Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Early Music Show—Purcell Weekend - Catches and Glees
Lucie Skeaping joins a meeting of the Merrie Fellowes Catch Club in Southwark. (R)
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01:00
Through the Night—Susan Sharpe
Susan Sharpe with Verdi's Requiem, plus music by Liszt, Thomson, Saint-Saens and Mozart.
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Morning
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07:00
Breakfast—Martin Handley
Martin Handley introduces music by Purcell, MacCunn, Chabrier, Stravinsky, Bax and Haydn.
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10:00
Sunday Morning—Purcell Weekend
Iain presents some of his favourite Purcell recordings.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Private Passions—Terence Davies
Michael Berkeley's guest is screenwriter and director Terence Davies.
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13:00
The Early Music Show—Settings of Poets and Texts
Catherine Bott looks at some of the poets and texts set by Purcell.
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14:00
Radio 3 Requests—Purcell Weekend - Emma Kirkby
Emma Kirkby presents a selection of listeners' requests to mark Radio 3's Purcell Weekend.
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16:00
Choral Evensong—18/03/2009
From Westminster Abbey.
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17:00
Discovering Music—Purcell - Dido and Aeneas
Stephen Johnson and Nicholas Kraemer offer an insight into Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
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Evening
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18:30
Choir and Organ—Purcell Weekend
Aled Jones is joined by music historian Bruce Wood to recreate a day in Purcell's life.
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20:00
Drama on 3—Alone Together
A portrait of the lives of poet RS Thomas and his wife artist Elsi Eldridge.
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21:30
Sunday Feature—Sorochintsy Fair
Hardeep Singh Kohli examines life and work of the Ukrainian writer Nikolai Gogol.
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22:15
Words and Music—Years of Wonders
A programme of words and music spanning the turbulent period of Purcell's lifetime.
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23:30
Jazz Line-Up—Gareth Williams
Claire Martin presents an interview with pianist Gareth Williams.
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Late
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01:00
Through the Night—Susan Sharpe
Susan Sharpe presents music by Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Bach, Frescobaldi and Respighi.
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