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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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The Essay Podcast

The Essay

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Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

The Essay: Christmas Close Up

The Essay: Christmas Close Up: Episode 2: Star of Wonder

Christmas Close Up

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Episode 2: Star of Wonder

Star of Wonder

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Space scientist Monica Grady reflects on the symbolic power of the Star of Bethlehem.

"Science itself is like the Star of Bethlehem - leading Wise Men - and Wise Women - on journeys of investigation and discovery that, if we are fortunate, will echo down the years to inspire future generations to explore, to learn and to grow."

In a series exploring the enduring significance of the Nativity story, space scientist Monica Grady reflects on the symbolic power of the Star of Bethlehem.

Producer: Dan Tierney.

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.

Series exploring the enduring significance of the Nativity story

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