Father of the symphony Classical Collection - Haydn Symphony Cycle
Wednesday 7 January on BBC RADIO 3
BBC Radio 3 continues to broadcast its first ever complete cycle of Joseph Haydn's ground-breaking symphonies, all 104 of which will be broadcast throughout 2009 in numerical order, at the rate of two a week, each Wednesday and Friday
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DARWIN SEASON
The BBC launches a season of programmes which mark the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and 150th anniversary of the publication On The Origin Of Species. Highlights include Melvyn Bragg's four-part documentary series, In Our Time, about Darwin's life and work
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MOTOWN SEASON
BBC RADIO 2 BBC Radio 2's Motown Season celebrates the 50th birthday of one of the most iconic record labels in history and looks at the far-reaching influence the Motown sound has had on artists and musicians around the world
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The Ivan Brackenbury Show
Saturday 3 January on BBC RADIO 2 This new BBC Radio 2 comedy show joins hapless hospital radio DJ, Ivan Brackenbury, on his maiden broadcast
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Opera On 3 – Live From The Met: La Bohème
Saturday 3 January on BBC RADIO 3 Puccini's La Bohème is one of the best-known operas in the repertory and this live broadcast stars Maija Kovalevska and Ramón Vargas, with Frédéric Chaslin conducting
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Private Passions – Jonathan Dimbleby
Sunday 4 January on BBC RADIO 3 Writer, broadcaster and political commentator Jonathan Dimbleby reveals he studied the piano up to the age of 16, which influences his musical choices for the programme
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¡Viva Latino!
Monday 4 January on BBC RADIO 2 John Armstrong presents a new 13-part series of foot-blistering, heart-warming, soul-shaking Latin music
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Femme Fatale – The Story Of Nico
Tuesday 6 January on BBC RADIO 4 Marc Riley tells the story of Christa Paffgen, who gained legendary status as Nico, the singer with Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground
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Unreliable Evidence
Wednesday 7 January on BBC RADIO 4 Clive Anderson brings together some of the country's most eminent legal minds to discuss important legal issues behind national and international events
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State Of Mind
Wednesday 7 January on BBC RADIO 4 Claudia Hammond explores how the treatment and understanding of mental illness has changed over the past 50 years
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Inside City Hall
Thursday 8 January on BBC RADIO 4
Key figures inside City Hall talk for the first time about how things have really worked since the new Mayor was elected to govern London eight years ago
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World On 3 – Manu Chao Special
Friday 9 January on BBC RADIO 3 Charlie Gillett begins the New Year with this Manu Chao special, recorded in the BBC's Maida Vale studios to mark the release of his new single
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