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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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A journey of discovery, weaving music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.

A weekly journey of discovery, weaving together a range of music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.

Words and Music: Nostalgia

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Nostalgia

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Texts and music on the theme of nostalgia, with readings by Samantha Bond and Scott Handy.

Texts and music on the theme of nostalgia, with readings by Samantha Bond and Scott Handy. TS Eliot, Homer, Langston Hughes and Dickens, plus Chopin, Britten and Oscar Peterson.

Samantha Bond and Scott Handy provide the readings from authors including TS Eliot, Homer, Langston Hughes and Dickens. Music ranges from Chopin and Britten to Oscar Peterson and Sandy Denny. 

Producer: Tim Allen.

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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