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Network Radio BBC Week 16
Highlights 16-22 April 2011

Iconic country artist Emmylou Harris

Bob Harris Country

Thursday 21 April on BBC RADIO 2

One of the most influential Nashville artists of the last 40 years, Emmylou Harris, performs tracks from her new album (fans can also hear her on World Routes on BBC Radio 3 on Good Friday 22 April)

BBC Radio 1Xtra Stories – Bored, Broke And Bedless

Sunday 17 April on BBC RADIO 1XTRA

BBC Radio 1Xtra teams up with youth organisation Fairbridge for a ground-breaking project where vulnerable young people are taught radio production skills and create unique user-generated content

Sunday Half Hour

Sunday 17 April on BBC RADIO 2

Brian D'Arcy reflects upon the story of Jesus's triumphant entry into Jerusalem to mark Palm Sunday

EBU Day Of Holy Week Music

Sunday 17 April on BBC RADIO 3

BBC Radio 3 makes its annual journey around the European Broadcasting Union countries to celebrate music for Holy Week

The London Marathon

Sunday 17 April on BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

John Inverdale presents coverage of the London Marathon as more than 35,000 runners take on the familiar course

Belief

Monday 18 to Good Friday 22 April on BBC RADIO 3

Joan Bakewell explores the beliefs of guests Omid Djalili, Raymond Tallis, Salley Vickers, Tarik O'Regan and Stanley Hauerwas

Russia – The Wild East

Monday 18 to Good Friday 22 April on BBC RADIO 4

Martin Sixsmith begins his major 50-part series, telling the story of Russia's journey from a collection of tribes more than 1,000 years ago to its present place among the world's nations

Classical Collection

Tuesday 19 April on BBC RADIO 3

Daniel Barenboim performs Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major as part of BBC Radio 3's ongoing cycle of the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas

BBC Radio 2 In Concert

Thursday 21 April on BBC RADIO 2

An exclusive performance comes from Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter kd lang

The Simon Day Show

Thursday 21 April on BBC RADIO 4

Simon Day and his characters welcome listeners to The Mallard, a small provincial theatre somewhere in the UK, in this new comedy series

Scheduling information in Network Radio Programme Information is subject to change.

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