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Michael Freedland concludes his journey to mark the 75th anniversary of Elvis Presley's birth by travelling to Las Vegas, before driving through the Mojave Desert to Los Angeles.

In Vegas, Michael takes a tour of the King's Ransom exhibit at the Imperial Palace Hotel, a museum run by Jimmy Velvet. He talks to devoted fan Vicky Sisler; fan club supremo Sue Land; former girlfriend Linda Thompson, who speaks candidly of her time with Elvis, and her brother Sam, who was one of Elvis's bodyguards; and jeweller Stuart Small, who has many tales about Elvis's legendary generosity.

In LA, Michael looks at Elvis's film career and talks to co-star Celeste Yarnall; screenwriter Michael Hoey; friend and impersonator, Jimmy Angel; and Elvis's hairdresser and spiritual companion, Larry Geller. Michael also spends an extraordinary evening in the home of one of Presley's songwriters, Don Robertson.

Presenter/Michael Freedland, Producer/Neil Rosser

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Frank Renton presents recordings by the international hit acts The Brazz Brothers and Canadian Brass from their albums Ngoma and Brass On Broadway respectively, alongside the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble and The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, who play music by Sir Malcolm Arnold, himself a distinguished trumpet player and composer.

Presenter/Frank Renton, Producer/Terry Carter

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Claudia Winkleman interviews Bafta-nominated actor, writer, theatre director and painter Sir Anthony Sher, and actress Lucy Cohu. The pair are to star as Tomas and Katrine Stockman in the Norwegian play An Enemy Of The People by Henrik Ibsen in Sheffield Crucible Theatre's first production for two years.

The theatre has been closed for redevelopment and the production is the first to be directed by new artistic director Daniel Evans.

Lucy Cohu is best known for her TV portrayal as Princess Margaret in The Queen's Sister, for which she was nominated for both an Emmy and a Bafta award. She also played Evelyn Brogan in Cape Wrath and Alice Carter in Torchwood – Children Of Earth.

Presenter/Claudia Winkleman, Producer/Jessica Rickson

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Performance On 3

Friday 12 February

7.00-9.15pm BBC RADIO 3

Live from St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge in London, the BBC Singers and St James's Baroque perform cantatas, motets and instrumental pieces by JS Bach and some of his illustrious predecessors.

When Bach was appointed Cantor of St Thomas's Church, Leipzig, in 1723 – he was third choice for the job – the town council famously remarked that, since the best was not available, they must make do with the mediocre. But St Thomas's already had a long and distinguished musical tradition before Bach arrived, and this concert explores the music both of Bach and of his predecessors.

Many of these, like Bach, ended their days at St Thomas's and died in office – the Cantor's post was a career-summit from which they wouldn't wish to move. But for Bach, St Thomas's was a step down (after his previous more illustrious appointments at the Ducal and Princely courts) and one from which he spent a considerable amount of time trying to escape.

Presenter/Catherine Bott, Producer/Brian Jackson

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As part of BBC Radio 3's focus on Turkey, Ian McMillan presents a special edition of The Verb, exploring Turkish literature and featuring an interview with Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, and looking at Turkey's influential poetic avant-garde in the Fifties, the Ikinci Yeni.

Ian talks to Orhan Pamuk, who is as controversial a figure in his own country as he is feted abroad, about the political stance he has taken on issues such as the history of Turkey's relationship with its Armenian population, and the personal cost to him of that stance. Pamuk also discusses his new novel, The Museum Of Innocence, and its portrayal of a Turkish elite stranded between the traditions of their own country and the shallow distractions of Western consumerism.

Ian also explores the lasting influence of the poets who made up the Ikinci Yeni, or Second New, Turkey's avant-garde poetry scene in the Fifties. The work of Ece Ayhan, Ilhan Berk and their colleagues remains little-known outside Turkey and yet their influence is discernible in the work of many contemporary Turkish writers, Orhan Pamuk among them.

The programme also features the best new Turkish writing and profiles the English writers who have chosen to make Istanbul (one of this year's European Capitals of Culture) their home.

Presenter/Ian McMillan, Producer/Laura Thomas

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A History Of The World In 100 Objects arrives in Egypt around 1270BC as Neil MacGregor explores the life and culture of ancient Egypt through the giant statue of King Ramesses II that towers over British Museum visitors.

