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Jamie Cullum continues to showcase his love for all types of jazz, and music rooted in jazz, from its heritage to the future.

This week's show features a session with the Grammy award-nominated jazz trumpeter, composer and producer Christian Scott, recorded live at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios.

Scott performs tunes from his new album, Yesterday You Said Tomorrow, including his unique version of Thom Yorke's The Eraser, and he talks about the story behind some of his tunes.

Presenter/Jamie Cullum, Producer/Karen Pearson for Folded Wing

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Carry On Forever! Ep 2/2

Tuesday 20 July

10.00-11.00pm BBC RADIO 2

Oh hello! Leslie Phillips continues his two-part exploration of the world of Carry On, looking at how the films evolved over the years.

In part two, he examines their increasing loss of innocence as more relaxed rules on censorship made the series writers and producers ever bolder. He also looks at the controversy surrounding payments to the Carry On stars and investigates the often-overlooked Carry On TV series and the numerous stage shows the films spurned.

Leslie discovers more about the films that were never made before coming back to the series' last entry, 1992's Carry On Columbus. Julian Clary and others offer their thoughts on why, according to many, the last Carry On just didn't make the grade.

There's also a look at why the franchise remains popular to this day – with products available including stamps, cups, t-shirts and DVDs – as Leslie examines why Britain just seems to want to Carry On Forever.

There are further clips of Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Charles Hawtrey and the gang as well as interviews from the archives with Jim Dale, Bernard Bresslaw and Jack Douglas. Remembering the Seventies Carry On era are Shirley Eaton, Liz Frazer, Kenneth Cope, Anita Harris, Valerie Leon, writer John Antrobus and Carry On experts Robert Ross and Steve Gerard, as well as producer Peter Rogers and director Gerald Thomas via the BBC's archives.

Kenneth Williams and Frankie Howerd continue to interrupt as their voices are brought back to life via impersonator and actor David Benson.

Presenter/Leslie Phillips, Producer/Phil Collinge for Made in Manchester

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West End Theatre producer and chairman of Everton football club Bill Kenwright

Bill Kenwright continues to bring his unending enthusiasm for the pop and rock of the late Fifties and early Sixties to the airwaves in the second part of this new series.

This week there's another 20 Second Number One (a song Bill knew would hit the top spot from the opening 20 seconds) and We Did It Better – Bill's campaign to get British rock 'n' rollers recognised for songs he thinks they sang better than their American peers. Bill also goes back to where it all began for him and celebrates the greatest five words in the English language.

Other music includes If She Should Come To You by Anthony Newley, Hey Baby by Bruce Channel, Shiralee by Tommy Steele and Bobby Darin's I'll Be There.

Presenter/Bill Kenwright, Producer/Day Macaskill for the BBC

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Twenty Minutes – My Summer Job Ep 1/5

Tuesday 20 July

8.45-9.05pm BBC RADIO 3

In the first of five talks by writers on the temporary jobs they took before writing full-time, Joe Queenan gives a memorable account of working for a summer in a bubble gum factory in Philadelphia.

Joe worked the graveyard shift at Fleer's Bubble Gum, inventors of the Dubble Bubble, and most of his time was spent compacting trash. He questions whether it was tedium or gave him raw material and asks whether the summer job is an enemy of promise or the best experience for a would-be writer otherwise chained to their desk.

Later in the series Julia Blackburn, AL Kennedy, Claire Messud and Tim Pears recount their respective pre-writing summers as French polishers, incompetent secretaries, manual labourers and catastrophic nannies.

Presenter/Joe Queenan, Producer/Miles Warde

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Inside The Ethics Committee Ep 1/4

Tuesday 20 July

9.00-9.45am BBC RADIO 4

Joan Bakewell returns for a new series of Inside The Ethics Committee

John has cancer of the voice box. Removing his voice box could save his life but he is refusing to go ahead with the operation. He has schizophrenia and believes it is a conspiracy to kill him.

In the first of a new series of Inside The Ethics Committee, Joan Bakewell is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the real-life case of John.

Two months ago, John was transferred from prison where he had been refusing psychiatric treatment and was psychotic. In an effort to improve his mental health, John was transferred to the unit so that the forensic psychiatrist there could treat him, without his permission, under the Mental Health Act. Since then, John has received regular injections and his psychotic symptoms have mainly subsided.

With John's mental health improved, his forensic psychiatrist is keen for him to address another health problem – his hoarse voice. John agrees to see an ENT surgeon who, on examining his throat, discovers he has an advanced tumour on his voice box, which is pressing on his airway. Given its advanced state, the best option for John is to remove his voice box and fit a valve in his neck, through which he would be able to draw in air and generate sound for speech. John agrees to the operation and a date is set.

However, a day or so later he changes his mind; he believes the operation is an elaborate conspiracy to kill him. Without surgery, John has only a few weeks to live.

Joan and her panel of experts discuss the complex ethical issues arising from this case.

To partner the new series of Inside The Ethics Committee, the Afternoon Play strand presents two new dramas, the first of which can be heard today, that explore the emotional realities of dealing with ethical dilemmas.

Presenter/Joan Bakewell, Producer/Beth Eastwood for the BBC

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New York City has always drawn composers from the Old World – from Dvořák and Mahler to Kurt Weil, Rachmaninov and Benjamin Britten. All were shaped by the energy of New York, just as the city's musical culture was shaped, in turn, by them.

Filled with the sounds of New York City, British composer and Manhattan resident Tarik O'Regan presents a vivid portrait of the city that electrified these great composers and, through their works composed and premièred in New York, transformed the wider world of classical music.

