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BBC Radio 1 presenter Scott Mills

While Chris Moyles takes a two-week break, Scott Mills sits in to entertain the nation at breakfast with his irreverent mix of music, celebrities and witty banter.

Chris Moyles returns to the breakfast show on Monday 4 April and Nick Grimshaw takes over Scott's 4-7pm show for the period.

Presenter/Scott Mills, Producers/Aled Haydn Jones and Samantha Moy for the BBC

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Nick Grimshaw takes the reins of Scott Mills's Drivetime show for two weeks, while Scott sits in for a holidaying Chris Moyles, and brings listeners a mix of music, celebrity guests and more.

Scott returns to the Drivetime show on Monday 4 April and Annie Mac takes over Nick's 10pm-12midnight show for the duration.

Presenter/Nick Grimshaw, Producer/Emlyn Dodd for the BBC

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BBC Radio 1's Aled Haydn Jones takes listeners on a journey through gay clubbing to explain how it has been a key driving force for popular culture over the last few decades.

Highlights of the one-hour documentary include the influence of gay culture on pop stars' image and music; the birth of mixing and remixing in gay underground New York clubs; the impact of Hi-NRG music in current pop music; an exploration of Seventies gay club culture; and how gay clubs still nurture some of the most innovative talent and musical genres before they hit the mainstream.

The programme also considers the role drugs have played in the evolution of British night life as ecstasy first became popular in gay clubs and, ultimately, led to mixed clubbing.

Contributors featured include Kissy Sellout, Jodie Harsh, Erol Alkan, Judge Jules, Ian Levine, Robyn, Fab Five Freddy, JLS, Gabriella Cilmi, Lady Gaga and Ana Matronic from Scissor Sisters.

Presenter/Aled Haydn Jones, Producer/Simon Jacobs for Unique Radio Productions

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Miranda Hart And Jon Holmes Ep 1/3

Monday 28 to Wednesday 30 March

8.00-10.00pm BBC RADIO 2

Sony Radio Academy Gold-winner Jon Holmes

Three-time British Comedy Award-winner Miranda Hart and six-time Sony Radio Gold-winner Jon Holmes unite for three special shows on BBC Radio 2, from Monday to Wednesday this week.

Miranda and Jon are live each night with some laughs, great music, audience games and special guests.

Miranda says: "I am full of childish excitement to have the honour of joining the wonderful, and my favourite, Radio 2, for a few nights. Can I call myself a, what I call, disc jockey, now? I can't wait to chat to the Radio 2 massive at the end of March."

Presenters/Miranda Hart and Jon Holmes, Producer/James Stirling for the BBC

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Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Gregg Allman is Jools Holland's guest this week.

Gregg joins Jools and the band on an impromptu version of Floating Bridge, which is taken from his new album, Low Country Blues. His influential songs include tracks by Ray Charles and Taj Mahal.

Presenter/Jools Holland, Producer/Sarah Gaston for the BBC

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In a newly-launched feature for BBC Radio 3's Breakfast programme, well-known personalities from the world of comedy join presenters Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Rob Cowan between 9-10am to select their favourite pieces of classical music.

This Monday sees a guest appearance by writer and comedian Charlie Higson, whose musical choices are played on Breakfast across the week.

Presenter/Sara Mohr-Pietsch, Producer/Helen Garrison

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BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Monday 28 March

1.00-2.00pm BBC RADIO 3

Sarah Walker presents today's BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, live from Wigmore Hall in London, featuring contralto Sara Mingardo and pianist Stefano Gibellato, who perform in Mahler's emotionally complex Ruckert Lieder and a selection of songs by Brahms – including the Op 91 settings which feature a beautiful viola obbligato, performed by Jane Atkins.

Presenter/Sarah Walker, Producer/Elizabeth Funning

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The two works in tonight's concert were written in very different circumstances for their composers. Dvořák's graceful String Serenade was written at a very happy time of his life, with a new marriage, the birth of a first child and his growing recognition as a composer. The resulting work has a sunny feel and an elegance which harks back to the 18th century.

In contrast, Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7, Leningrad, was written in the dark days of the siege of Leningrad during the Second World War. As the bombs dropped, Shostakovich wrote music that the official Soviet propaganda characterised as anti-Nazi but, unofficially, it's believed the composer thought the work was as much about the tyrany of Stalin as the evil of Hitler.

Recorded at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra is conducted by Neeme Järvi.

Presenter/Petroc Trelawny, Producer/Brian Jackson

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Book Of The Week – Venetian Navigators:
The Voyages Of The Zen Brothers To The Far North Ep 1/5

Monday 28 March to Friday 1 April

9.45-10.00am BBC RADIO 4

This week's Book Of The Week offering, The Voyages Of The Zen, tells the story of a writer who traces the fabled voyages of two Venetian merchants, whose 14th-century travels were recorded by an enthusiastic, if unreliable, ancestor.

Intrigued by the myth, writer Andrea di Robilant set out to discover the truth about the Zen voyages. Following in their footsteps, his quest to solve one of Venice's most intriguing mysteries takes him on a fascinating journey of his own, from the crumbling Palazzo Zen in Venice to the space-age transport links of the Faroe Islands and the ruins of a once dynamic monastery in Iceland.

