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BBC Radio 3's Composer Of The Week is a guide to composers and their music. The podcast is compiled from the week's programmes and published on Friday, it is only available in the UK.

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Every Friday we bring you a new drama from BBC 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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Guests from all walks of life discuss their musical loves and hates, and talk about the influence music has had on their lives

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Building a Library: a guide to the best recordings of the greatest classical music. Each week an expert and enthusiast brings along a wide range of recordings of a well-known piece. They explore the music and the different ways of performing it, ending with a recommendation for your library

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Limelight

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The Limelight podcast - for fiction and drama serials you won't want to miss from Radio 4.

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The Music & Meditation Podcast

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Join Izzy Judd to escape the noise of daily life through the power of music and meditation in the ultimate therapeutic podcast. Experience guided meditations covering themes such as refining work life balance, winding down for the night and easing social anxiety from a range of experts enhanced by an immersive classical soundtrack. And if you want the guided meditations without the chat, each one is available separately as a Ten Minute Meditation.

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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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Download the best satirical comedy from Radio 4, every Friday. Features The News Quiz, Dead Ringers, The Naked Week and Too Long; Didn't Read.

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Uncanny

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From ghostly phantoms to UFOs, Danny Robins investigates real-life stories of paranormal encounters. So, are you Team Believer or Team Sceptic? Written and presented by Danny Robins Editor and Sound Designer: Charlie Brandon-King Music: Evelyn Sykes Theme Music by Lanterns on the Lake Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4

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The Essay

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Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

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Sport's Strangest Crimes

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When sport collides with true crime.

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Assume Nothing

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The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.

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Sound of Cinema

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Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen

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Curious Cases

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Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain tackle listeners' conundrums with the power of science!

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The Radio 3 Documentary

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In-depth documentaries which explore a different aspect of history, science, philosophy, film, visual arts and literature. The Sunday Feature is broadcast every Sunday at 6.45pm on BBC Radio 3.

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Georgian Pleasures

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Key pieces of music from the Georgian period explored by Suzy Klein and Christian Curnyn. From BBC Radio 3

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BBC Proms Music Guide

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In this set of free downloads, BBC Radio 3 presenters introduce a key composer and work featured in BBC Prom concerts.

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Radio 3 Opera Guides

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BBC Radio 3 Opera guides

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Sound of Gaming

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Radio 3's regular jaunt into the latest, brightest and best gaming soundtracks.

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Radio 3's Fifty Modern Classics

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Artists, musicians and composers introduce fifty key pieces of classical music composed between 1950 and 2000. As featured in the BBC Radio 3 programme, Hear & Now.

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The History Podcast

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NEW on The History Podcast: Half-Life. Drawn to a family legend about his German-Jewish family's dramatic escape from Nazi Germany in 1936, the writer Joe Dunthorne accidentally discovers a far more disturbing history.

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Radio 3’s Composers’ Rooms

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Sara Mohr-Pietsch interviews today’s composers exploring the relationship between their immediate environment and the music they write. From BBC Radio 3’s Hear and Now, published on Sunday mornings.

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Commonwealth Connections

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World music from the Commonwealth countries for BBC Radio 3’s World on 3, Fridays. Musicians, sportspeople and cultural figures introduce music recorded on location.

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The Lebrecht Interview

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Norman Lebrecht interviews a major cultural figure

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My Classical Favourites

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Discover classical music loved by celebrated guests from all walks of life. To hear the music in full go to BBC Playlister.

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Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition

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The final shortlist of winning carols in the Breakfast Christmas Carol Competition. Composed by listeners, a setting of a poem by Susan Hill specially written for Radio 3

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Quizzes

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Intelligent and challenging quiz games on BBC Radio 4. Featuring Round Britain Quiz, Counterpoint and Brain of Britain with Quizmasters including Paul Gambaccini, Kirsty Lang and Russell Davies.

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Slow Radio

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An antidote to today’s frenzied world. Step back, let go, immerse yourself: it’s time to go slow. Listen to the sounds of birds, mountain climbing, monks chatting as you go about your day. A lo-fi celebration of pure sound.

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Radio 3's Piano A to Z

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BBC Radio 3's Piano A to Z

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Jazz Library

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Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings.

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Modern Muses

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Creative collaborations in new music. A series where the world’s leading composers and performers explain how they cooperate in the creation of new work.