King Ramesses II, an inspiration to the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, was a remarkable ruler who built monuments all over Egypt. He inspired a line of future pharaohs and was worshipped as a god a thousand years later. He lived to be more than 90 and fathered some 100 children.

Neil considers the achievements of Ramesses II in fixing the image of imperial Egypt for the rest of the world. And sculptor Antony Gormley, the man responsible for a contemporary giant statue, The Angel Of The North, considers the towering figure of Ramesses as an enduring work of art.

Presenter/Neil MacGregor, Producer/Anthony Denselow

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The year 1985 was when Ireland stood still and the statues moved. Twenty-five years on, Gerry Anderson finds out why people are seeing visions again.

In February 1985, children in the little north Kerry village of Asdee first reported that a statue of the Virgin Mary was moving. Days later, 36 children report the same. Within weeks, through to the summer's end, moving statues are being declared across Ireland.

According to witnesses statues swayed from side to side, bled black blood, shimmered and shed tears. Pilgrims gasped as these cherished effigies seemed to hover in the air. The entire country became engrossed, with daily media reports following the latest sighting.

Fast forward to October 2009 and thousands of people are gathered at Knock, a shrine in the West of Ireland. A man called Joe Coleman has claimed the Virgin Mary will appear at 3pm through a vision of a "dancing sun" in the sky and people have come from all over Ireland to witness this.

Gerry Anderson travels to Knock, on a cold wet day in December, to witness the third vision that Joe Campbell has foreseen. He finds a much smaller group of dedicated hopefuls. It's a clash of the old Ireland versus the new.

As the country faces bankruptcy, pay cuts and strikes, Gerry finds out why people are returning to a mystical source of comfort in visions and shrines.

Presenter/Gerry Anderson, Producer/Rachel Hooper

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In the second episode of Bad Faith, Vengeance Is Mine, Jake (Lenny Henry) gets involved in the restorative justice programme which tries to reconcile a bereaved mother and the woman responsible for killing her daughter.

And Jake falls in love with his counsellor – a female rabbi.

Starring alongside Lenny Henry are Danny Sapani, Oscar James, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Edward Clayton, Lolita Chakrabarti, Kerri McLean and Tessa Nicholson.

Producer/Steven Canny

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Colin Murray is joined by Pat Nevin and Perry Groves for Kicking Off With Colin Murray previewing the weekend's action, including the FA Cup fifth-round matches.

From 9.30pm, Sports Express takes a quick-fire look at the current burning issues in sport. Sports Express is also available as a podcast to download at bbc.co.uk/5live.

Presenter/Colin Murray, Producer/Francesca Bent

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Rugby League

Friday 12 February

7.55-9.45pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

Listeners can enjoy live, uninterrupted Super League commentary on the match between Wigan Warriors and Hull Kingston Rovers from the DW Stadium.

Producer/Jen McAllister

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Nemone is joined this afternoon by Johnny Sweet, the winner of the Edinburgh Comedy best newcomer award.

Johnny's debut solo show, Mostly About Arthur, is about his late brother Arthur which he performs with the aid of video, computer presentation and a two-minute biopic play.

Presenter/Nemone, Producer/Jax Coombes

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The Rock Show invites the members of melodic pop rockers You Me At Six into the studio to play at being DJs for the night and to interview each other.

It has been a whirlwind three years since the Surrey-based quintet were formed. They achieved chart success with their debut album Take Off Your Colours, received two Kerrang! nominations and have toured with the likes of Fightstar and Fall Out Boy.

The guys grill each other about their hopes for the forthcoming year, what it was like working with producer John Mitchell (Funeral For A Friend and Enter Shikari) and how their performances in Australia were received.

Presenter/Bruce Dickinson, Producer/Ian Callaghan

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Kenny turns up uninvited at the Singhs' house on Valentine's Day, in the final visit of the week to Silver Street, and manages to gatecrash dinner with Jaggy, Simran and Sandra. Later, Kenny snatches a moment alone with Sandra and asks her if there is any chance of a reconciliation.

Elsewhere, Sway surprises Jodie with a romantic dinner on the barge. Just as Jodie begins to relax after all her recent financial troubles, she gets a call from Vinnie and can't believe what he tells her.

Kenny is played by Brian Croucher, Jaggy by Jay Kiyani, Simran by Balvinder Sopal, Sandra by Anita Dobson, Sway by Nicholas Bailey and Jodie by Vineeta Rishi.

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