The reader is Sam Dale and the abridger is Laurence Wareing.

Reader/Sam Dale, Producer/Kirsteen Cameron for the BBC

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Woman's Hour Drama –
The Pursuit Of Darleen Fyles Ep 1/5

Monday 28 March to Friday 1 April

9.45-10.00am BBC RADIO 4

The Pursuit Of Darleen Fyles is a returning drama about the unique life of a young woman with learning disabilities and forms this week's Woman's Hour Drama.

Inspired by true stories, and created in part through improvisation, the drama is an illuminating and striking exploration of the challenges and aspirations of a young woman with learning disabilities. It reconnects with Darleen as she is taking driving lessons and proposes to Jamie.

Written by Esther Wilson, it stars Donna Lavin and Edmund Davies – actors with learning disabilities.

Producer/Pauline Harris for the BBC

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Mothers And Sons is an exploration of the special bond between mother and son told through three stories sent in by Woman's Hour listeners.

Ben was close to his family, had a place in medical school and was on course to fulfill his parents' aspirations when he suddenly announced he was getting married – at the age of 19.

Beverley, a single parent, used to take her young son, Benjamin, everywhere with her. But he started taking drugs, which affected his mental health and led to him planning to kill his mother.

Ahmed's mother gave birth to him during an Israeli raid in the Gaza Strip. Her baby was placed in intensive care and she was given his cot number. When the hospital was evacuated, her husband ran to save the baby but discovered two babies in the cot. He chose one and handed him to his wife, who bonded with the baby immediately. Their son wasn't told what happened until he was 17.

Producers/Elizabeth Burke and Kim Normanton for Loftus Audio

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Elegies From A Surburban Garden Ep 1/5

Monday 28 March

3.45-4.00pm BBC RADIO 4

Botanist Phil Gates reflects on the emotional rollercoaster every gardener experiences as the seasons change, starting with the excitement of new beginnings in early spring.

In this series, recorded over a year, the relationship between a gardener and his garden and the emotions evoked by each season are explored. In a modern, high-tech consumer society, cultivating a garden remains perhaps the most direct way in which we can maintain an emotional and sensual link with the natural world.

In early spring there seems little life in the garden, but a closer look reveals that the green shoots of new life are visible.

Presenter/Phil Gates, Producer/Sarah Blunt for the BBC

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Click On Ep 1/5

Monday 28 March

4.30-5.00pm BBC RADIO 4

Simon Cox returns with this new, five-part series, ready to fight crimes and save lives with the latest in technology.

Simon casts an eye over the changing Middle East and asks whether protesters really care about the social media they can use.

Rupert Goodwins is also back, learning how crime will be fought in the future.

And Simon discovers how the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is using technology to save fishermen's lives.

Presenter/Simon Cox, Producer/Lucy Lloyd for the BBC

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Book At Bedtime – The Tiger's Wife Ep 1/10

Monday 28 March to Friday 1 April

10.45-11.00pm BBC RADIO 4

Hattie Morahan reads Tea Obreht's evocative debut novel set in a Balkan country scarred by war and where Natalia, a young doctor, is struggling to understand the mysterious circumstances of her grandfather's death.

A tattered copy of The Jungle Book, which her grandfather always kept with him, provides an unlikely clue – sending her on a quest that leads to the extraordinary stories of the deathless man and the tiger's wife.

The Tiger's Wife is abridged by Sally Marmion.

Reader/Hattie Morahan, Producer/Elizabeth Allard for the BBC

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Mark Chapman presents The Monday Night Club and brings listeners a comprehensive round-up of the day's sports news and views, along with expert analysis of the weekend's football.

From 9pm, Mark Clemmit rounds up the weekend's Football League action.

In Football Express, at 9.30pm, Dave Vitty joins Mark Chapman to bring listeners bang up to date with football's burning issues, in just 30 minutes.

At 10pm, there's more on one of the day's biggest sports stories.

Presenters/Mark Chapman, Mark Clemmit and Dave Vitty, Producer/Mike Carr

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Nemone kicks off the week with a chat to Cheshire's finest, The Charlatans, about the release of a deluxe edition of their album Us And Us Only, which was originally released in October 1999.

Fans can expect a collection of bonus tracks that include b-sides, live recordings, radio sessions and rare remixes.

Nemone also chats to the band about their 11th studio album, Who We Touch, which came out last year; and about their recent world tour.

Presenter/Nemone, Producer/Dina Jahina

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Josh T Pearson, formerly of cult Texan band Lift To Experience, performs live in session for Marc Riley this evening.

Since the demise of Lift To Experience, Josh has only released one seven inch single and appeared on the Bat For Lashes track Trophy. However, he has now released his debut solo album, Last Of The Country Gentlemen, on Mute records. It was recorded in Berlin and Josh is currently touring around the UK.

Even though Lift To Experience were a short-lived phenomenon they were loved by many, including BBC 6 Music presenter Guy Garvey and the late John Peel, who had them in session three times in just five months. The band were also included in the 125 Best Peel Sessions of all time.

Presenter/Marc Riley, Producer/Michelle Choudhry

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