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{{Infobox radiobroadcasting network

| name = BBC Third Programme

| image = BBC Broadcasting House 532073098.jpg

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| caption = The Third Programme headquarters was at [[Broadcasting House]] in [[London]].

| country = [[United Kingdom]]

| headquarters = [[Broadcasting House]], [[London]], [[England]]

| radio_stationsradiostations = 647 [[kHz]], 1547 kHz

| owner = [[BBC]]

| launch_dateestablished = {{Start date and age|1946|09|29|df=y}}

| dissolved = {{End date and age|1967|09|29|df=y}}

| language = [[English language|English]]

| replaced_by = [[BBC Radio 3]]

}}

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The Third Programme's contribution to contemporary poetry and criticism was significant, under producers and presenters such as [[John Wain]], [[Ludovic Kennedy]], [[George MacBeth]] and [[Patrick Dickinson]]. It promoted young writers such as [[Philip Larkin]] and [[Kingsley Amis]], as well as the "difficult" work of [[David Jones (poet)|David Jones]] and [[Laura Riding]]. The Third Programme was for many years the single largest source of [[copyright]] payments to poets.

The decision to close down the Third Programme was opposed by many within the BBC, some of them senior figures. Within the music division, a '"BBC rebellion'" gathered force, with its most vocal members including [[Hans Keller]] and [[Robert Simpson (composer)|Robert Simpson]]. Ultimately however, the attempt to prevent the culture-conscious Third being replaced by what Keller called "a daytime music station" proved unsuccessful.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

===Controllers===

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* 1946–1948: [[George Barnes (BBC controller)|George Barnes]]

* 1948–1952: [[Harman Grisewood]]

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===Announcers===

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* Patrick Butler

* [[Patricia Hughes (radio presenter)|Patricia Hughes]]