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Miles Davies, swing and jazz piano are the topics of this week's The Blaggers Guide To Jazz, as David Quantick presents another episode of his fast-paced, comical guide to the mystical, magical and misunderstood world of jazz.

Presenter/David Quantick, Producer/Simon Poole

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This evening Suzi Quatro looks back to the year 1981 with music from Heart, Christopher Cross and Don McLean.

It was the year that Ronald Reagan took the oath as America's 40th President and he survived an assassination attempt a couple of months later. The US-Iran agreement freed 52 hostages held in Tehran since 1979 and MTV went on the air running round-the-clock music videos starting with Video Killed The Radio Star.

The Supreme Court ruled to allow television cameras in the courtroom, Ordinary People won the Oscar for best picture and Pac-Man mania swept the country.

Presenter/Suzi Quatro, Producer/Mark Simpson

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In the third concert of their Bohemian Rhapsodies series, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Stefan Solyom performing the most Wagnerian of Dvořák's symphonies: No. 7, dark and immensely powerful.

The SSO begins the concert with the most substantial of Dvořák's symphonic poems, a graphic musical portrayal of a Czech folk tale composed right at the end of the composer's life, as was Martinů's Fifth Piano Concerto, which is performed tonight by young Czech pianist, Ivo Kahanek.

Presenter/Catherine Bott, Producer/Simon Lord

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Mike Brearley, former England cricket captain and President of the British Psychoanalytical Society

Mike Brearley, former England cricket captain and President of the British Psychoanalytical Society, delivers a talk on "Narcissism and Leadership" at BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking festival 2009 in front of an audience at The Sage, Gateshead.

Brearley was one of England's greatest cricket captains, losing only four of his 31 test matches in charge, and his skills were behind that most famous of cricketing stories – England's 1981 comeback at Headingley. Australian fast-bowler Rodney Hogg described Mike Brearley as having a "degree in people". In fact, he has a degree in classics and moral science and started life as a lecturer in philosophy at Newcastle University.

Since leaving cricket, Brearley has excelled in another field of inquiry into human motivation: psychoanalysis. In this talk, he draws on his unique experience as captain and as clinician to tackle a key subject for our time. He asks how successful leaders can lead from the front without becoming obsessed with their self-image, suggesting that being liked is not the same as being good, and he fields questions from his audience across all aspects of the subject from Plato to Botham.

Presenter/Anne McElvoy, Producer/James Cook

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Ian Peacock uncovers the curious life of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, who bequeathed to the world the notoriously gothic opening line: "It was a dark and stormy night..."

Ian explains that there is more to Bulwer-Lytton than simply being the patron saint of Victorian gothic kitsch. He was hugely popular in his lifetime with works like Pelham and The Last Days of Pompeii.

Ian's focus is on Bulwer-Lytton's stormy life, writing and popularity. He visits Knebworth Hall, Lytton's home for many years and the source of some of his darker writing, and speaks to Professor John Sutherland to assess his literary merits.

The programme also features readings, particularly from the book that opened with those famous dark and stormy lines, the novel Paul Clifford.

Presenter/Ian Peacock, Producer/Tom Alban

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Mister Gee presents this edition of Bespoken Word from Cardiff University.

It features an extended set from Brit School graduate Laura Dockrill who regularly gigs with Kate Nash and has just published her second book, Ugly Shy Girl.

Also featured in the programme is Siadwell from the TV comedy series Naked Video and the winner of the BBC Radio 4 Slam competition, Dizraeli, who will make listeners listen to rap with new ears.

Presenter/Mister Gee, Producer/Graham Frost

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5 Live Sport

Thursday 26 November

7.00-10.30pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

Eleanor Oldroyd has the latest sports news and is joined by special guests for The Headline Hour; discussing the latest big sports issues making the news.

At 8pm, The World Cup Files takes a look at one of nations hoping for glory in South Africa 2010.

From 9pm, Jonathan Overend presents 5 Live Tennis, live from the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena, as the world's top eight men's single and doubles players battle it out at the end-of-season Championship, which is being held in London for the first time.

At 10pm two of 5 Live Sport's pundits get some sporting issues off their chests in And Another Thing.

Presenter/Eleanor Oldroyd, Producer/Patrick Whiteside

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Tennis

Thursday 26 November

2.15-6.00pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA
8.45pm-12.30am BBC RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

Listeners can enjoy full uninterrupted commentary on two sessions of the ATP World Tour Finals live from the 02 Arena, London.

The commentary team is led by Jonathan Overend alongside David Law, Alastair Eykyn, Vassos Alexander and Russell Fuller with expert analysis from David Felgate, Annabel Croft and special guests.

Producer/Jen McAllister

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Gideon Coe's archive gems this evening come courtesy of Badly Drawn Boy at Glastonbury in 2004 and politically aware indie from McCarthy, recorded in 1986.

Hatfield And The North and The Witch And The Robot are featured in session archives.

Presenter/Gideon Coe, Producer/Frank Wilson

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Jodie is annoyed by Sway's lack of action in today's episode of Silver Street. She appreciates that he is worried about Kuljit, but Sway knows what he needs to do.

Meanwhile, Bibi visits Zenab with homemade sweets, but it is obvious that there is another reason for her visit; Zenab offers tea and advice.

Simran tells Jodie that Jaggy isn't happy about spending money on a big birthday party for Kesar. Later Jaggy asks Sway if he fancies making a few hundred pounds.

Jodie is played by Vineeta Rishi, Sway by Nicholas Bailey, Bibi by Indira Joshi, Zenab by Sudha Buchar, Simran by Balvinder Sopal and Jaggy by Jay Kiyani.

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