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Matt Lucas presents the Lucases for Sexiest British Prime Minister, Jammiest Celebrity, Most Effective Diet and Least Boring Shakespeare Play as the newest and most prestigious awards ceremony of the year – the perfectly titled Lucases – continues.

This week's guests who are nominating people, places, songs, films and every other kind of thing for an award are Richard Herring, Sarah Millican and David Walliams.

However, the ultimate decision of who will walk off with their very own Lucas is down to the whim of the host.

Presenter/Matt Lucas, Producer/Ashley Blaker

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Suzi Quatro continues to remember the music she heard in her formative years, from doo-wop to Motown and rock 'n' roll, taking listeners through the Fifties and Sixties to the present day.

Tonight Suzi remembers the cream of male singing stars of the Sixties, including music from Jimmy Jones, Dion, The Doors, Aaron Neville, Rick Nelson and Tommy Roe.

Presenter/Suzi Quatro, Producer/Mark Hagan

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The Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment performs part of its Beethoven Symphony Cycle, which continues throughout the year. For tonight's concert the period instrument ensemble is led by Hungarian conductor Ivan Fischer in Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 and Symphony No. 3 (Eroica).

Beethoven's second symphony overflows with humour and vitality, even though he was struggling with his increasing deafness at the time. Some of his contemporaries found it a challenge but today, with the benefit of hindsight, it can be seen as forward-looking, while also acknowledging its classical Viennese heritage.

With the now-famous Eroica symphony Beethoven really was breaking new ground. However much it owes to his initial admiration of Napoleon, Beethoven was writing on a grandiose scale, injecting the work with a sense of heroic breadth and drama.

Presenter/Martin Handley, Producer/Janet Tuppen

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Chris Bowlby investigates why so many people are not embracing the internet and digital technology – and why this poses a huge challenge for public policy – in a revised repeat of a programme first broadcast last August.

New technology, digital networks and new communications are transforming every aspect of life and linking everyone in new ways. Institutions from Government down are keen to encourage – or, some would say, coerce – everyone into embracing this new world.

But what about the refuseniks? Almost a quarter of the adult population still don't use the internet and aren't connected to broadband. It's a startling figure – more than 10 million people in Britain over the age of 15. For some, it's because they can't afford or don't understand the new technology. For others, refusing to join in is a conscious choice. There are signs that many of those still not connected are going to be harder and harder to convert.

But how long can the refuseniks hold out given the momentum behind the "digital revolution"? The programme explores a looming crisis in public policy as more and more institutions – as well as commercial operations – seek to move all their services online to save money.

Presenter and Producer/Chris Bowlby

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5 Live Sport

Thursday 11 March

7.00-10.30pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Eleanor Oldroyd

Eleanor Oldroyd has all the day's sports news and, from 8pm, live first-leg, round-of-16 Europa League coverage.

Presenter/Eleanor Oldroyd, Producer/Patrick Nathenson

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BBC 6 Music presenter Lauren Laverne

Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbit join Lauren Laverne to play a couple of live songs from their third full-length album, The Winter Of Mixed Drinks.

Plus, Lauren's intrepid travel guide Danny Robins talks about how best to spend an indie St Patrick's Day.

Presenter/Lauren Laverne, Producer/Gary Bales

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Gideon Coe presents a 1986 session from Half Man Half Biscuit and a 1997 concert from The Cardigans, plus the reformed Gang Of Four captured live in 2006.

North Eastern folk family The Unthanks are featured in a 2009 session and archive tracks come courtesy of Shriekback and Delta blues legend Son House, who was 68 years old when he recorded this 1970 session for BBC Radio 1.

Presenter/Gideon Coe, Producer/Frank Wilson

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Jaggy says Kenny is asking questions about Sandra, in the latest slice of drama from Silver Street. Simran, meanwhile, reckons it's only a matter of time before Kenny discovers the truth.

Elsewhere, Rozena tells Dr Masud how redundant she feels. He reminds her that Imran isn't the only one with talent and ambition.

Later, a recharged Rozena thinks certain people at the football club should be sacked. She forces Sameer to tell her why he's being secretive, and then makes a call to someone. They need to talk...

Jaggy is played by Jay Kiyani, Kenny by Brian Croucher, Simran by Balvinder Sopal, Rozena by Pooja Ghai, Dr Masud by Saeed Jaffrey and Sameer by Alex Caan.

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Noreen Khan sits in for Friction for a very special show, covering all the glitz and glamour from this year's UK Asian Music Awards at London's Royal Festival Hall. Talking about the winners and losers, Noreen enjoys exclusive backstage access into one of the most prestigious Asian events, ears pricked for any gossip along the way.

With the best of South Asian entertainment from the worlds of Bhangra, Bollywood and the thriving Asian-Urban music industries, the event provides a unique platform for some of the most established artists around the globe and some of the latest home-grown British Asian talent.

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