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

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Geoffrey Smith's Jazz

Music: Jazz & Blues

Geoffrey Smith's Jazz - a weekly sequence exploring what makes great jazz great music

Geoffrey Smith's Jazz does exactly what it says on the tin: a weekly selection of tracks through which Geoffrey Smith shares his passion for jazz from a personal perspective

Geoffrey Smith's Jazz: Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Nat King Cole

A celebration of Nat "King" Cole the pianist, on the day of his centenary

Geoffrey Smith celebrates the early keyboard hits of Nat "King" Cole, born 100 years ago today.

Geoffrey Smith celebrates the centenary today of Nat "King" Cole, the iconic pop vocalist who was also a brilliant jazz pianist.  Geoffrey Smith surveys his keyboard hits, which inspired the likes of Oscar Peterson and Diana Krall.

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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