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BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Radio 4's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance

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05/12/2014

Vona Groarke on Seamus Heaney, Jeet Thayil, Ben Crystal and David Crystal, Will Abberley

BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, Vona Groarke on Seamus Heaney, Jeet Thayil, Ben Crystal and David Crystal, Will Abberley

Ian McMillan's guests include Jeet Thayil, Vona Groarke and David Crystal.

Ian McMillan's guests on Radio 3's cabaret of the word include Jeet Thayil, Vona Groarke, and David and Ben Crystal.

Ian's guests on the 'cabaret of the word' include Jeet Thayil, Vona Groarke, Will Abberley and David Crystal & Ben Crystal

As part of our series examining 'Foreign Books in a Foreign Land', Jeet Thayil looks at the popularity of 'Mein Kampf' in India.

Will Abberley, one of Radio 3's New Generation Thinkers, explores the appeal of 'the dash', once considered 'sloppy' punctuation.

And David and Ben Crystal unmask Received Pronunciation.

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.

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