Young Musician Of The Year competition celebrates its 30th anniversary, BBC Radio 3 brings the full concerto performances from each of the weekend's finalists
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The Frost Collection
Tuesday 13 May on BBC RADIO 4
Sir David Frost, who pioneered a more personal and confrontational interviewing style, recalls some of his favourite meetings over the years, including Billy Graham, Muhammad Ali, Mary Whitehouse, John Lennon and Richard Nixon
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Divided Britain – Teaching Tolerance
Tuesday 13 May on BBC RADIO 4
Gerry Northam reports on a deprived area of Lancashire where the education authority has introduced a radical re-organisation of schools, designed both to improve classroom performance and to bridge the ethnic divisions in the area
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Test Match Special
Thursday 15 May on BBC 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA
Jonathan Agnew and the team bring uninterrupted commentary on the first day of the First Test between England and New Zealand, live from Lord's
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