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: Anita O'Day and June Christy

Anita O'Day and June Christy

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Anita O'Day and June Christy

Geoffrey Smith compares the styles and careers of singers Anita O'Day and June Christy.

Geoffrey Smith compares the styles and careers of big band singers Anita O'Day and June Christy, who starred with Gene Krupa and Stan Kenton before going solo.

Anita O'Day (1919-2006) and June Christy ( 1925-1990) were queens of big band singing in the 1940s and 50s, starring with Gene Krupa and Stan Kenton before going solo. O'Day was hot, Christy was cool, and Geoffrey Smith compares their styles and careers.

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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