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  1. Tomorrow21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    A Musical EducationMartin Hayes Turns the Tune

    Olivia O'Leary talks to internationally-acclaimed Irish fiddle-player Martin Hayes.

  2. Tuesday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Between the Jigs and the ReelsMartin Hayes Turns the Tune

    Olivia O'Leary talks to internationally acclaimed Irish fiddle-player Martin Hayes.

  3. Wednesday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    A Left and a Right HandMartin Hayes Turns the Tune

    Olivia O'Leary talks to internationally-acclaimed Irish fiddle-player Martin Hayes.

  4. Thursday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    A Hero of the Irish FiddleMartin Hayes Turns the Tune

    Olivia O'Leary talks to internationally acclaimed Irish fiddle-player Martin Hayes.

  5. Friday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Pushing the BoundariesMartin Hayes Turns the Tune

    Olivia O'Leary talks to internationally-acclaimed Irish fiddle-player Martin Hayes.

  6. Next Monday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Death in DeptfordThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    1/10Jerry Brotton explores the short and turbulent life of Christopher ‘Kit’ Marlowe.

  7. Tue 21 Apr 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Canterbury TalesThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    2/10Jerry Brotton visits Canterbury, the town of Kit Marlowe’s birth.

  8. Wed 22 Apr 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    MetamorphosesThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    3/10Jerry Brotton visits Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, where Kit Marlowe studied.

  9. Thu 23 Apr 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Mighty LineThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    4/10Jerry Brotton explores Tamburlaine and Kit Marlowe’s ‘mighty line’.

  10. Fri 24 Apr 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Merchant of MaltaThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    5/10Jerry Brotton explores Marlowe's dark inspiration for Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.

  11. Mon 27 Apr 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Enter GhostThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    6/10Jerry Brotton reveals the enduring influence of Marlowe on Shakespeare.

  12. Tue 28 Apr 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    His Dark ArtsThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    7/10Jerry Brotton explores the dark side of Kit Marlowe's Dr Faustus.

  13. Wed 29 Apr 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Mad About the BoyThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    8/10Jerry Brotton explores Marlowe's taboo-breaking play Edward II.

  14. Thu 30 Apr 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Becoming the StoryThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    9/10Jerry Brotton explores Kit Marlowe's last play The Massacre at Paris.

  15. Fri 1 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The ReckoningThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    10/10Jerry Brotton returns to Deptford to investigate the claims that Kit Marlowe was murdered.

  16. Mon 4 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    04/05/2026The Insect Singers

    A cultural dive into the high songs of love and loneliness in the insect world.

  17. Tue 5 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    05/05/2026The Insect Singers

    A cultural dive into the high songs of love and loneliness in the insect world.

  18. Wed 6 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    06/05/2026The Insect Singers

    A cultural dive into the high songs of love and loneliness in the insect world.

  19. Thu 7 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    07/05/2026The Insect Singers

    A cultural dive into the high songs of love and loneliness in the insect world.

  20. Fri 8 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    08/05/2026The Insect Singers

    A cultural dive into the high songs of love and loneliness in the insect world.