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Brian Matthew is on hand with more stories behind the music, facts and figures, hits, rarities and requests in this week's Sounds Of The 60s.

The A-Z of The Beatles mops up the final few tracks issued by the Fab Four. This week, it's George's song, All Things Must Pass, recorded during the Get Back sessions. Listeners can discover when George's birthday actually was and why he was confused.

Other tracks in this week's programme come from the Kinks, Martha Reeves And The Vandellas, Mark Wynter, Gene Pitney, Dion, The Brook Brothers, Del Shannon, Pinkerton's Assorted Colours and bass player John Gustafson.

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Dermot O'Leary is joined by Parisian quartet Phoenix, whose last release, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, picked up the Grammy for Best Alternative Album. The band are going from strength to strength, having recorded the soundtrack to Sofia Coppola's forthcoming film, Somewhere, and confirming a Madison Square Gardens concert later this year in New York City.

Dermot also has Grafitti6 in session, a duo comprising singer-songwriter Jamie Scott and producer TommyD – who has worked with Jay-Z, Kylie and produced Right Said Fred's 1992 hit, I'm Too Sexy. Their self-described "party music" combines a range of influences, from melodious pop, to vintage soul, Hendrix, folk, funk, house and hip-hop beats.

Presenter/Dermot O'Leary, Producer/Ben Walker at Labora TV

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Prom 19 – Sondheim At 80

Saturday 31 July

7.30-9.45pm ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ RADIO 3

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Bryn Terfel sings Sweeney Todd

A star-studded cast and the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra, conducted by David Charles Abell, celebrate the 80th birthday of Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim, with songs from some of his best-loved shows.

Bryn Terfel is the demon barber of Fleet Street and he's joined by Maria Friedman, Simon Russell Beale, Julian Ovenden, Caroline O'Connor, Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell, with a special guest appearance from Dame Judi Dench.

Petroc Trelawny presents as David Charles Abell conducts the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra, aspiring young performers supported by the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Performing Arts Fund, and a specially formed ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Proms Sondheim Ensemble.

This Prom is also broadcast on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two at 9pm.

Presenter/Petroc Trelawny, Producer/Neil Varley

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Writing On Wigan Pier explores George Orwell's visit to Wigan during the early months of 1936 to carry out research for a book. Orwell embarked on a visit to Wigan, a typical coal-mining town in industrial Lancashire, in order to write a book about the people, their experiences and their struggle to cope with the effects of the Depression.

Determined not to be dismissed as a dispassionate observer, he resolved to spend time living with and among the people. However, he brought with him his guilt, his obsession with the English class system, his fiercely held preconceptions of the working class and his remarkable cut-glass voice, of which he was all too painfully aware.

Orwell stayed in an appalling doss-house above a tripe shop, tried to work down a pit, stayed with a family, made a pass at the wife, upset the local Women's Institute and met a priest escaping from fascism in Spain. While most who met him took him for what he is, for Orwell the experience developed into a journey of self-discovery.

David Pownall's play stars Adrian Scarborough as Orwell, Thelma Barlow as Mrs Brooker and the country lady and Bernard Cribbins as Grandad. The cast also includes Karl Davies as Neil, Helen Longworth as Helen, Keith Drinkel as Gollancz, Anthony Glennon as Arnold and Tom Bevan as both Meade and Ignatius.

Producer/Martin Jenkins for Pier Productions Limited

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As the last blast furnace on Teesside is mothballed, Felicity Finch returns to her home-town of Redcar to mark the end of 170 years of steelmaking.

Iron and steel from Teesside helped build the world and the name is stamped on structures ranging from Sydney Harbour Bridge to Canary Wharf. At one time, there were more than a hundred blast furnaces lining the River Tees from Stockton to Redcar.

Now, the decommissioning of Redcar's Corus plant spells the end of an industry which defined the region and its people. It also means a bleak future for jobs on Teesside.

It was the discovery of huge deposits of iron ore under the Cleveland Hills in the 1840s which brought migrant workers from across the country and the continent to dig for "rusty gold", as it was known.

Communities virtually sprang up overnight and Middlesbrough became known as "Ironopolis".

The deposits of iron ore ran out in the middle of the 20th century. However, by then, the steel-making industry was well established. The last of the Cleveland iron miners were recorded for posterity, 20 years ago, by local film-maker Craig Hornby, who was curious to know more about his own history and heritage.

The men – then in their eighties and nineties – told stories of life underground in an industry which had been overshadowed by coal mining. Hornby released a film about their lives and the way that they had helped to build Teesside.

Felicity – who spent her childhood years in Redcar – revisits the region to see how much it has changed. She climbs Eston Nab with Craig Hornby, visits the iron-rush settlement of California – named after the gold-rush state – and goes underground to see the old iron workings. She hears from workers at Corus who started and finished their careers at the Redcar blast furnace; and discovers how much identity is tied up with heavy industry in Teesside.

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5 Live Sport

Saturday 31 July

12.00noon-9.00pm ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ RADIO 5 LIVE

Jonathan Overend is live from Trent Bridge with coverage of the third day of the first Test between England and Pakistan.

At 1pm, there's live coverage of the qualifying session of the Hungarian Grand Prix with David Croft, Holly Samos and Anthony Davidson. From 2.30pm, there's horse racing coverage from the final day of Glorious Goodwood.

At 5pm, there's live coverage of the penultimate day of the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, with Mike Costello, Vassos Alexander, Allison Curbishley, Steve Backley and Darren Campbell.

Presenter/Jonathan Overend, Producers/Ed King and Steve Houghton

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Test Match Special

Saturday 31 July

10.45am-6.30pm ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

Uninterrupted commentary on the third day of the first Test between England and Pakistan comes, live, from Trent Bridge, with the Test Match Special commentary team.

Producer/Jen McAllister

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Raj Dhanda and Pablo Sat-Bhambra speak to the stars of new Bollywood movie Once Upon A Time In Mumbai.

The film is directed by Milan Luthria and stars Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi, Prachi Desai and Kangana Ranaut. Seen through the eyes of a police officer, Once Upon A Time In Mumbai traces the changing face of the Mumbai underworld.

Presenters/Raj Dhanda and Pablo Sat-Bhambra

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