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Wednesday 29 Oct 2014

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Network Radio BBC Week 30
Highlights 24-30 July 2010

Matt Smith as Doctor Who and Karen Gillan as his assistant Amy Pond

BBC PROMS 2010
Prom 10 – Doctor Who Prom

Saturday 24 July on BBC RADIO 3

Two years after appearing at the BBC Proms via video link, Doctor Who (now played by Matt Smith) is here in person with assistant Amy Pond (Karen Gillan), as they join the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the London Philharmonic Choir for an action-packed evening

WOMAD 2010
Live From Womad

Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 July on BBC RADIO 3

Listeners can enjoy live coverage of the globe's leading festival of world music, from Charlton Park in Wiltshire, with music from headliner Salif Keita on Saturday and the Womad debut of the first recipient of BBC Radio 3's World Routes Academy scholarship, Iraqi oud player Khyam Allami, on Sunday

Archive On 4 – Sellers In The Attic

Saturday 24 July on BBC RADIO 4

Comedy writer and historian Glenn Mitchell examines exclusive and lesser-known recordings of Peter Sellers, presenting a new insight into the comic legend's life

The Summer Surgery On BBC Radio 1 And BBC Radio 1Xtra

Sunday 25 July to Thursday 29 July on BBC RADIO 1 and BBC RADIO 1XTRA

As young people all over Britain are gearing up for their first festival experience, their first trip abroad with friends or their first summer job, The Surgery's Aled Haydn Jones hosts a week-long one-stop advice shop

BBC RADIO 2'S COMEDY SEASON

Continuing on BBC RADIO 2

This week Alexander Armstrong profiles the life and times of Peter Sellers; Barry Cryer celebrates the fascinating life of his friend Bob Monkhouse; and Ed Byrne pays tribute to Irish comic Dave Allen

Paul Jones

Monday 26 July on BBC RADIO 2

This three-hour special features coverage of the 2010 Maryport Blues Festival with live music from the main stage featuring Booker T Jones, The Robert Cray Band, Canned Heat and Paul Carrack

The Graduate

Monday 26 July on BBC RADIO 4

Sarfraz Manzoor follows a year in the life of six graduates as they try to secure their first job, in this two-part series

Robert Winston's Musical Analysis

Tuesday 27 July on BBC RADIO 4

Professor Robert Winston explores the relationship between composers and their medical conditions in this new series, starting with pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff

Test Match Special

Thursday 29 July on BBC RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

Uninterrupted commentary on the opening day of the first Test between England and Pakistan, comes live from Trent Bridge

The BBC Radio 2 Kiri Prize –
Friday Night Is Music Night

Friday 30 July on BBC RADIO 2

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's nationwide hunt to find an opera star of the future has narrowed to 15 talented singers, who can be heard performing over the next five weeks

Scheduling information in Network Radio Programme Information is subject to change.

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