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BBC PROMS 2010/OPERA ON THE BBC
Prom 3 – Simon Boccanegra

Sunday 18 July on BBC RADIO 3

Plácido Domingo adds the title role in Verdi's opera to his list of well over 100 operatic parts in tonight's Prom, live from London’s Royal Albert Hall

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BBC RADIO 2’S COMEDY SEASON

Continuing on BBC RADIO 2

BBC Radio 2's Comedy Season launches with the return of Hot Gossip, the irreverent comedy panel show hosted by Claudia Winkleman; later in the week Carry On star Leslie Phillips considers the legacy of the Carry On series of films; and comedian Sean Lock looks at the life of Tommy Cooper

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World Routes

Saturday 17 July on BBC RADIO 3

Lucy Duran and Blur's Damon Albarn remember the life of the late Malian guitarist Lobi Traoré

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Sunday Half Hour

Sunday 18 July on BBC RADIO 2

Brian D'Arcy celebrates the programme’s 70th anniversary with a special extended celebration edition recorded in the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London

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Men's Hour With Tim Samuels

Sunday 18 July on BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

After 44 years of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, its cheeky younger brother, Men's Hour, makes its debut on BBC Radio 5 Live

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Alan Johnson – Failed Rock Star

Monday 19 July on BBC RADIO 4

Ex-Home Secretary Alan Johnson investigates the life he could have had if his Sixties band, The Area, had enjoyed greater success

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Inside The Ethics Committee

Tuesday 20 July on BBC RADIO 4

Joan Bakewell is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the real-life case of a schizophrenic man whose condition leads him to refuse life-saving surgery, as the series exploring the workings of clinical ethics committees returns (Afternoon Play – Gift is the first of two dramas partnering the series)

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Do Pirates Rule The Air Waves?

Wednesday 21 July on BBC RADIO 4

Former pirate DJ Trevor Nelson investigates the current pirate radio scene

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Cricket

Wednesday 21 July on BBC RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

Listeners can enjoy uninterrupted commentary on the first day of the second Test between Pakistan and Australia, live from Headingley

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WOMAD 2010
World On 3 – Live At Womad 2010

Friday 23 July on BBC RADIO 3

World On 3 kicks off a weekend of broadcasts from the leading festival of world music, Womad, live from Charlton Park in Wiltshire

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