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Red Nose Day – Performance On 3

Friday 18 March on BBC RADIO 3

Katie Derham presents as the BBC Concert Orchestra, Nicola Benedetti, Julian Lloyd Webber, Shuna Scott Sendall, Basil Brush, Tim Vine, Marcus Brigstocke and Masters Of The Kazooniverse attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest kazoo ensemble on the planet, at London's Royal Albert Hall, to raise money for Comic Relief

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Opera On 3 – Live From The Met

Saturday 12 March on BBC RADIO 3

Mussorgsky's dramatic Pushkin-based opera Boris Godunov stars René Pape and is conducted by Valery Gergiev live from the Metropolitan Opera, New York

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2011 Olivier Awards

Sunday 13 March on BBC RADIO 2

Live coverage of Britain's most prestigious theatre awards, the Oliviers, comes from the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and features the first ever BBC Radio 2 Audience Award which gives the network's listeners the chance to crown their favourite long-running London show

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Private Passions – Al Murray

Sunday 13 March on BBC RADIO 3

Al Murray one of Britain's most successful comedians thanks to his alter-ego The Pub Landlord, selects his musical choices for Michael Berkeley

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The Company Of Poets

Sunday 13 March on BBC RADIO 4

Theatre critic Susannah Clapp explores the virtually unknown poetry of her close friend, writer Angela Carter

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The Reunion – Comic Relief

Sunday 13 March on BBC RADIO 4

Sue MacGregor brings together some of the founding members of Comic Relief; Richard Curtis, Lenny Henry, Helen Fielding, Griff Rhys Jones and Paddy Coulter

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Jools Holland

Monday 14 March on BBC RADIO 2

Fran Healy who gained success with band Travis and, more recently, with his debut solo album, Wreckorder, joins Jools Holland for an impromptu version of Dr John's Such A Night

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Churchill's Other Lives

Monday 14 March on BBC RADIO 4

Historian Sir David Cannadine explores Churchill's Other Lives outside politics, with actor Roger Allam as Winston Churchill

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They Write The Songs

Tuesday 15 March on BBC RADIO 2

Singer-songwriting legend Barry Manilow looks at the lives and works of 10 famous composers of the Great American Songbook in this special 10-part series for BBC Radio 2, recorded at Barry's home in America

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Down The Line

Tuesday 15 March on BBC RADIO 4

The award-winning comedy phone-in show returns starring Rhys Thomas as Gary Bellamy with Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Simon Day, Lucy Montgomery and an all-star cast as the great British public

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Cliff – Congratulations

Wednesday 16 March on BBC RADIO 2

In an interview recorded to mark his 70th birthday, Sir Cliff Richard speaks to Penny Smith about his life, his career, his fans, his musical tastes and his longevity

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Lent Talks

Wednesday 16 March on BBC RADIO 4

Each year to mark Lent, BBC Radio 4 commissions six, 15-minute talks from eminent and influential writers and thinkers for each Wednesday evening during Lent; this year the first contributor is former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Ian Blair

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BBC Radio 2 In Concert

Thursday 17 March on BBC RADIO 2

Jo Whiley presents a headline gig from The Script, recorded at The Echo Arena in Liverpool as part of their latest UK tour

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The Cheltenham Festival

Friday 18 March on BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

John Inverdale hosts live coverage of one of the highlights of the sporting calendar, The Cheltenham Gold Cup

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