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Ravel Revealed

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Maurice Ravel revealed through guides to his work and life. First broadcast on BBC Radio 3's Ravel Day, 7 March 2014.

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Between the Ears

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Innovative and thought-provoking features that make adventurous use of sound and explore a wide variety of subjects. Made by leading radio producers.

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Proms Unplucked

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How do you get into the biggest classical music festival in the world? Follow composer and comedian Vikki Stone as she unbuttons the BBC Proms and asks the questions everyone else is afraid to ask.

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The Listening Service

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Rethink music with The Listening Service. Tom Service presents a journey of imagination and insight, exploring how music works

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Music Matters

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The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

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Call Jonathan Pie

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Political journalist Jonathan Pie gets a radio phone-in show and as his personal and professional worlds collide we see why he's so incredibly angry about absolutely everything.

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Classical Fix

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The podcast for classical newbies. If you fancy giving classical music a go, start here.

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The Early Music Show

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An exploration of early music, looking at early developments in musical performance and composition in Britain and abroad. UK only: please note that not all episodes are podcast.

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Michael Spicer: No Room

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Unique satire with topical and character-filled sketches which brilliantly capture everything that provokes us; culture, politics, work... and other people.

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Saturday Classics

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A personal view of classical music from a range of presenters. Authored, themed mini-series and one-off programmes offer a chance to share the musical interests of the presenters.

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Sound of Dance

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Katie Derham explores the relationship between music and dance in a variety of genres.

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In Tune Highlights

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Highlights from BBC Radio 3’s In Tune - featuring interviews with guests from the world of music and the arts. In Tune is presented by Sean Rafferty and Katie Derham.

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Britten 100

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Britten 100. Highlights from Radio 3’s Britten centenary weekend in Aldeburgh with special features, interviews and on location reports recorded in Suffolk.

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This Classical Life

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Jess Gillam hosts the music show for people who like classical and other stuff too. Music, eclectic playlists and chat, with a new guest every week.

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Music Planet: Road Trip

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Discover the world with music. Join local experts for a sonic journey around the globe.

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Music and Culture of WW1

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Highlights of BBC Radio 3’s special programmes to mark the WW1 centenary. Classical music, art, literature, film, popular songs and cultural life inspired by the war.

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Kiri's 20 Favourite Voices

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Drawing from her amazing career Dame Kiri selects her 20 favourite voices, including not only Classical but pop singers too, illustrating with music why they make her top list.

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Time Travellers

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Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough presents a collection of quirky tales gathered from the corners of history by an intrepid band of time travelling correspondents, with a new theme every week.

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The News Quiz: Ep 3. Power Outrage 28:37

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Andy Zaltzman is joined by Geoff Norcott, Lucy Porter, Ed Byrne and Marie Le Conte to unpack the week in news. Topics include the loss of power in the Iberian Peninsula, the gaining of power in the Canadian election, the US-Ukraine mineral deal, cyberattacks on M&S, and the medical benefits of Champagne. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional ma…

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Round Britain Quiz: Episode 3 29:00

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Kirsty Lang referees a contest between The North of England and The Midlands.By BBC Radio 4

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Adam Buxton 53:11

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The comedian, writer and podcaster Adam Buxton first burst onto our TV screens 30 years ago. He and his friend Joe Cornish created The Adam and Joe Show, which featured pranks, songs and re-enactments of famous films like Titanic and Trainspotting using their childhood stuffed toys. Along with work on radio and film, an eye for the weird and wonder…

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Be in the present with Light Watkins 30:50

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Izzy and Light Watkins look at how meditation can help us to live in the present. Light is a mindfulness expert, best-selling author and transformational speaker who leads a guided meditation which encourages us to embrace the now, using present moment awareness to lessen worries about the past or concerns for the future. The music that soundtracks…

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The News Quiz: Ep 5. An Island of Strangers 28:37

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Andy Zaltzman is joined by Alasdair Beckett-King, Sara Barron, Daliso Chaponda and ITV Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana. Discussion points include this week's immigration White Paper, tighter controls on international students looking for gainful employment, the elusive definition of a 'skilled job', chimpanzees utility in medical emergencie…

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Leos Janacek (1854-1928) 1:04:14

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Kate Molleson explores the maverick spirit, fierce passions and phenomenal twilight years of Leoš Janáček Leoš Janáček was a true Czech original. He heard music in the way people talk on the streets, loved the local and made it universal - pouring his “speech melodies” into pioneering, devastating operas, and writing some of the most intimate confe…

