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Aled Jones says Good Morning Sunday to Blue singer Simon Webbe, who chats about his current role in the West End's production of Sister Act.

This week's faith guest is former Communards and Bronski Beat star-turned-priest, Rev Richard Coles, who also provides the Moment Of Reflection.

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Johnnie Walker continues to celebrate the Seventies this week with classic tracks from both sides of the Atlantic, as well as archive sessions, and is joined by Midge Ure.

Midge reminisces about his memories from the Seventies, which included stints playing with Glen Matlock in The Rich Kids and Steve Strange in Visage.

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Brian D'Arcy celebrates the feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus with hymns, prayer and reflection, in this week's Sunday Half Hour.

The Transfiguration marks the culmination of Jesus's life on Earth when he revealed his divinity to his chosen disciples.

Hymns featured include Christ Whose Glory Fills The Skies, Thy Kingdom Come, O God and At The Name Of Jesus.

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Stand-up comedian and actor Russell Kane, who is currently touring his new show, Smokescreens And Castles, around the UK, shares his Private Passions with Michael Berkeley this week.

Nothing if not erudite, Russell cites Anthony Trollope among his favourite writers and Paula Rego as a favourite artist. His musical private passions begin with the third movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, which he cites as a musical metaphor for the way his brain works when he is on stage.

Bartók's Rhapsody No. 1 for violin and piano makes him feel rustic and gleeful, while he fell in love with Chopin's Nocturne No. 2 in E flat after watching Roman Polanski's film, The Pianist.

Finally, there's Schubert's Quartettsatz – he says he owes his love of Schubert to the impeccable taste of Woody Allen.

Presenter/Michael Berkeley, Producer/Sarah Cropper

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91Èȱ¬ PROMS 2010
Prom 21

Sunday 1 August

6.30-8.45pm 91Èȱ¬ RADIO 3

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Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Sir Simon Rattle evokes two iconic pairs of lovers in Berlioz's response to Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet – his love scene – and Wagner's re-working of a medieval Celtic legend of Tristan And Isolde, with distinguished soloists Violetta Urman and Ben Heppner in the title roles, accompanied by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in a concert performance of Act 2.

Berlioz first discovered Shakespeare through performances of Hamlet and Romeo And Juliet with his future wife, Harriet Smithson, in the cast, and these had a deep influence on his work.

In his dramatic symphony based on the star-crossed lovers' tale, he pays homage to Beethoven and, in later life, he looked upon this love scene as one of his greatest achievements.

Wagner became intrigued with the medieval romantic legend at a time when he was enthralled with Matilde von Wesendonck and he poured some of his most heartfelt passion into the opera. Act 2 is laden with the erotically charged symbolism of night and day, with the lovers constrained by propriety in the day, only able to freely express their desires in the night.

This Prom will be repeated on Thursday 5 August at 2pm.

Soprano Violeta Urmana sings the role of Isolde; tenor Ben Heppner the role of Tristan; bass Franz-Josef Selig the role of King Mark; mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly the role of Brangäne; tenor Timothy Robinson the role of Melot; and baritone Henk Neven the role of Kurwenal.

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.

Presenter/Andrew McGregor, Producer/Janet Tuppen

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Novelist Howard Jacobson and classics scholar Mary Beard chart the inspirational influence of famous love affairs, from Tristan and Isolde to Romeo and Juliet, in this Twenty Minutes offering.

One is held up as the archetypal story of doomed lovers, while the other is a timeless tragic love-triangle. Romeo and Juliet and Tristan and Isolde have bequeathed powerful ideas about the course of true love. In fact, medieval and early modern storylines have proved remarkably robust in shaping the way people think about love. But can the components of the great romances of myth and literature be traced?

And how do some of the other great historical figures add to this understanding – for instance, Anthony and Cleopatra or Dido and Aeneas?

Howard and Mary join presenter Rana Mitter and an audience at the Royal College of Music to discuss what they believe to be the great examples of the love affair and choose their favourite readings to illustrate how language evokes their power.

