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With Sarah Walker. Including Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony (excerpt).
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12:00 - 13:00 Composer of the Week
Donald Macleod focuses on Berlin's first successes as a composer of hit songs.
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Phoenix Rising
Sunday Feature: Giles Fraser examines the history, ministry and artistic legacy of Coventry Cathedral in its Golden Jubilee year. Listen from 7.45pm on Sunday 27 May.
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Night Waves
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Anne McElvoy meets neuroscientist David Eagleman.
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Drama on 3
7 days left to listen
Ranjit Bolt's version of Corneille's classic French comedy.
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Words and Music
6 days left to listen
Words and music on the theme of fighting spirit. Readers: Alison Steadman and Peter Egan.
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Twenty Minutes
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Paul Allen explores the work that inspired Josef Suk's The Ripening.
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The Verb
5 days left to listen
Ian McMillan is joined by poet Wendy Cope, singer Barb Jungr and novelist Joanne Harris.
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The Essay
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Writer Horatio Clare considers a team photo from his time as a member of a lifeboat crew.
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Sunday Feature
Available to listen
Giles Fraser examines the history, ministry and artistic legacy of Coventry cathedral.
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Between the Ears
6 days left to listen
Evoking life working in coal mines and the accompanying fictional and real-life dramas.
Podcasts
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Average duration: 44 minutes
Latest episode: 12:27 Fri, 25 May 12
The best of BBC Radio 3's flagship arts and ideas programme Night Waves -… featuring in-depth interviews with artists, scientists and public figures, vociferous debates, and reviews of the latest cultural events. Night Waves is broadcast on BBC Radio 3 Mon - Thursday at 10pm
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Average duration: 59 minutes
Every Friday we bring you a new drama from Radio 4 or Radio 3. Exercise your… imagination with some of the best writers and actors on radio. Storytelling at its very best.
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Entertainment & Arts News from the BBC
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Fred West drama wins at Baftas
Sun, 27 May 2012
The acting stars of Fred West drama Appropriate Adult dominate the TV Bafta Awards.
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Haneke wins his second Palme d'Or
Sun, 27 May 2012
Austrian director Michael Haneke wins his second Palme d'Or prize, this time for Love.
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Public decides Voice final four
Sun, 27 May 2012
Four acts - Tyler James, Vince Kidd, Leanne Mitchell and Bo Bruce - are through to the final of BBC One's The Voice.
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Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia gig
Sun, 27 May 2012
Lady Gaga cancels a concert in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, citing security concerns, after protests by religious groups.
Arts & Drama:
Looking Ahead
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Between the Ears
02 June 2012, 21:30 - 22:00
Documentary revealing hidden, fantastical, heartbreaking and surreal stories in cities.
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Drama on 3
03/06/2012
20:30 - 22:00
David Pownell's play about a deal between Thomas Edison and Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
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The Life Cycle of a Fictional Character - An Alternative History of the Novel
28 May 2012, 22:45 - 23:00
James Wood on the novelistic technique of having characters walking along city streets.
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Night Waves
28/05/2012
22:15 - 22:45
Matthew Sweet discusses Ken Loach's new film The Angel's Share.
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Sunday Feature
03 June 2012, 19:45 - 20:30
Neuroscientist and writer David Eagleman explores the work of Italo Calvino.
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Twenty Minutes
28 May 2012, 20:25 - 20:45
Piers Burton-Page tells the story of Thomas Arne's lost opera L'Olimpiade.
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The Verb
01 June 2012, 22:00 - 22:45
Ian McMillan's guests include Jackie Kay, Jean Sprackland, Jane Feaver and Tom McRae.
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Words and Music
03 June 2012, 18:30 - 19:45
Words and music on the theme of boats. Readings by Anne-Marie Duff and Jonathan Keeble.
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