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Opera On 3 – Live From The Met

Saturday 5 February on BBC RADIO 3

Dmitri Hvorostovsky stars in Simon Boccanegra, conducted by James Levine

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Classic Chandler – The Big Sleep

Saturday 5 February on BBC RADIO 4

BBC Radio 4 brings listeners another major series of dramatic adaptations as it broadcasts all of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe novels, starring Toby Stevens

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Liz Kershaw

Saturday 5 February on BBC 6 MUSIC

Liz Kershaw launches her newly extended show with special guest Simon Le Bon

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Private Passions – Richard Mabey

Sunday 6 February on BBC RADIO 3

Acclaimed nature writer Richard Mabey shares his musical passions with Michael Berkeley

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5 Live NFL – Super Bowl XLV

Sunday 6 February on BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

Live commentary of the 45th Super Bowl comes from the Cowboys Stadium in Texas (BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra previews the event in 5 Live NFL)

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BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2011

Monday 7 February on BBC RADIO 2

Mike Harding and Barbara Dickson present the 12th BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards which celebrate the UK's vibrant folk scene (in a Drivetime special, Simon Mayo presents live from The Brewery in London ahead of the Awards)

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Celtic Connections 2011 –
70th Birthday Tribute To Dylan

Monday 7 February on BBC RADIO 2

Bob Dylan turns 70 on 24 May 2011 and this Celtic Connections concert kicks off the festivities as Ricky Ross presents Forever Young – A 70th Birthday Tribute To Bob Dylan

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Just A Minute

Monday 7 February on BBC RADIO 4

Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Shappi Khorsandi and prog-rock legend Rick Wakeman are the panellists as a new series of Just A Minute begins, with chairman Nicholas Parsons at the helm

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Out Of The Vortex

Monday 7 February on BBC RADIO 4

Matthew Sweeney chooses poems influenced by depressive illness, with Kit Wright and Jean Binta Breeze reading their own work and contributions from the work of Emily Dickinson and John Clare

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The Jamie Cullum Show

Tuesday 8 February on BBC RADIO 2

Jamie Cullum remembers Sir John Dankworth, one year after his death

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Womanly Wiles

Tuesday 8 to Thursday 10 February on BBC RADIO 4

American actress Kathleen Turner stars in one of the three tales written by women from different moments in history

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Song Stories

Wednesday 9 February on BBC RADIO 2

Legendary pop producer Pete Waterman puts classic track Without You under the spotlight

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