Presenter/Rana Mitter, Producer/Allegra McIlory

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Tonight's edition of Words And Music is dedicated to poems and music by prodigies and the early, sometimes very early, work of great artists, and features readings by actors Jack Laskey and Ellie Kendrick – who recently won praise for her portrayal of Anne Frank on 91Èȱ¬ television.

The poetry comes from the young John Keats, who dedicated his ode to beauty – Endymion – to Thomas Chatterton, whose early death was immortalised in pre-Raphaelite art; and from Rimbaud, Byron and Robert Graves, whose teenage poems are in the programme.

Listeners can also hear Daisy Ashford's The Young Visiters, written when she was barely nine years of age, and a satire on class that became a publishing phenomenon in 1919.

Music includes early masterpieces by Mendelssohn and Paganini and performances from more recent musical prodigies such as the young Daniel Barenboim and violinist Hilary Hahn.

Readers/Jack Laskey and Ellie Kendrick, Producer/Tim Prosser

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Producer and presenter Jimmy Mulville joins Kirsty Young this week to chat about his life and career and describe how he would cope on 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4's mythical desert island.

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Classic Serial – The Wings Of The Dove Ep 1/3

Sunday 1 August

3.00-4.00pm 91Èȱ¬ RADIO 4

The Wings Of The Dove is Henry James's story of love, passion and money, dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths.

Kate Croy is in love with Merton Densher, a poor writer. However, her rich aunt Maud, with whom she has lived since her mother's death, disapproves.

Maud has offered Kate a wealthy existence but if Kate chooses to marry Merton she risks losing it all. Maud desires marriage for Kate and the suitor is Lord Mark.

Merton cannot offer money or status; he cannot compete, so Kate must reconcile these two worlds to find happiness. Merton takes a journalistic posting in New York but, before leaving, Kate and Merton become secretly engaged. Kate is determined that she will find a way to have everything and when American heiress Milly Theale steps into her London society, Kate sees a possible way out.

The cast features Lyndsey Marshal as Kate, Blake Ritson as Merton, Clare Higgins as Maud, Toby Jones as Lord Mark, Anna Maxwell Martin as Milly, Barbara Barnes as Susie, Jonathan Keeble as Croy and Deborah McAndrew as Marian.

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Richard Bacon and guests chart more Top 10 news, sport and entertainment stories of the past week.

A week is a long time in politics – it's also a long time in sport, entertainment and music. Richard is joined by three special guests to recap the Top 10 biggest moments of last week.

Counting down from 10 to 1, the hottest topical moments of the last seven days are debated, analysed and scrutinised by the panel before being given that all-important chart position.

Presenter/Richard Bacon, Producer/Phil Critchlow for TBI Media

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5 Live Sport

Sunday 1 August

12.00noon-9.00pm 91Èȱ¬ RADIO 5 LIVE

Jonathan Overend is live from Trent Bridge with coverage of the fourth day of the first Test between England and Pakistan. From 1pm, David Croft, Anthony Davidson and Holly Samos bring listeners live commentary of the Hungarian Grand Prix while, from 3pm, there's live rugby league action from the Super League.

At 6.30pm, there's live coverage of the final day of the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, with Mike Costello, Vassos Alexander, Allison Curbishley, Steve Backley and Darren Campbell.

Presenter/Jonathan Overend, Producers/Adrian Williams and Steve Houghton

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Tim Samuels hosts more men's talk

Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Tim Samuels hosts the third in the series of Men's Hour.

Tim is accompanied by leading males from the worlds of entertainment, sport, politics and media, with an on-hand shrink as they leave their comfort zones behind – familiar people talking about unfamiliar things.

Choreographer and star of Pineapple Dance Studio, Louie Spence, also joins Tim as a regular weekly guest.

