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American country pop singer-songwriter Taylor Swift

Jo Whiley presents a headline gig from multi-Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, recorded at the legendary Abbey Road studios on 23 March.

Taylor Swift's rise to fame is staggering. From the release of her first single in 2006 as a teenager, it was only a two-year journey to becoming the best-selling artist in America in 2008. In the following year, Taylor became the youngest ever artist to win a Country Music Association Award, one of only six women to win the prestigious Entertainer of the Year prize.

Later that year, she beat Beyoncé by becoming the female artist with the most Billboard Top 40 singles this decade, and she also set a record for the most songs on the Billboard Hot 100 by a female artist at the same time, with eight singles from the re-release of her 2008 album Fearless, which went on to be the most awarded country music album of all time.

Also in tonight's programme, Irish band Villagers join Jo live in the studio and she takes a look back at all the live music on BBC Radio 2 over the past week. In this week's Gig Guide, she has the latest news about recently released tickets for up-and-coming tours.

Presenter/Jo Whiley, Producer/Sarah Gaston for the BBC

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Frank Renton is joined by Robert Childs and Paul Archibald to pay tribute to the great British trumpeter and conductor James Watson, who led The Black Dyke Band through one of their most successful and innovative periods.

Presenter/Frank Renton, Producer/Terry Carter for the BBC

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The third in this week's all-Mozart lunchtime concerts from LSO St Luke's in London is from the dynamic young Elias Quartet. They are joined by leading clarinettist Michael Collins to perform one of Mozart's best-loved works, the Clarinet Quintet K581.

The Elias Quartet also performs the Quartet in E flat major, K428, one of the works Mozart dedicated to Haydn.

Presenter/Katie Derham, Producer/Elizabeth Funning

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The English Concert launches a new partnership with the fast-rising star of the fortepiano, Kristian Bezuidenhout. Their programme opens with Symphony No. 1 in E flat major K16, which Mozart composed at the age of eight. It concludes with performances of two of the composer's later piano concertos, No. 11 in F, K413 and No. 12 in A, K414.

There's also a chance to hear the ever-popular Eine kleine nachtmusik in a period instrument performance, and the solo keyboard fantasy in C minor, which offers a glimpse of Mozart's improvisatory skills.

This is followed by music from members of the Arcanto Quartet in their careers as soloists, including cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras in Debussy's Cello Sonata.

Presenter/Petroc Trelawny, Producer/Janet Tuppen

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To tie in with the Victoria And Albert Museum exhibition The Cult Of Beauty, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen considers the effect of the aesthetic movement on the home in Britain.

In a backlash to the mass-produced goods on show at the 1851 Exhibition, many artists and craftsmen initiated a movement that made beauty the focus and ambition not only of art, but also of all things including household goods and furnishings.

Laurence visits Leighton House in London, the opulent studio home of painter Frederic Lord Leighton, which was open for the public to admire and emulate.

Laurence traces the style to the very heart of middle-class suburbia where all things artistic became an obsession. He hears how glossy home magazines are descendants of the Victorian home hints, and how the tiles and wallpapers people choose, as well as the idea of lifestyle and good taste, can be attributed to what happened during the 1870s.

Presenter/Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Producer/Susan Marling for Just Radio Limited

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Dr Adam Rutherford explores the scientific evidence behind product advertising and meets those responsible for policing the research claims made by manufacturers.

Adverts go out every day using the phrase "scientifically proven", together with claims as diverse as the speed of your broadband, the age-reducing properties of face cream and the health benefits of certain food products. PR agencies create glossy adverts to enhance sales, with an independent set of scientists reviewing the science in the claims to make sure that what they say is what people get.

Adam investigates these claims and asks what "scientifically proven" actually means.

Presenter/Dr Adam Rutherford, Producers/Alexandra Feachem and Rami Tzabar for the BBC

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Eleanor Oldroyd takes a comprehensive look at the day's biggest sporting stories.

Presenter/Eleanor Oldroyd, Producer/Mike Carr

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David Davies, the former executive director of the Football Association, reports on the politics behind the Great Britain Olympic football team and asks who the manager will be, what the implications for the four national teams are and if the Scottish Football Association will play ball.

Presenter/David Davies, Producer/Mike Carr

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Phil Tufnell presents the latest cricket news and interviews as the Cricket World Cup approaches its climax.

Presenter/Phil Tufnell, Producer/Mike Carr

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World Cup Cricket

Thursday 24 March

8.45am-5.00pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

Uninterrupted commentary on the second quarter-final at the Cricket World Cup comes live from Ahmedabad, India.

Producer/Jen McAllister

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Cycling

Thursday 24 March

7.05-8.35pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

Uninterrupted commentary from the cycling World Track Championships comes from Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

Producer/Jen McAllister

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The Good, The Bad And The Queen are captured live at the 2006 Electric Proms and there's some lonestar campfire songs from Michelle Shocked playing in 1989.

Session-wise, Gideon Coe is proud to present Gambian singer Buba Jammeh; Goth-tinged beats from Age Of Chance; the former Green On Red man Chuck Prophet; and post-punk legends Magazine.

Presenter/Gideon Coe, Producer/Mark Sheldon

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