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On 4 February 1977, an album was released that would go on to be one of the best-selling albums of all time. Paul Sexton tells the remarkable and intriguing story behind the making of Fleetwood Mac's Grammy Award-winning album, Rumours.

The Story Of Rumours is told through new interviews with Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham, as well as some studio tales from producer Ken Caillat. The other band members feature through archive interviews.

The documentary is interspersed with classic hits from the album, including The Chain, Dreams, Don't Stop and Go Your Own Way.

Presenter/Paul Sexton, Producer/Anna Harrison for Unique Broadcasting

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Trevor Nelson invites listeners to explore the depths of his record collection, presenting an hour of the best in timeless soul, rare funky treats and modern classics.

Trevor's Album Of The Week is ABC, the 1970 release on Motown Records from the Jackson 5. This was the group's second studio album and featured the No. 1 singles ABC and The Love You Save.

Presenter/Trevor Nelson, Producer/Dan Cocker for Somethin' Else

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The history of humanity told through one hundred objects from the British Museum in London returns to South America for today's item.

Discussing a double-headed serpent made from tiny pieces of turquoise – one of the star exhibits of the British Museum – Neil MacGregor describes the Aztec world and the Spanish conquest.

Aztec specialist Adriane Diaz Enciso discusses the role of the snake in Aztec belief, while conservator Rebecca Stacey describes the scientific detective work prompted by the serpent.

Presenter/Neil MacGregor, Producer/Anthony Denselow for the BBC

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For Ever England by Tom Green follows a man trying to get to know his estranged son, who has been killed while serving in Afghanistan.

Steve reads about his son Matt's death in an online newspaper in South Africa. He hadn't seen him since leaving England to escape his debts in 1989 and didn't even know Matt was in the army. Steve returns to Britain to find out more about the son he lost but the more he discovers, the more he wants to know. Standing immovably in his way is Matt's mother, Holly, although Steve gains an unexpected ally in the form of her daughter Amber.

At the heart of this drama is the story of a man trying to get to know his son in death to compensate for the wasted years when he was alive; a man trying to create something from the mess he has made of his own life; a man who discovers a deep pride to accompany his sense of loss.

Gerard Horan plays Steve, Claire Harry plays Amber, Tracie Bennett plays Holly, Alison Pettitt plays Karla and Carl Rice plays Jason.

Producer/Toby Swift for the BBC

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Bringing Up Britain Ep 1/4

Wednesday 22 September

8.00-8.45pm BBC RADIO 4

As the parenting wars escalate and politicians and childcare gurus lock horns over how best to raise children, Mariella Frostrup and her guests debate the dilemmas of modern parenting in a new series of Bringing Up Britain.

Some of the issues up for discussion in this series include the experience of growing up as an only child, how best to break bad news and the hard choices at the heart of the care system.

As they explore the theory and practice of 21st-century parenting, Mariella and her guests share advice and some very different views on how best to bring up the next generation.

Presenter/Mariella Frostrup, Producer/Julia Johnson for the BBC

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Ben Macintyre explores the tricky world of diplomatic gift giving in Gift Horses And Gaffes, casting an eye over the presents given and received by governments and asking whether it's really worth the bother.

Ben hears of the trials of making that right selection and considers the awkward giving of gifts where the recipient doesn't know what they are for, the painstaking selection of bespoke gifts that are discovered to be culturally insensitive and the issue of what to do with all the gifts that are given.

Presenter/Ben Macintyre, Producer/Lucy Adam for the BBC

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5 Live Sport – League Cup 2010/11

Wednesday 22 September

7.00-10.30pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

Mark Pougatch presents live coverage of tonight's third round of the Football League Cup.

Presenter/Mark Pougatch, Producer/Danny Garlick

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5 Live Cricket

Wednesday 22 September

2.15-10.30pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

As England and Pakistan clash in the fifth One Day International, the Test Match Special team presents uninterrupted commentary, live from Hampshire CCC's Rose Bowl ground.

Producer/Jen McAllister

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Cult celebrity and star of the Ricky Gervais Show, Karl Pilkington, joins Shaun Keaveny this morning to talk about his new TV travel show, An Idiot Abroad.

Presenter/Shaun Keaveny, Producer/Lisa Kenlock

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Andrew Collins is joined by supermodel-turned-singer Karen Elson for a live session in the BBC 6 Music studios. Her critically acclaimed debut album, The Ghost Who Walks, was produced by her husband Jack White of the White Stripes.

Presenter/Andrew Collins, Producer/Gary Bales

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Tonight's programme is Marc Riley, some CDs and a session from Ottawa-based band Timber Timbre.

Presenter/Marc Riley, Producer/Michelle Chouhdry

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Gideon Coe disinters archive concerts from Hull's finest, the Housemartins, from 1987, plus a 1972 outing from Canterbury proggers Soft Machine.

Sessions include Brave Captain for John Peel in 2000, and there's a 1986 recording by obscure Scottish indie pop group Jesse Garon And The Desperadoes.

Presenter/Gideon Coe, Producer/Mark Sheldon

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Iran is facing a media revolution through blogs, social networking sites, mobile phones and Bluetooth.

Ideas and pictures reach screens across the globe, every day, in a matter of seconds. However, Iran has faced a media revolution before. Across the country, in the late Seventies, families and friends would sit down in the comfort of their living room to listen to, read and share subversive material. Then, it was in the form of cassettes, pamphlets and whispers behind closed doors that spread the message of the Islamic Revolution quickly and effectively across the country and beyond.

This documentary features old and new revolutionaries, as they explore how the two movements compare.

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