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Jamie Cullum

Tuesday 7 September on BBC RADIO 2

Jamie Cullum conducts a rare interview with Hollywood actor, director and producer Clint Eastwood at his Los Angeles production studio

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BBC PROMS 2010
Prom 66

Saturday 4 September on BBC RADIO 3

Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic play music from the heart of the Austro-German repertoire around the turn of the 20th century, live from the Royal Albert Hall

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Crazy For Love – Layla And The Mad Poet

Sunday 4 September on BBC RADIO 4

Anthony Sattin tells the tale of the most beautiful poem in the Arab world which was the inspiration for Eric Clapton's pop song Layla

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BLITZ SEASON

Sunday 5 to Friday 10 September on BBC RADIO 4

Marking the 70th anniversary of the Blitz, this season of special programmes includes reports throughout the week on the Blitz's effect on UK cities with Angela Rippon, Peter Sissons, Rosie Millard, Zoe Salmon and Jasper Carrot; a discussion chaired by Michael Portillo; and the story of how gangsters thrived in the Second World War

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The Musical

Monday 6 September on BBC RADIO 2

Actress Sian Philips asks why there are so few musicals that have an original story, in the first of a special season of documentaries celebrating this unique and hugely successful form of theatrical entertainment

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BBC PROMS 2010
Performance On 3 – Prom 69

Monday 6 September on BBC RADIO 3

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra and its French-born music director, Stéphane Denève, join Paul Lewis as he rounds off his cycle of Beethoven's five piano concertos

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5 Live Sport

Tuesday 7 September on BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

Listeners can follow England's progress with live commentary of their Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland from St Jacob Stadium, Basel

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MERCURY PRIZE DAY ON BBC 6 MUSIC

Tuesday 7 September on BBC 6 MUSIC

BBC 6 Music has build-up and coverage of the Mercury Prize all day, culminating in Steve Lamacq's Mercury Special which is live from the Mercury Prize 2010 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London

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BBC PROMS 2010
Prom 73 – Penguin Café

Wednesday 8 September on BBC RADIO 3

The Penguin Café – the 21st-century reincarnation of the Penguin Café Orchestra – make their debut at the BBC Proms, live from London's Royal Albert Hall

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BBC Radio 2 In Concert

Thursday 9 September on BBC RADIO 2

Jo Whiley introduces Maroon 5, live from The Scala in King's Cross, London, as the Grammy Award-winning American rock band prepare to release their eagerly awaited third album

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