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Saturday Play – Goldfinger

Saturday 3 April on BBC RADIO 4

Toby Stephens stars as 007 with Sir Ian McKellen in the title role of Goldfinger and Rosamund Pike as Pussy Galore in the radio première of Ian Fleming's thriller

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Asian Mela

Saturday 3 and Easter Sunday 4 April on BBC ASIAN NETWORK

BBC Asian Network hosts the main stage at the Asian Mela, at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London

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Sunrise Service

Easter Sunday 4 April on BBC RADIO 4

Bishop Nigel McCulloch, National Chaplain to the Royal British Legion, leads a meditation to mark the dawning of Easter Day

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An Evening With – Carly Simon

Easter Monday 5 April on BBC RADIO 2

Legendary singer-songwriter Carly Simon plays her first-ever concert in the UK, exclusively for BBC Radio 2

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Performance On 3

Easter Monday 5 April on BBC RADIO 3

The BBC Philharmonic performs Mahler's Symphony No. 1, as part of a full cycle of Mahler's symphonies to celebrate 150 years since his birth

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Tony Bennett Presents The Great American Songbook

Tuesday 6 April on BBC RADIO 2

American swing legend Tony Bennett guides listeners through his selection of the 40 defining songs from the Great American Songbook

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Night Waves

Tuesday 6 April on BBC RADIO 3

Philip Dodd is in conversation with award-winning author Philip Pullman, discussing religion and literature, contemporary politics and civic duty

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Saving Species

Tuesday 6 April on BBC RADIO 4

This new landmark series, led by the BBC's Natural History Unit, reveals the current state of various species, live from around the world

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Iraq's Forgotten Conflict

Tuesday 6 April on BBC RADIO 4

Edward Stourton reports from Baghdad on the story of Iraq's religious minorities facing extinction from targeted killings and forced exile

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Tim Rice's American Pie

Thursday 8 April on BBC RADIO 2

Sir Tim Rice travels through America exploring each individual state through its songs, tunes, words, music, performers and writers

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5 Live In Liverpool

From Thursday 8 April on BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

To celebrate this year's Grand National, BBC Radio 5 Live broadcasts live from Liverpool John Moores University in front of local audiences, and also hosts off-air events in the city; programmes include Richard Bacon, Tony Livesey and Kicking Off With Colin Murray

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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Friday 9 April on BBC RADIO 3

French pianist Jacques Loussier – world-renowned for his amalgam of classical works with brilliant jazz improvisations – performs his own unique versions of JS Bach and other composers

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