Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media schedule
Sunday 27 May 2012
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Early
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00:02 – 00:30 BBC Radio Scotland
Listen now 6 days leftIt's My Story: White Chief Humphrey
Michael Palin introduces Humphrey Barclay, who has become an African chief. (R)
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02:00 – 03:00 BBC Radio 6 Music
Listen now 7 days leftPaperback Writers Series 3, Alain de Botton
3/4 Writer Alain de Botton shares his musical influences. (R)
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02:05 – 02:50 BBC World Service
Listen nowThe Forum Limits of Markets
Free market: the best aid to development or a hydra that devalues everything it touches?
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03:05 – 04:00 BBC World Service
Listen nowWorld Book Club Amitav Ghosh - The Shadow Lines
Amitav Ghosh talks about his novel The Shadow Lines with Harriet Gilbert.
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04:00 – 05:00 BBC Radio 6 Music
Listen now 7 days leftYou'll Never Be Sixteen Again Puttin' on the Style
2/7 John Peel with a look at the era of skiffle and trad jazz, beatniks and beehive hairdos.
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05:32 – 06:00 BBC World Service
Listen nowMy London 26/05/2012
Lawrence Pollard in conversation with musician Anoushka Shankar and chef Cyrus Todiwala
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Morning
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07:00 – 09:00 BBC Asian Network
Listen now 7 days leftWeekend Breakfast 27/05/2012
Wake up to Bollywood, bhangra and chat with a Sunny and Shay Grewal.
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07:15 – 07:30 BBC Radio 4 Extra
Listen now 7 days leftJackie Wullschlager - Chagall Episode 3
3/5 The artist meets his future wife Bella and his mentor Leon Bakst, and travels to Paris.
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08:30 – 10:15 BBC Radio Foyle
Sunday Sequence 27/05/2012
Mike Philpott and guests debate religious and ethical news. Including Appeal and News.
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08:30 – 10:15 BBC Radio Ulster
Sunday Sequence 27/05/2012
Mike Philpott and guests debate religious and ethical news. Including Appeal and News.
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08:58 – 09:00 BBC Radio Scotland
Listen now 7 days leftPoetry 2012: The Written World Haiti: Anonce Edmond
Celebrating poetry worldwide with a poem from Haiti read by Haitian Anonce Edmond.
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09:00 – 12:00 BBC Radio Jersey
Listen now 7 days leftGwyn Garfield-Bennett 27/05/2012
Murray Norton sits in with a review of the papers, guests from island politics and arts.
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11:05 – 12:00 BBC World Service
Listen nowThe Weekend Strand 27/05/2012
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
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Afternoon
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12:00 – 13:00 BBC Radio 6 Music
Listen now 7 days leftPaperback Writers Series 3, Charlie Higson
4/4 Writer Charlie Higson shares his musical influences.
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12:05 – 12:50 BBC World Service
Listen nowThe Forum Limits of Markets
Free market: the best aid to development or a hydra that devalues everything it touches?
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13:00 – 14:00 BBC Radio 3
Listen now 7 days leftThe Early Music Show The Art of the Violin in Rome and Venice
L'Estravagante in a concert exploring the art of the violin in Rome and Venice.
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13:15 – 13:30 BBC Radio 4 Extra
Listen now 7 days leftJackie Wullschlager - Chagall Episode 3
3/5 The artist meets his future wife Bella and his mentor Leon Bakst, and travels to Paris.
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13:30 – 14:00 BBC Radio 4 only on FM
Listen nowReading between the Lines Easy as ABC?
1/2 Michael Morpurgo finds out what Systematic Synthetic Phonics are. (R)
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14:45 – 15:30 BBC Radio Cymru
Y Talwrn 2012, 27/05/2012
Beirdd yn ceisio am le yn y Ffeinal yn Eisteddfod.