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Safe From Harm 44:32

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Thought-provoking winning drama by the inaugural Wales Writer in Residence award winner Rhiannon Boyle. Safe From Harm tells the frank and powerful story of Alys, a teacher and mother whose life unravels when a colleague is arrested for possessing indecent images of children. Unable to cope, Alys contacts a celibate paedophile in an attempt to bett…

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Don't Bite Me! 29:47

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Ever wondered why some people are mosquito magnets and other people barely get bitten? Hannah and Dara grapple with the question of whether these insects are evil or genius, discovering how they’re experts at finding blood when they’re hungry, even using a specially designed syringe to suck it out. But when Professor Leslie Vosshall tells them some…

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Pretender Prince: Episode 2: The Devil’s in His Head 28:11

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Can Charles and his rag-tag Highland army seize control of Scotland’s capital city? In 1745 British Government troops are massing near Edinburgh at Prestonpans - and thousands of Highland clansmen must prepare for the fight of their lives in their daring bid to restore Prince Charles to the British throne. Jack Lowden presents the dramatic story of…

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Schubert's Piano Sonata in C minor D.958 47:54

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Allyson Devenish picks her favourite recording of Schubert's Piano Sonata in C minor.By BBC Radio 3

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Round Britain Quiz: Episode 2 28:42

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Kirsty Lang referees a contest between The South of England and Wales.By BBC Radio 4

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Philip Hoare 52:40

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Philip Hoare is an award-winning writer whose books often describe the lure of the sea, the strange and beautiful creatures that live in it and the inspiration artists have found in its murky depths. His book Leviathan won the Samuel Johnson Prize: it drew on his lifelong obsession with whales, which began with the gigantic skeletons in the Natural…

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Define your boundaries with Helen Marie 30:50

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Izzy and Helen Marie chat about how to define your boundaries by prioritising your own needs and protecting your physical and mental health. Helen is a psychotherapist, author and podcast host, who leads a guided meditation which gives us permission to help strengthen our boundaries and in turn improve our mental health and our relationships. The m…

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The News Quiz: Ep 4. Conclave Concluded 28:36

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Andy Zaltzman is joined by Geoff Norcott, Ria Lina, Ava Santina and Alasdair Beckett-King to break down the week in news. The panel discuss the results of the UK local elections, the reaching of a US-UK trade deal, the storm of online misinformation surrounding the India-Pakistan border stand-off, the statutes of statues, and the conclusion of the …

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Max Bruch (1839-1920) 1:09:46

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Donald Macleod colours in Bruch’s life story and reveals the breadth of his output “Only true melody outlasts all changes and shifts of time” – so said this week’s composer, Max Bruch, the creator of what may be the world’s best-loved violin concerto. But Bruch would hate us to think of him as a one hit wonder. He even came to resent the very sound…

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Round Britain Quiz: Episode 1 28:22

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Kirsty Lang begins the new series with a contest between the Midlands & Northern IrelandBy BBC Radio 4

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Aches and Rains 29:29

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The team test the theory that you can use the weather to predict pain, separating science fact from fiction. It's an area with a huge amount of conflicting research, but one man who has investigated this is Professor Will Dixon, who explains that low pressure could be causing people's joints to ache more. Dara and Hannah are intrigued to hear our g…

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Devils 56:17

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Gary Lilburn, Jane Whittenshaw , Georgia Henshaw and Jonathan Forbes star in Dostoevsky’s unsettling tale of revolution and betrayal. After years away from home, Nicholai Stavrogin returns to his old home town bringing with him the radical ‘free-thinkers’ of Petersburg, hell-bent on causing civil unrest. Dramatised by Melissa Murray. Stepan ..... G…

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Pretender Prince: Episode 1: The King of Birds 28:09

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Jack Lowden presents a drama-documentary series on the rise and fall of Bonnie Prince Charlie. In 1745 Charles arrives in Scotland – with an army of just seven men. He must find a way to persuade thousands of Highland clansmen to risk their lives to join him in his bid to restore the Catholic Stuarts as the ruling monarchy of Great Britain. Written…

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Introducing Lady Swindlers Series 2 28:15

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In this first episode, Lucy is investigating the life of Mary Bateman who is living in Leeds in the first decade of the 19th century - a time when, despite huge leaps forward in science, many people still believe in the power of the supernatural. Mary is working as a ‘wise woman’ selling magic charms and potions, and showing off her prophetic chick…

