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'''''Night Waves''''' is a [[Radio programming|radio programme]] broadcast on [[BBC Radio 3]]. [[BBC|The BBC]] describes it as "Radio 3's flagship arts and ideas programme".<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/nightwaves/index.shtml BBC Radio 3 website]</ref> |
'''''Night Waves''''' is a [[Radio programming|radio programme]] broadcast on [[BBC Radio 3]]. [[BBC|The BBC]] describes it as "Radio 3's flagship arts and ideas programme".<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/nightwaves/index.shtml BBC Radio 3 website]</ref> |
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[[The Guardian]] said in May 2010 "...the king of radio arts programmes is undoubtedly Night Waves, a programme so clever that it regularly makes me stand still and listen, usually halfway to the dishwasher with a plate in my hand...It's the desire to untangle arguments, to lift up their corners and see what lurks there. There's a gleeful range of references too...and a relish for intelligent debate."<ref> |
''[[The Guardian]]'' said in May 2010 "...the king of radio arts programmes is undoubtedly ''Night Waves'', a programme so clever that it regularly makes me stand still and listen, usually halfway to the dishwasher with a plate in my hand...It's the desire to untangle arguments, to lift up their corners and see what lurks there. There's a gleeful range of references too...and a relish for intelligent debate."<ref>Elisabeth Mahoney [http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/may/19/night-waves "Radio head: Night Waves",] ''The Guardian'' (blog entry), 19 May 2010</ref> |
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It is broadcast every Monday to Thursday evening, except during [[The Proms|the Proms season]]. Programmes usually include a mix of interviews, reviews, previews, discussions, commissioned writing and reports. Some episodes include a single interview with a prominent figure in the worlds of arts or ideas. |
It is broadcast every Monday to Thursday evening, except during [[The Proms|the Proms season]]. Programmes usually include a mix of interviews, reviews, previews, discussions, commissioned writing and reports. Some episodes include a single interview with a prominent figure in the worlds of arts or ideas. A monthly edition discusses a cultural landmark. |
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The programme's presenters are [[Matthew Sweet]], [[Philip Dodd]], Rana Mitter and Anne McElvoy. |
The programme's presenters are [[Matthew Sweet]], [[Philip Dodd]], Rana Mitter and Anne McElvoy. |
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Night Waves is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 3. The BBC describes it as "Radio 3's flagship arts and ideas programme".[1]
The Guardian said in May 2010 "...the king of radio arts programmes is undoubtedly Night Waves, a programme so clever that it regularly makes me stand still and listen, usually halfway to the dishwasher with a plate in my hand...It's the desire to untangle arguments, to lift up their corners and see what lurks there. There's a gleeful range of references too...and a relish for intelligent debate."[2]
It is broadcast every Monday to Thursday evening, except during the Proms season. Programmes usually include a mix of interviews, reviews, previews, discussions, commissioned writing and reports. Some episodes include a single interview with a prominent figure in the worlds of arts or ideas. A monthly edition discusses a cultural landmark.
The programme's presenters are Matthew Sweet, Philip Dodd, Rana Mitter and Anne McElvoy.
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