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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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Music: Classical

An odyssey through the musical universe, presented by Tom Service

Rethink music with The Listening Service. Tom Service presents a journey of imagination and insight, exploring how music works

The Listening Service: Countertenors - classical rock gods!

The Power of Love Songs

Countertenors - classical rock gods!

BBC Radio 3 - The Listening Service, Countertenors - classical rock gods!

A celebration of the male singers who can hit the high notes!

From Frankie Valli and Jimmy Somerville to Andreas Scholl and Lawrence Zazzo - Tom Service on the male singers hitting the high notes.

From Frankie Valli and Jeff Buckley to Andreas Scholl and Iestyn Davies  - Tom Service celebrates the male singers hitting the high notes.
Why do they do it? How do they do it? And why is it so uniquely thrilling a sound? And it's not about singing like a woman!

With inside knowledge from countertenor Lawrence Zazzo.

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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