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Half-Life: 8. A Fracture 29:38

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Written and presented by Joe Dunthorne (based on his book Children of Radium: A Buried Inheritance)Produced by Eleanor McDowallMusic by Jeremy WarmsleyMixing engineer, Mike WoolleyTranslator in Berlin: Francesca SchweigerRecordings of the memorial unveiling: Phoebe McIndoeStory consultant, Sarah GeisExecutive producer, Alan HallCommissioning editor…

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Half-Life: 7. The City Forgets 28:44

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In Munich, Joe traces a very different side to his family history, events that were left out of his great-grandfather’s memoir. Written and presented by Joe DunthorneProduced by Eleanor McDowallMusic by Jeremy WarmsleyMixing engineer, Mike WoolleyStory consultant, Sarah GeisExecutive producer, Alan HallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4…

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Half-Life: 6. Tranquility 28:37

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After the war, Joe's great-grandfather attempts to build a new life in the United States where his mental health begins to deteriorate. Written and presented by Joe DunthorneProduced by Eleanor McDowallMusic by Jeremy WarmsleyMixing engineer, Mike WoolleyStory consultant, Sarah GeisExecutive producer, Alan HallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radi…

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Half-Life: 5. The Road Through the Mountains 28:21

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A letter from Joe’s great-grandfather, leads him to the east of Turkey and the story of a massacre, kept silent for many years Written and presented by Joe DunthorneProduced by Eleanor McDowallMusic by Jeremy WarmsleyMixing engineer, Mike WoolleyWith thanks to Jaclynn Ashly and David McDowall Story consultant, Sarah GeisExecutive producer, Alan Hal…

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Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor 50:13

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Roger Parker chooses his favourite recording of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.By BBC Radio 3

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Pretender Prince: Trailer 3:01

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Jack Lowden presents a compelling drama-documentary series on the rise and fall of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. Written by Colin MacDonald with original music by Duncan Chisholm.By BBC Radio 4

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Emma Rice 48:54

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The theatre director Emma Rice is renowned for her bold stagings of much-loved films and books including Brief Encounter, Wuthering Heights and the Red Shoes. For twenty years she worked as an actor, director, and eventually artistic director of Kneehigh, an international touring company based in Cornwall, known for its energetic productions with a…

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Evolve with change with Deepak Chopra 30:42

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Izzy and Deepak Chopra explore how we can evolve with change to welcome transformation within ourselves and in our lives. Deepak is a physician, world-renowned speaker and author who writes about integrative wellbeing and spiritual intelligence. In this episode, he leads a guided meditation to help us understand how we can adapt and make consciousl…

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Episode 8: Who Watches the Watchmen 18:16

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The story of two journalists who investigated an unsolved mass murder in Northern Ireland.Six men were shot dead by Loyalist paramilitaries in the Height’s Bar, Loughinisland on the 18th June 1994. No-one has ever been charged or convicted. Episode 8 – Who Watches the Watchmen As the dust settles on a historic judgement by the Investigatory Powers …

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Episode 7: Full Disclosure 15:14

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The story of two journalists who investigated an unsolved mass murder in Northern Ireland.Six men were shot dead by Loyalist paramilitaries in the Height’s Bar, Loughinisland on the 18th June 1994. No-one has ever been charged or convicted. Episode 7 – Full Disclosure Barry and Trevor prepare for a rare public hearing of the Investigatory Powers Tr…

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Edward Elgar (1857-1934) 1:11:06

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Donald Macleod delves into some of Edward Elgar’s greatest passions. Edward Elgar was a man of many passions, from cycling to chemistry. This week, Donald Macleod explores five Elgar’s greatest passions. Music Featured: Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 Caractacus, Op 35 (Scene 3, excerpt)Pomp and Circumstance March No 3 in C minorThe Spirit of Engl…

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Furnishing with Fungi 28:35

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From mouldy bread to athlete’s foot, fungi don’t exactly scream “home improvement.” But what if this misunderstood kingdom is the secret to the sustainable materials of the future? Listener Alexis - definitely not a gnome - wants to know how much of our homes we could build with fungi. Professor Katie Field describes how the mushroom is the just ti…