Presenter/Tarik O'Regan, Producer/Simon Hollis for Brook Lapping Productions Limited

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To partner the new series of Inside The Ethics Committee, the Afternoon Play strand presents two new dramas that explore the emotional realities of dealing with ethical dilemmas.

A father and son are dealt a serious blow in Philip Palmer's tense drama about medical ethics, starring Philip Jackson and Daniela Nardini.

Richard has been on haemodialysis for almost three years as a result of end-stage kidney disease. His son, Martin, has offered to donate his own kidney to help his father but, in the subsequent compatibility tests, it becomes clear that there is no genetic consanguinity between Martin and Richard. In layman's terms, they are not father and son. The medical team has to deal with the repercussions.

Philip Jackson plays Richard, Ashley Kumar plays Martin, Eloise Secker plays Helena, David Seddon plays Jeremy Flynn, Daniela Nardini plays Claire Glover, Alison Pettitt plays Maire Kennedy, Michael Shelford plays David, Tony Bell plays the psychologist, Jude Akuwudike plays the paramedic and Lloyd Thomas plays the scientist.

Next Tuesday's Afternoon Play is Humanly Possible, the second new drama focussing on a dilemma of medical ethics.

Last year's award-winning play, The Understanding, also broadcast to tie in with a series of Inside The Ethics Committee, is repeated on Monday 12 July at 2.15pm before the start of this year's new series.

Producer/Sasha Yevtushenko for the BBC

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Platform 3 Ep 1/3

Tuesday 20 to Thursday 22 July

3.30-3.45pm BBC RADIO 4

Platform 3 presents three stories by three writers inspired by railway stations.

The first story is The Homecoming by Olga Grushin. After many years in New York, Gregory returns to Russia to visit his mother. He has a plane to catch – but waiting for the Moscow train is full of surprises. This story is read by Alan Cox.

Wednesday's story is A Good Impression by Morven Crumlish. Ali brings his fiancée, Sophie, from Glasgow to the Highlands to see his eccentric family. Both are anxious about how this first meeting will go – and not without reason. Siobhan Redmond reads the story.

Thursday's story, read by Patrick Kennedy, is Union Station by Gerard Woodward. After a visit to his cousin in the Mid-West, a man sets off for Union Station which, if he can find it, has all the glamour and verve of the American railroad. When the man gets as far as the bus station, the locals find it hard to give him directions.

Readers/Alan Cox, Siobhan Redmond and Patrick Kennedy, Producer/Jeremy Osborne for Sweet Talk Productions Limited

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Word Of Mouth Ep 1/8

Tuesday 20 July

4.00-4.30pm BBC RADIO 4

Chris Ledgard presents a new series of Word Of Mouth exploring the languages deaf people use to communicate.

Presenter/Chris Ledgard, Producer/Beth O'Dea for the BBC

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Happy Tuesdays – Angelos Epithemiou's Big Issue Ep 1/5

Tuesday 20 July

11.00-11.30pm BBC RADIO 4

In a new collaboration between BBC Radio and BBC Television, Happy Tuesdays showcases a series of comedy pilots for Tuesday nights on BBC Radio 4. Some of the most exciting comedy talent around will be given the chance to try out new ideas and formats. The most promising pilots could be developed into a series for radio or television.

To kick off the series, Angelos Epithemiou, burger van owner and erstwhile panellist of BBC Two's Shooting Stars, presents his comedy chat show which examines one of the burning issues of the day with the help of two expert guests.

The guests, Kate Schofield from Greenpeace and an environmental activist called Toadstool, help him examine the thorny topic of "the environment".

The cast includes: Renton Skinner, Rufus Jones, Katherine Jakeways, Sanjeev Kohli, Tom Verrall and Katy Wix.

Next week, Happy Tuesdays presents a new sitcom by Justin Moorhouse and Jim Poyser called Everyone Quite Likes Justin.

Producer/Sam Michell for the BBC

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Russell Fuller has all the day's sports news and reaction to the latest action.

Presenter/Russell Fuller, Producer/Claire Burns

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BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra brings uninterrupted commentary on the 16th stage of the 2010 Tour de France, from Bagnères-de-Luchon to Pau.

Producer/Jen McAllister

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While Lauren Laverne unveils the Mercury Music Award shortlist at a glittering event in London's West End, Huey Morgan keeps her seat warm in the studio. BBC 6 Music news supremo Julie Cullen reports in to the show from the awards to update Huey on proceedings and Lauren catches up with Huey after the shortlist is unveiled.

Huey is also joined by the Magic Numbers for a live session in the 6 Music studios. The London band recently released their third album, The Runaway, which features string arrangements by Robert Kirby – the last album he worked on before passing away last year.

Presenter/Huey Morgan, Producer/Gary Bales

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I Am Kloot join Marc Riley live to play tracks from their new album, Sky At Night. BBC 6 Music's own Guy Garvey produced their debut album and, alongside fellow Elbow band mate Craig Potter, has returned to produce and mix the new one. I Am Kloot is made up of John Bramwell on vocals/guitar, Andrew Hargreaves on drums and Peter Jobson on bass.

Presenter/Marc Riley, Producer/Michelle Choudhry

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Gideon Coe presents classic sessions from Southern Soul icon Anne Peebles from 1974; recently reformed Drugstore playing for John Peel in 1995; plus more recent offerings from Blue Roses and Katell Keinig.

Presenter/Gideon Coe, Producer/Mark Sheldon

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