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EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2010
Opera On 3 – Idomeneo

Saturday 18 September on BBC RADIO 3

Mozart's early masterpiece showcases a star-studded cast, including mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato and tenor Kurt Streit

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The White Man's Burden

Saturday 18 September on BBC RADIO 4

This radio adaptation of Paul Theroux's stage play examines the young Rudyard Kipling's final months as an American resident

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Sunday Half Hour –
The Pope's Visit 2010:
Highlights From The Hyde Park Vigil

Sunday 19 September on BBC RADIO 2

Excitement mounts as thousands gather to greet Pope Benedict XVI in London's Hyde Park

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Drama On 3 – Faust: Parts I And II

Sunday 19 September on BBC RADIO 3

David Timson's dramatisation of Goethe's Faust stars Samuel West as Faust, Toby Jones as Mephistopheles, Anna Maxwell Martin as Gretchen and Sir Derek Jacobi as The Lord

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SEPTEMBERFEST
Great North Run

Sunday 19 September on BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

Stephen Nolan introduces live coverage of the world's largest half marathon

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Brown's Years

Tuesday 21 September on BBC RADIO 4

Political commentator Steve Richards tells the inside story of Gordon Brown's time as Prime Minister, based on revealing interviews with his close colleagues

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The Story Of Rumours

Wednesday 22 September on BBC RADIO 2

Paul Sexton tells the remarkable and intriguing story behind the making of Fleetwood Mac's Grammy Award-winning album, Rumours

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Bringing Up Britain

Wednesday 22 September on BBC RADIO 4

Mariella Frostrup and her guests debate the dilemmas of modern parenting

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BBC RADIO 1XTRA LIVE

Friday 24 September on BBC RADIO 1XTRA

On the eve of BBC Radio 1Xtra Live, the network's flagship live music event, Westwood and Target present their shows live from London's Wembley Arena

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