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The BBC has announced that it has a sustainable plan for the future of the BBC Singers, in association with The VOCES8 Foundation.
The threat to reduce the staff of the three English orchestras by 20% has not been lifted, but it is being reconsidered.
See the BBC press release here.

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RADIO-LISTS: BBC RADIO 3
Unofficial Weekly Listings for BBC Radio 3 — supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/

SATURDAY 19 JULY 2008

SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b00cj7xc)

SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b00clstv)

SAT 09:00 CD Review (b00clsyr)

SAT 12:15 Music Feature (b00clsyt)
A Guide to Accomplishment

SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00clsyw)
Viols and Voices

SAT 14:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00clt01)

SAT 15:00 World Routes (b00clt0w)

SAT 16:00 Jazz Line-Up (b00clt1n)

SAT 17:30 Jazz Record Requests (b00clt1q)

SAT 18:30 BBC Proms (b00clt8c)
Prom 2: BBC Concert Orchestra, Nigel Kennedy
Prom 2 - Part 1

SAT 19:35 Twenty Minutes (b00clvc6)
Auld Fergie

SAT 19:55 BBC Proms (b00clvc8)
Prom 2: BBC Concert Orchestra, Nigel Kennedy
Prom 2 - Part 2

SAT 21:00 The Wire (b007gbcr)
The Incomplete Recorded Works of a Dead Body

SAT 22:00 BBC Proms (b00clvcd)
2008
Prom 3: Nigel Kennedy Quintet

SUNDAY 20 JULY 2008

SUN 00:00 The Early Music Show (b00cjk3g)
York Early Music Festival 2008
York Early Music Festival 2008

SUN 01:00 Through the Night (b00clvph)

SUN 07:00 Breakfast (b00clvpm)

SUN 10:00 Sunday Morning (b00cly5d)

SUN 12:00 Private Passions (b00cly7v)
Margaret Hodge

SUN 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00cly7x)
Purcell's Schooldays

00 00:28:01 Blow / Purcell
Organ voluntary on the 'Old Hundredth'
Performer: Thurston Dart
Duration 00:03:08

00 00:24:33 John Blow
Salvator mundi
Ensemble: Red Byrd
Ensemble: The Parley of Instruments
Duration 00:02:24

00 00:32:19 Christopher Gibbons
Voluntary for organ (verse for ye single organ in D major)
Performer: Terence Charlston
Duration 00:02:43

00 00:36:10 Henry Purcell
What hope for us remains now he has gone
Choir: The Choir of Christ's College, Cambridge
Conductor: David Rowland
Duration 00:03:03

00 00:07:59 Pelham Humfrey
Lord I Have Sinned
Singer: Christopher Dolby
Performer: Raymond Johnston
Duration 00:02:54

00 00:10:56 Pelham Humfrey
O The Sad Day
Singer: Christopher Dolby
Performer: Raymond Johnston
Duration 00:03:29

00 00:47:48 Henry Purcell
My beloved spake
Ensemble: The King’s Consort
Choir: Choir of the King’s Consort
Conductor: Robert King
Duration 00:10:40

00 00:40:43 Matthew Locke
Scenes from Act 4 of 'Psyche'
Ensemble: New London Consort
Director: Philip Pickett
Duration 00:06:25

00 00:16:04 Henry Purcell
Funeral Sentences: In the midst of life
Ensemble: Taverner Consort
Choir: Taverner Choir
Ensemble: Taverner Players
Conductor: Andrew Parrott
Duration 00:04:06

00 00:20:11 Henry Purcell
Funeral Sentences: Thou knowest, Lord
Ensemble: Taverner Consort
Choir: Taverner Choir
Ensemble: Taverner Players
Conductor: Andrew Parrott
Duration 00:03:18

00 00:02:33 Henry Purcell
The Fairy Queen (excerpt from First Act)
Choir: The Sixteen
Director: Harry Christophers
Duration 00:01:04

SUN 14:00 Radio 3 Requests (b00cly7z)

SUN 15:30 BBC Proms (b00clym4)
Prom 4: Folk Day, Part 1
Prom 4 - Part 1

SUN 16:40 Twenty Minutes (b00clym6)
Bard of Ireland - Irish Melodies

SUN 17:00 BBC Proms (b00clym8)
Prom 4: Folk Day, Part 1
Prom 4 - Part 2

SUN 18:00 Choral Evensong (b00clymb)

SUN 19:00 BBC Proms (b00cmpp7)
Proms Literary Festival
Proms Literary Festival: English Romantic Poetry

SUN 19:30 BBC Proms (b00clyvc)
Prom 5: Folk Day, Part 2
Prom 5 - Part 1

SUN 20:20 BBC Proms (b00clyvf)
Proms Literary Festival
Proms Literary Festival: Ian McMillan

SUN 20:40 BBC Proms (b00clyvh)
Prom 5: Folk Day, Part 2
Prom 5 - Part 2

SUN 21:30 Sunday Feature (b00clyvk)
The Trial of Ezra Pound

SUN 22:15 Words and Music (b00clyvm)
Ecstasy

MONDAY 21 JULY 2008

MON 00:00 The Early Music Show (b00cj7cd)
York Early Music Festival 2008
York Early Music Festival 2008

MON 01:00 Through the Night (b00clz5l)

MON 07:00 Breakfast (b00clz5q)

MON 10:00 Classical Collection (b00clz5s)

MON 12:00 Composer of the Week (b007yjwx)
Charles Ives
Episode 1

MON 13:00 BBC Proms (b00clzft)
Proms Chamber Concerts
PCM1 - Schumann, Elliot Carter, Messiaen, Bartok