Presenter/Tim Samuels, Producer/Jon Holmes for Tonic Production

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Test Match Special

Sunday 1 August

10.45am-6.30pm 91Èȱ¬ RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

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

Producer/Jen McAllister

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5 Live Baseball

Sunday 1 August

7.00-11.00pm 91Èȱ¬ RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

Josh Chetwynd and Nat Coombs present 91Èȱ¬ Radio 5 Live Sports Extra's Major League Baseball programme, with a round-up of all the latest news from the week in baseball.

There's also live commentary of St Louis Cardinals versus Pittsburgh Pirates, from the Busch Stadium in the National League Central.

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Fun Lovin' Criminal Huey Morgan talks to Warp's experimental hip-hop head, yoga dude and sonic sound-bender Gonjasufi.

Gonjasufi is Sumach Ecks. He hails from San Diego and is the creator of one of the most innovative albums of 2010, A Sufi And A Killer. Produced by some of the finest contemporary beat-makers, including Flying Lotus, Mainframe and old school friend Gaslamp Killer, the album stitches together psychedelic soul, contemporary hip hop and echoes of Screamin' Jay Hawkins to create something utterly haunting and unique.

Huey meets Gonjasufi to talk about yoga, faith, Miles Davis and the creative process. DJ and remix-artist, the microphone-shy Jaguar Skills, finishes his excellent residency in Sharing Is Caring, bringing rare grooves from his crates via the medium of his Fifties voiceover guy.

Huey has another New York Minute with DJ Uncle Mike, dialling into the Big Apple to reminisce about a classic NY night club, and puts the needle on the record for a listener in Vinyl Fetish. All this is tied together in a big bow by Huey's finest eclectic record selection, from A Tribe Called Quest to Duke Ellington via Jimmy Cliff, The Clash, Tina Turner and The Ramones.

Presenter/Huey Morgan, Producer/Becky Maxted

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Radio Clubfoot, the winners of the 2009 Student Radio Awards prize for Best Specialist Music Programme, take over the 6 Mix this evening for a special show.

Hosted by Will Gilgrass and Ashley Sykes, from Nottingham University, where it was broadcast on student radio station URN, Radio Clubfoot fought off tough competition to triumph at the Student Radio Awards last November – judged by a prestigious industry voting panel including 91Èȱ¬ 6 Music's Steve Lamacq.

On their first outing on national radio, the Clubfoot team play a mix of upfront new dance music, from house to dubstep via jump-up electro and new techno. There is also an upfront guest mix and a selection of the Clubfoot team's biggest tunes from their run on student radio.

Presenters/Will Gilgrass and Ashley Sykes, Producer/Rowan Collinson

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Weekend Breakfast brings listeners the latest on today's East London Mela, which is taking place at Barking Park.

91Èȱ¬ Asian Network's Sonia Deol hosts the event, alongside DJ Kapyer on the decks. Imran Khan is headlining and Mela-goers can also experience performances from Raghav, H Dhami, Pria Khalidas, Mumzy, Taj–E, AG Dolar and Abbas Hassam, among others.

Listeners are reminded that they can hear the Mela highlights throughout the week on Tommy Sandhu's Breakfast Show and Noreen Khan's Drive Time show and they can see photos from the event online.

The 91Èȱ¬ Asian Network's Summer Of Melas programme is available on the 91Èȱ¬ Red Button from Monday 16 August.

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On today's Bhangra Breakdown, listeners can hear news of the Leeds Asian Mela, which is happening later today at Roundhay Park.

East London Mela is also taking place at Barking Park, the latest stop on 91Èȱ¬ Asian Network's A Summer Of Melas. Highlights from the Leeds Asian Mela can also be heard throughout the week on the Asian Network and listeners can also check out the photos from the event online.

The Bhangra Time Machine will be up and running on the show and a talented budding artist also gets a chance in Break Out.

The 91Èȱ¬ Asian Network's Summer Of Melas programme is available on the 91Èȱ¬ Red Button from Monday 16 August.

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