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45m

The Invention of the Circus Ring

Matthew Sweet looks at the career of impresario Philip Astley and 250 years of circus.
Stephen Fry's New Year Mixtape

To start the new year, Stephen Fry introduces a specially-curated classical music mixtape
New Year New Music on Radio 3

Explore a week of bold new sounds – from iconic masterpieces to avant-garde experiments
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Duration:
1h 44m

Words and music with Armistead Maupin and the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Tales of the City author Armistead Maupin reads from his new memoir, Logical Family.
Muti conducts the New Year's Day Concert

Petroc Trelawny introduces the Vienna Philharmonic's annual New Year's Day concert.
Sean Rafferty at Home with Sir John Tomlinson

Sean gets an insight into the life and work of the great British bass.
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Duration:
35m 18s

Alfred Brendel

Michael Berkeley's guest is the great pianist Alfred Brendel.

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