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15:00 – 15:45 BBC Radio Scotland
Listen now 22 hours leftThe Book Café 21/05/2012
Alexander McCall Smith talks about how WH Auden's poetry has influenced his writing. (R)
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On now 15:45 – 16:30 BBC Radio Scotland
Listen liveThe Movie Café 24/05/2012
Siobhan Synnott and Alistair Harkness discuss Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom. (R)
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16:00 – 16:30 BBC Radio 4 only on FM
Open Book David Hewson on his novel adaptation of The Killing
The best new fiction and non-fiction, talking to writers and unearthing lost classics.
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16:03 – 16:30 BBC Radio Ulster
A Kist o Wurds Series 29, Episode 9
9/15 Lord Mayor of London - William McArthur, 40th anniversary of Lallans & the Balmoral show.
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16:30 – 17:00 BBC Radio 4 only on FM
Poetry Please 27/05/2012
Roger McGough presents classic works by Dylan Thomas and Gerard Manley Hopkins.
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17:00 – 19:00 BBC Asian Network
Weekend Punjabi 27/05/2012
Music, entertainment, features and interviews in Punjabi with Sukhi Bart.
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Evening
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18:30 – 19:45 BBC Radio 3
Words and Music Fighting Spirit
Words and music on the theme of fighting spirit. Readers: Alison Steadman and Peter Egan.
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19:00 – 21:00 BBC Asian Network
Weekend Mirpuri 27/05/2012
Music and entertainment in Mirpuri with Changis Raja.
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19:45 – 20:30 BBC Radio 3
Sunday Feature Phoenix Rising: The Story of Coventry Cathedral
Giles Fraser examines the history, ministry and artistic legacy of Coventry cathedral.
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20:00 – 20:30 BBC Radio 2
Behind the Brel: The Story of a Musical Genius Episode 3
3/3 Marc Almond looks at how Brel sensationally quit singing at the height of his career. (R)
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21:00 – 22:00 BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1Xtra's Stories Fat Rappers
Charlie Sloth on the genre where bigger is best!
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21:00 – 23:00 BBC Asian Network
Weekend Gujarati 27/05/2012
Music, entertainment, features and interviews in Gujarati with Dev Parmar.
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21:00 – 22:00 BBC Radio Berkshire
Louise Chandler 27/05/2012
For news from Berkshire's Caribbean communities.
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22:00 – 00:00 BBC Radio 1
Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac Grimmy flies solo
Annie's off, so Grimmy flies solo to round off your weekend.
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22:32 – 23:00 BBC World Service
Listen nowMy London 26/05/2012
Lawrence Pollard in conversation with musician Anoushka Shankar and chef Cyrus Todiwala
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23:00 – 01:00 BBC Asian Network
Weekend Bengali 27/05/2012
Music and entertainment in Bengali with Anwarul Hoque.
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23:00 – 00:30 BBC Radio 3
Jazz Line-Up Melody Gardot, Edition Records
Julian Joseph talks to vocalist Melody Gardot and previews her new album The Absence.
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23:00 – 23:30 BBC Radio 4
Listen nowThe Film Programme 24/05/2012
Francine Stock reports from the Cannes Film Festival with Ken Loach, Wes Anderson and more
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Late
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00:02 – 00:30 BBC Radio Scotland
Listen now 6 days leftWhat's Inside the Singing Kettle?
Edi Stark asks: what's inside the Singing Kettle? (R)
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01:00 – 01:30 BBC WM
Listen now 2 days leftDesi Download 23/05/2012
Talat-Farooq Awan with a pick of the week from BBC Local Radio Asian community programmes.
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03:00 – 04:00 BBC Radio Scotland
Arts, Classical and Jazz Zone Theatre
Janice Forsyth charts the history of Glasgow's iconic Citizens Theatre.
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04:00 – 05:00 BBC Radio 6 Music
You'll Never Be Sixteen Again I'm Into Something Good
3/7 John Peel continues with Merseybeat, mods and rockers, and Swinging London.
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04:05 – 05:00 BBC World Service
Listen nowThe Weekend Strand 27/05/2012
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