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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 Early Music Show

Music: Classical: Early Music

Performance and news from the world of early music.

An exploration of early music, looking at early developments in musical performance and composition in Britain and abroad. UK only: please note that not all episodes are podcast.

The Early Music Show: Mary Magdalen

16/04/2017

Mary Magdalen

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Mary Magdalen

Lucie Skeaping presents music associated with Mary Magdalen.

Lucie Skeaping presents music associated with Mary Magdalen, including pieces by Bach, Crecquillon, Mazzocchi and Gabrieli plus excerpts from the medieval Carmina Burana.

Lucie Skeaping discusses the role of Mary Magdalen at Easter with Susan Haskins (cultural historian and author of the book Mary Magdalen: Myth and Metaphor) who chose the music to celebrate this day. The programme includes pieces by Bach, Crecquillon, Mazzocchi, Gabrieli and excerpts from the medieval Carmina Burana.

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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