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BBC Radio presenters Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie

Broadcasting live from Manchester, Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present the final Radcliffe And Maconie on BBC Radio 2 before heading to the weekday lunchtime slot on BBC Radio 6 Music from Monday 4 April. The new programme will become an integral part of 6 Music's daytime schedule and will reflect the rich relationship that the station has with Manchester and music from the North of England.

Guests from the worlds of culture and music, regular features (such as The Chain) and music news will comprise much of the programme's editorial, as well as dialogue and interaction with its audience via social media, email and text.

Meanwhile, sending them on their merry way today are regular TV pundit Noddy Holder; and Manic Street Preachers, who play live following their blistering live set in February for BBC Radio 2 In Concert from their hometown of Blackwood, Wales.

Presenters/Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie, Producer/Lizzie Hoskin for Smooth Operations

BBC Radio 2 Publicity

The Czech Skampa Quartet feature in an all-Mozart programme from LSO St Luke's in London.

Today's programme features two of the composer's best-loved works: the Quartet in B flat major nicknamed The Hunt; and The Prussian, one of the quartets Mozart wrote for the King of Prussia, who was a keen amateur cellist. Not surprisingly, the cello has a suitably interesting and prominent part to play.

Presenter/Katie Derham, Producer/Elizabeth Funning

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The BBC Symphony Orchestra continues its 80th anniversary season with two large-scale symphonic works. At the helm is Semyon Bychkov, a conductor much in demand worldwide.

Konstantin Balmont's translation of Poe's The Bells inspired Rachmaninov to create one of his finest works: a scintillating "choral symphony", also called The Bells, first performed in 1913.

The complete version of Walton's First Symphony, meanwhile, was introduced to the world by the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 1935. The troubled emotions in Walton's life at that time are reflected in the turbulence of the piece, before it reaches a jubilant conclusion.

The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus are joined by soloists Viktoria Yastrebova (soprano), Frank Lopardo (tenor) and Vladimir Vaneev (baritone).

Following this selection there is a performance by the Arcanto Quartet from a concert at Wigmore Hall, London, of Britten's String Quartet No. 2.

Presenter/Petroc Trelawny, Producer/Janet Tuppen

BBC Radio 3 Publicity

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Max Reinhardt's eclectic musical mix includes country legend Willie Nelson; serial composer Milton Babbitt; James Bond themes from John Barry; Motown singer Eddie Kendricks; and Modernist iconoclast Iannis Xenakis.

Presenter/Max Reinhardt, Producer/Philip Tagney

BBC Radio 3 Publicity

Act Your Age Ep 1/6

Wednesday 23 March

6.30-7.00pm BBC RADIO 4

Simon Mayo hosts the three-way battle between the comedy generations to find out which is the funniest. Will it be the Up-and-Comers, the Current Crop or the Old Guard who will be crowned, for one week at least, as the Golden Age of Comedy?

This week Holly Walsh is joined by Henry Paker, Lucy Porter is joined by Miles Jupp and Tom O'Connor teams up with Duggie Brown.

Presenter/Simon Mayo, Producers/Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews for the BBC

BBC Radio 4 Publicity

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Unreliable Evidence Ep 1/4

Wednesday 23 March

8.00-8.45pm BBC RADIO 4

Former barrister, comedy writer and BBC Radio 4 presenter Clive Anderson

Clive Anderson and some of the country's top lawyers and judges discuss legal issues of the day.

The first programme in the new series looks at the role of the law in the "war against terror" and asks if the right balance is being struck between the interests of fighting terrorism and protecting civil liberties.

The programme discusses the law relating to pre-charge detention, deportation, stop-and-search powers and the new replacements to the controversial control orders.

Presenter/Clive Anderson, Producer/Brian King for Above The Title Limited

BBC Radio 4 Publicity

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Catholic writer and commentator Austen Ivereigh continues this year's Lent Talks, which sees six well-known figures reflect on different elements of conflict found in the story of Jesus's ministry and Passion from the perspective of their own personal and professional experience.

Austen explores how people can escape the cycle of conflict by becoming a forgiving victim rather than a vengeful one, while at the same time receiving justice.

The Christian season of Lent is traditionally a time for self-examination and reflection on universal human conditions such as temptation, betrayal, abandonment, greed, forgiveness and love. The main theme for this year's talks explores conflict in different forms and how it interacts with various aspects of society and culture.

Presenter/Austen Ivereigh, Producer/Mark O'Brien for the BBC

BBC Radio 4 Publicity

The Budget

Wednesday 23 March

12.00noon-2.00pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

Live coverage of the Chancellor's Budget speech in the House of Commons is followed by reaction to the measures from the Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls.

BBC Radio 5 Live's reporters around the UK assess how the measures announced by George Osborne in the Commons will affect the general public, and what the effect will be on economic recovery.

Producer/John Cary

BBC Radio 5 Live Publicity

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Mark Chapman presents the day's key sporting stories, along with a look ahead to the Euro 2012 qualifier between Wales and England at the weekend in an international football preview.

Presenter/Mark Chapman, Producer/Mike Carr

BBC Radio 5 Live Publicity

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With less than six months to go, Matt Dawson starts the countdown to the rugby World Cup in New Zealand with rugby union discussion.

Presenter/Matt Dawson, Producer/Mike Carr

BBC Radio 5 Live Publicity

World Cup Cricket

Wednesday 23 March

8.15am-4.30pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

Uninterrupted commentary on the first quarter final at the Cricket World Cup comes live from Dhaka.

Producer/Jen McAllister

BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra Publicity

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Cycling

Wednesday 23 March

6.55-8.55pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

Cycling fans can follow uninterrupted commentary from the World Track Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

Producer/Jen McAllister

BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra Publicity

Gideon Coe presents concert archive from Elvis associate Tony Joe White and Sri Lankan-born, Grammy nominated singer MIA. Sessions include Buzzcocks, Autechre, the Black Keys and a dose of mid-Eighties indie-country from The Boot Hill Foot Tappers.

Presenter/Gideon Coe, Producer/Mark Sheldon

BBC 6 Music Publicity

Presenter Vera Frankl investigates the unprecedented rise of "internet addiction", which has been cited as the cause of countless relationship failures, students dropping out of college and parents neglecting their real-life offspring in favour of their virtual online child.

Frankl talks to web users and experts from the UK, USA and China to discuss what turns an internet user into an addict, and attempts to untangle the addiction that lies at the heart of the internet.

Presenter/Vera Frankl

BBC World Service Publicity