Roy Orbison, Charlie Parker, Olivier Messiaen

FREE! Music for grown-ups on the BBC in the next 10 days:

Hidden among its vast TV and radio output, the BBC broadcasts some magnificent music for grown-ups. Every week of the year. And it’s all free - well, sort of… .

Thurs 27 Nov
2300 Bob Dylan, Theme Time Radio Hour – BBC Radio 2
2300 Georgie Fame, BBC Four Sessions – BBC Four
2400 Van Morrison, BBC Four Sessions – BBC Four

Fri 28 Nov
1930 Mahler’s 2nd Symphony – BBC Four
2100 The Clash: Westway To The World – BBC Four
2200 The Clash Live – Revolution Rock – BBC Four

Sat 29 Nov
1600 Charlie Christian, Jazz Library – BBC Radio 3
1730 Berlioz, La Damnation de Faust (from the Met) – BBC Radio 3
2400 Charlie Parker, Jazz Library – BBC Radio 3

Sun 30 Nov
2400 Bob Dylan, Theme Time Radio Hour – BBC 6 Music

Mon 1 Dec
1200 & 2200 Olivier Messiaen, Composer Of The Week
(1/5, continues Tues-Fri) – BBC Radio 3
2330 Roy Orbison, In Dreams (1/4) – BBC Radio 2

Thurs 4 Nov
2300 Salif Keita, BBC Four Sessions – BBC Four

Fri 5 Dec
2315 fRoots magazine’s Album of the Year, World On 3 – BBC Radio 3


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Gerry Smith