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The BBC has announced that it has a sustainable plan for the future of the BBC Singers, in association with The VOCES8 Foundation.
The threat to reduce the staff of the three English orchestras by 20% has not been lifted, but it is being reconsidered.
See the BBC press release here.

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RADIO-LISTS: BBC RADIO 3
Unofficial Weekly Listings for BBC Radio 3 — supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/

SATURDAY 18 APRIL 2009

SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b00jmxfp)
Susan Sharpe

SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b00js7qp)
Martin Handley

SAT 09:00 CD Review (b00js7qr)
Building a Library: Handel: Water Music

SAT 12:15 Music Matters (b00js7qt)
Handel Week

SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00js7qw)
Handel Week - Handel's Chamber Music

SAT 14:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00jlc1b)
Michael Collins and Friends

SAT 15:00 World Routes (b00js7qy)
World Routes in Zanzibar
Episode 1

SAT 16:00 Jazz Record Requests (b00js7r0)

SAT 17:00 Opera on 3 (b00js7s7)
Live from the Met
Wagner's Siegfried

SAT 22:30 Hear and Now (b00js7s9)
BBC SSO in music by Michel van der Aa

SUNDAY 19 APRIL 2009

SUN 00:00 The Early Music Show (b00jkt2n)
Handel Week - Eight Great Suites

SUN 01:00 Through the Night (b00js7z2)
John Shea

SUN 07:00 Breakfast (b00js7z4)
Handel Week - Martin Handley

SUN 10:00 EBU Handel Day (b00js7z6)
Part 1

SUN 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00jmvg5)
Cambridge University 800th Anniversary

SUN 17:00 EBU Handel Day (b00js7z8)
Part 2

SUN 18:00 Drama on 3 (b00js7zb)
Henry VIII

01 02:14:55 Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro for string orchestra (Op.47) [complete]
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Vernon Handley
Duration 00:14:34

SUN 20:15 EBU Handel Day (b00js7zd)
Part 3

MONDAY 20 APRIL 2009

MON 00:00 Jazz Line-Up (b00js7z0)
Madeleine Peyroux

MON 01:00 Through the Night (b00js81l)
John Shea

MON 07:00 Breakfast (b00js81n)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch

MON 10:00 Classical Collection (b00js81q)
Sarah Walker

MON 12:00 Composer of the Week (b007n9kj)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Episode 1

MON 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00js863)
Malin Christensson and Simon Lepper

MON 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00js865)
Shakesepeare and McCabe
Episode 1

MON 17:00 In Tune (b00js868)

MON 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00js86b)
SCO in Stravinsky, Britten, Bizet

MON 21:15 Night Waves (b00js86d)

MON 22:00 Composer of the Week (b007n9kj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]

MON 23:00 The Essay (b00js86g)
Henry, King of Kings
Henry as Renaissance Prince

MON 23:15 Jazz on 3 (b00js86j)
George Haslam's FreeTime Quartet in Session

TUESDAY 21 APRIL 2009

TUE 01:00 Through the Night (b00js8br)
John Shea

TUE 07:00 Breakfast (b00js8bt)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch

TUE 10:00 Classical Collection (b00js8bw)
Sarah Walker

TUE 12:00 Composer of the Week (b007n9wm)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Episode 2

TUE 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00js8fr)
Violins
Episode 1

TUE 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00js8ft)
Shakesepeare and McCabe
Episode 2

TUE 17:00 In Tune (b00js8fw)

TUE 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00js8fy)

TUE 21:15 Night Waves (b00js8g0)
Nandan Nilekani and William Blake

TUE 22:00 Composer of the Week (b007n9wm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]

TUE 23:00 The Essay (b00js8g2)
Henry, King of Kings
Henry Tudor and God

TUE 23:15 Late Junction (b00js8g4)
Verity Sharp

WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL 2009

WED 01:00 Through the Night (b00js8hk)
John Shea

WED 07:00 Breakfast (b00js8hm)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch

WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b00js8hp)
Sarah Walker

WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b007nb67)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Episode 3

WED 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00js8l0)
Violins
Episode 2

WED 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00js8l2)
Shakesepeare and McCabe
Episode 3

WED 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00js8l4)

WED 17:00 In Tune (b00js8qb)

WED 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00js8qd)
National Youth Orchestra in Dance-Inspired Music

WED 21:15 Night Waves (b00js8qg)
Azar Nafisi

WED 22:00 Composer of the Week (b007nb67)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]

WED 23:00 The Essay (b00js8r7)
Henry, King of Kings
Henry the Man o' War

WED 23:15 Late Junction (b00js8r9)
Verity Sharp

THURSDAY 23 APRIL 2009

THU 01:00 Through the Night (b00js989)
John Shea

THU 07:00 Breakfast (b00js98c)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch

THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b00js98f)
Sarah Walker

THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b007nbmw)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Episode 4

THU 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00js99s)
Violins
Episode 3

THU 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00js99v)
Shakesepeare and McCabe
Handel: Tamerlano, Acts 1 and 2

THU 14:02 Handel Opera Cycle (b00k0z7p)
Tamerlano
Tamerlano, Acts 1 and 2

THU 17:00 In Tune (b00js99x)

THU 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00js99z)
LSO/Tan Dun

THU 21:15 Night Waves (b00js9b1)
The Future of A Levels

THU 22:00 Composer of the Week (b007nbmw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]

THU 23:00 The Essay (b00js9b3)
Henry, King of Kings
Henry VIII and Drama

THU 23:15 Late Junction (b00js9b5)
Verity Sharp

FRIDAY 24 APRIL 2009

FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b00js9dc)
John Shea

FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b00js9df)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch

FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b00js9dh)
Sarah Walker

FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b007ncds)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Episode 5

FRI 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00js9gm)
Violins
Episode 4

FRI 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00js9gp)
Shakesepeare and McCabe
Handel: Tamerlano (Act 3)

FRI 14:02 Handel Opera Cycle (b00k09y7)
Tamerlano
Tamerlano: Act 3

FRI 17:00 In Tune (b00js9gr)

FRI 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00js9gt)
CBSO - Bach-Inspired Music

FRI 21:15 The Verb (b00jzx63)
James Patterson and Gillian Clarke

FRI 22:00 Composer of the Week (b007ncds)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]

FRI 23:00 The Essay (b00js9gw)
Henry, King of Kings
Henry - 1536

FRI 23:15 World on 3 (b00js9gy)
Mary Ann Kennedy