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The Essay

North East Free Thinkers

Episode 1: T Dan Smith

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Writer and film-maker Graeme Rigby looks back on the life of T Dan Smith, former leader of Newcastle City Council. He envisioned the city as the 'Brasilia of the North'. Show more

BBC Radio 3

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.