MON 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00clzfw)

MON 17:00 In Tune (b00clzfy)

MON 19:30 BBC Proms (b00clzg0)
Prom 6: Messiaen, Latry
Prom 6 - Part 1

MON 20:30 Twenty Minutes (b00cm0d3)
Proms Plus: Olivier Latry

MON 20:50 BBC Proms (b00cm0d5)
Prom 6: Messiaen, Latry
Prom 6 - Part 2

MON 21:45 The Lebrecht Interview (b00cm0d7)
Natalie Dessay

MON 22:30 Artist Focus (b00cm0d9)

MON 23:00 The Essay (b00cm0dc)
When Writers Play
Episode 1

MON 23:15 World on 3 (b00cm0df)

TUESDAY 22 JULY 2008

TUE 01:00 Through the Night (b00cm0tr)

TUE 07:00 Breakfast (b00cm0tw)

TUE 10:00 Classical Collection (b00cm0ty)

TUE 12:00 Composer of the Week (b007yk5w)
Charles Ives
Episode 2

TUE 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00cm0v0)
Cheltenham Festival 2008 Highlights
Cheltenham Festival 2008

TUE 14:20 Afternoon Concert (b00cm0v2)

TUE 17:00 In Tune (b00cm0v4)

TUE 19:00 BBC Proms (b00cm10p)
Prom 7: Rossini, Haydn and Elgar
Prom 7 - Part 1

TUE 19:40 Twenty Minutes (b00cm170)
Proms Plus: Roger Norrington

TUE 20:00 BBC Proms (b00cm172)
Prom 7: Rossini, Haydn and Elgar
Prom 7 - Part 2

TUE 21:15 Sunday Feature (b007rcxf)
Forster in India: Sex, Books and Empire

TUE 22:00 BBC Proms (b00cm1qb)
2008
Prom 8: Obrecht, Josquin Desprez

TUE 23:30 Late Junction (b00cm5ms)

WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2008

WED 01:00 Through the Night (b00cm0v6)

WED 07:00 Breakfast (b00cm0vb)

WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b00cm0vd)

WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b007ykjy)
Charles Ives
Episode 3

WED 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00cm0vg)
Cheltenham Festival 2008 Highlights
Cheltenham Festival 2008

WED 14:10 Afternoon Concert (b00cm0vj)

WED 17:00 In Tune (b00cm0vl)

WED 19:00 BBC Proms (b00cm10r)
Prom 9: Mendelssohn, Brahms
Prom 9 - Part 1

WED 19:40 Twenty Minutes (b00cm174)
Twists and Turns: The Shape of Tune

WED 20:00 BBC Proms (b00cm176)
Prom 9: Mendelssohn, Brahms
Prom 9 - Part 2

WED 20:50 Twenty Minutes (b00cm5vd)
The Bell

WED 21:10 BBC Proms (b00cm5vh)
Prom 9: Mendelssohn, Brahms
Prom 9 - Part 3

WED 22:15 BBC Proms (b00cm5vk)
Proms Literary Festival
Proms Literary Festival: Cultural Events of 1958

WED 23:00 The Essay (b00cm5w6)
When Writers Play
Episode 2

WED 23:15 Late Junction (b00cm5w8)

THURSDAY 24 JULY 2008

THU 01:00 Through the Night (b00cm0vn)

THU 07:00 Breakfast (b00cm0vs)

THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b00cm0vv)

THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b007yl5n)
Charles Ives
Episode 4

THU 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00cm0vx)
Cheltenham Festival 2008 Highlights
Cheltenham Festival 2008

THU 14:30 Afternoon Concert (b00cm0vz)

THU 17:00 In Tune (b00cm0w1)

THU 19:30 BBC Proms (b00cm10t)
Prom 10: Bax, Vaughan Williams and Rachmaninov
Prom 10 - Part 1

THU 20:20 Twenty Minutes (b00cm178)
Fantasia on a Theme
Fantasia on a Theme - Bushes and Briars

THU 20:40 BBC Proms (b00cm17b)
Prom 10: Bax, Vaughan Williams and Rachmaninov
Prom 10 - Part 2

THU 21:30 Sunday Feature (b007vh95)
Waiting for Netaji?

THU 22:15 New Generation Artists (b00cm67p)
Elizabeth Watts

THU 22:30 Artist Focus (b00cm67r)

THU 23:00 The Essay (b00cm67t)
When Writers Play
Episode 3

THU 23:15 Late Junction (b00cm67w)

FRIDAY 25 JULY 2008

FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b00cm0w3)

FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b00cm0w7)

FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b00cm0w9)

FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b007ylwk)
Charles Ives
Episode 5

FRI 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00cm0wc)
Cheltenham Festival 2008 Highlights
Cheltenham Festival 2008

FRI 14:15 Afternoon Concert (b00cm0wf)

FRI 17:00 In Tune (b00cm0wh)

FRI 19:30 BBC Proms (b00cm10w)
Prom 11: Debussy, Holt and Mussorgsky
Prom 11 - Part 1

FRI 20:20 Twenty Minutes (b00cm17d)
The Great Irish Controversy: The Hugh Lane Gallery

FRI 20:40 BBC Proms (b00cm17g)
Prom 11: Debussy, Holt and Mussorgsky
Prom 11 - Part 2

FRI 21:30 BBC Proms (b00cm6bq)
BBC Proms Composer Portrait
Simon Holt

FRI 22:15 New Generation Artists (b00cm6f4)
Eduard Kunz

FRI 22:30 WOMAD (b00cm6f6)
WOMAD Live 2008
Episode 1