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Discretion: Episode 5 28:27

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When Reid and Maria visit Kokorov at the palace it's clear he and the Ambassador have a special relationship. Could Maria and Natsev be on course for a similar alliance but along different lines? New alliances formed and previous suspicions now confirmed, it's time for Maria to make a decision about her next steps. Maria...Sinead KeenanReid...Kevin…

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Half-Life: 4. Young Republic 29:06

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Joe follows in his great-grandfather's footsteps to Turkey where he was employed, it seems, making gas masks. Written and presented by Joe DunthorneProduced by Eleanor McDowallMusic by Jeremy WarmsleyMixing engineer, Mike WoolleyWith thanks to David McDowallStory consultant, Sarah GeisExecutive producer, Alan HallA Falling Tree production for BBC R…

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Half-Life: 3. Lost 28:37

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Joe's research into his great-grandfather's work takes him to Ammendorf, south of Berlin - one of the key sites of Nazi Germany's chemical weapons production. Written and presented by Joe DunthorneProduced by Eleanor McDowallMusic by Jeremy WarmsleyMixing engineer, Mike WoolleyStory consultant, Sarah GeisExecutive producer, Alan HallA Falling Tree …

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Half-Life: 2. The Quiet Town by the River 28:11

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Dangers lurk beneath the soil, in the town where Joe's great-grandfather worked. Written and presented by Joe DunthorneProduced by Eleanor McDowallMusic by Jeremy WarmsleyMixing engineer, Mike WoolleyStory consultant, Sarah GeisExecutive producer, Alan HallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4By BBC Radio 4

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Half-Life: 1. Daughter of Radium 29:23

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Drawn to a family legend about his German-Jewish family’s dramatic escape from Nazi Germany in 1936, the writer Joe Dunthorne accidentally discovers a far more disturbing history. A conversation with his granny, who spent her childhood brushing her teeth with the radioactive toothpaste her father Siegfried manufactured, leads Joe to finally read hi…

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Welcome to Series 5 of The Music & Meditation Podcast 2:14

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Host Izzy Judd welcomes you back to the fifth series of the ultimate therapeutic podcast, featuring music and meditation designed to combat the challenges of daily life and leave you feeling refreshed and ready to take on the world. Episodes cover topics such as defining your boundaries to navigating friendships, with specially created ten-minute g…

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Mozart's Coronation Mass 41:35

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Joseph McHardy picks his favourite recording of Mozart's Coronation Mass.By BBC Radio 3

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Jonathan Sumption 50:07

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Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption, isn’t afraid of hard work or an intellectual challenge. He’s combined a high-profile legal career with a passion for medieval history, and his books include a five volume, 4000 page account of the Hundred Years War, widely described as ‘monumental.’ For much of his career he was a very successful barrister working …

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Ease social anxiety with Stuart Sandeman 30:52

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Izzy and Stuart Sandeman look at how we can ease social anxiety to live a more confident life. Stuart is a breath coach, author and radio host who leads a guided meditation to help us approach social anxiety differently and feel more grounded in our bodies. The music that soundtracks Stuart's guided meditation was composed by Nathan James Dearden a…

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Episode 6: A Short History of Spying 14:12

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When the High Court finds the warrants were unlawful, the police investigation comes to an end. But Barry is concerned that he may have been placed under surveillance and he approaches the only court in the UK which can tell him if that’s true. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has the power to find out if he was spied on unlawfully, but rarely fin…

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Episode 5: Ex Parte v Inter Partes 18:49

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Released on bail, Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney begin a legal fight to challenge the legality of the warrants. Central to their case is the question of what the judge who granted the warrants was - and wasn’t - told by police. The judgment will be viewed as a landmark ruling on the rights of journalists to protect sources; were the warrants unl…

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The News Quiz: Ep 2. Elections (Local and Papal) 28:51

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Andy Zaltzman is joined by Andrew Maxwell, Zing Tsjeng, Jessica Fostekew and Pierre Novellie to unpack the upcoming local elections, the Conclave in the Vatican, Trump's planned UK visit, and Yorkshire Gladiators. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Chris Ballard, Cody Dahler, Eve Delaney and Alice Fraser.Producer: Rajiv KariaExe…

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Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729) 1:03:34

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Kate Molleson explores the extraordinary life and music of Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729) was a pioneer in the history of music, one of the first to bring sonatas and cantatas into the French repertoire, and the first woman in France to compose a performed opera. She explored and pushed further the possibi…

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