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Sir Terry Wogan presents his Sunday morning show, easing listeners into their Sunday with music and musings.

This week Sir Terry has a session from Jasmine Kara, a blues, soul and R&B singer from Sweden. Born to an Iranian mother and Swedish father in 1988, she has been performing since childhood, later becoming immersed in the New York music scene. Her debut album, Blues Ain't Nothing But A Good Woman Gone Bad, was recorded in 48 hours in Stockholm and released last year. Her new single, In The Basement (Part 1) is a cover of an Etta James and Sugar Pie DeSanto song.

Presenter/Sir Terry Wogan, Producer/Simon Willis for Wise Buddah

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Host Aled Jones

Aled Jones hosts the final of BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year 2011, recorded at St Martin-in-the-Fields in London's Trafalgar Square on 24 October.

One girl and one boy will each be awarded the title BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year 2011. This annual Radio 2 event is open to choristers between the ages of 11 and 17 who sing regularly with their choir in services. The judges are: composer John Rutter; singer and 2005 winner Laura Wright; and record producer Steve Abbott.

Tonight's show also features a performance from X Factor and Pop Star To Opera Star winner Joe McElderry, who will also sing with the winners at the end of the evening.

Presenter/Aled Jones, Producer/Mark O'Brien for the BBC

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Deacon Blue front man Ricky Ross sits in for Bob Harris, with session guests Red Sky July – husband and wife team Shelly Poole (Alisha's Attic) and Ally McErlaine (Texas) – who have teamed up with Charity Hair from The Alice Band for an album, recorded as live in Bristol.

Presenter/Ricky Ross, Producer/Mark Simpson for the BBC

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As part of Radio 3's month long celebration of Symphony, the Early Music Show traces its early history.

Catherine Bott reflects on the trail-blazing work of the pioneering symphonists of the 18th century such as Sammartini, the Stamitz family, Holzbauer, JC Bach, Monn and Wagenseil – and casts her net across many of Europe's major cities: from Milan to Mannheim; Hamburg and Dresden; Paris; Berlin; London; and Vienna.

The programme considers some of the novel innovations that were introduced into the symphony as the century progressed – and by dwelling on some of the music of lesser known composers, it provides a context for the musical world that many have come to associate with Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

Many of the symphonists featured in this programme can also be heard in complete performances across the following week on Radio 3's Afternoon on 3.

Presenter/Catherine Bott, Producer/Chris Wines for the BBC

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Spike Milligan's daughters – Sile, Laura and Jane – discuss how their father's serious poetry reflected his life and personality.

Spike's funny verse is well loved and his poem On The Ning Nang Nong was once voted the UK's favourite comic poem. However, there is also a body of serious poetry written by Spike as an outlet for his feelings about everything in his life, from his family to losing friends in the war and other issues about which he cared.

Through his most intimate work, his daughters discuss the loving and creative hands-on father and the man who would disappear for days to his bed with depression.

Spike's wit is present in some of the poems, despite their serious content, but they provide a chance to see a different side to this comic genius.

Producer/Laura Parfitt for White Pebble Media

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Kirsty Young presents highlights from the Desert Island Discs archive. In the final programme in this series featuring four crime writers, she reveals which eight tracks, book and luxury item Ian Rankin took to his desert island.

The original interview, conducted by Sue Lawley, was broadcast in July 2006.

Presenter/Kirsty Young, Producer/Christina Pawlowsky for the BBC

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Headmaster Danny Baker rings the school bell and invites three witty quests back to the classroom to find fun in the week's big news, sport and showbiz stories.

Presenter/Danny Baker, Producer/Clare Davison for Campbell Davison Media

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5 Live Sport

Sunday 6 November

12.00noon-6.00pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

Ian Payne assesses the weekend's sport so far in the Sunday Review, and brings football updates from Wolverhampton Wanderers versus Wigan Athletic in the Premier League (kick-off 1.30pm).

From 3pm Mark Chapman presents build-up to this afternoon's Premier League football between Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur, followed-by commentary on the game from 4pm, live from Craven Cottage.

Presenters/Ian Payne and Mark Chapman, Producer/Mike Carr

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5 Live NFL

Sunday 6 November

9.00pm-1.00am BBC RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

Nat Coombes presents live action and all the news from around the league in week nine of the NFL.

Presenter/Nat Coombes, Producer/Simon Crosse for USP

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Cerys On 6

Sunday 6 November

10.00am-12.00noon BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC

Cerys Matthews has a live session from Edinburgh-based combo Hidden Orchestra.

The brainchild of Joe Acheson, Hidden Orchestra combine two live drummers, organic samples and dubby basslines to make cinematic, percussive music. Their sound takes audiences on a deep and truly original sonic journey containing elements of jazz, classical, drum 'n' bass, rock and hip hop. The band's debut album, Night Walks, is heavily influenced by classical, jazz, electronica and dance music with the simplicity and honesty of folk and rock.

Presenter/Cerys Matthews

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David Nicholls, author of the hugely popular, award-winning book One Day kicks off the new series of Paperback Writers, playing the tracks that have been important to his life and his literary work.

After spending his twenties as a jobbing actor David found fame in the world of script writing with the highly acclaimed TV series Cold Feet. He has since written three novels, two of which have been made into successful films – Starter For Ten, the University Challenge coming-of-age tale starring James McAvoy, and One Day, the 20-year love story starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. David wrote the screen adaptations for each film, in which music plays a big part. In this hour David discusses his love of music and how it has infiltrated his work over the years.

Presenter/David Nicholls, Producer/Dina Jahina

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This special edition of the ideas discussion show, recorded in Parliament, uses the theme of Parliament Week to stimulate a discussion about democracy, with a focus on recent events in the Arab world. The Forum presenter and chair of this debate, Bridget Kendall, also considers how to put power back into the hands of the people once democracies and parliaments are established.

BBC diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall is joined by panellists Baroness Kennedy, barrister, broadcaster, and Labour member of the House of Lords; Ramachandra Guha, Chair in History and International Affairs at LSE; and Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed of Kings College London, expert on Arab affairs. The audience will also be participating with comments.

The Forum is a weekly ideas discussion show, in which three world-renowned thinkers share their ideas.

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