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The '''BBC Third Programme''' was a national radio service produced and broadcast by the [[BBC]] between 1946 and 1967. It first went on the air on 29 September 1946 and quickly became one of the leading cultural and intellectual forces in Britain, playing a crucial role in disseminating the arts.<ref> Hewison, Robert (1995). ''Culture and Consensus: England, Art and Politics Since 1940''. London: Methuen. {{ISBN|0413690601}}.</ref> It was the BBC's third national radio network, the other two being the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] (mainly speech-based) and the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]], principally devoted to [[light entertainment]] and music. The Third Programme was rebranded to [[BBC Radio 3]] on 30 September 1967.

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* 1953–58 [[John Morris (anthropologist)|John Morris]]

* 1959–67 [[P. H. Newby|Howard Newby]]

==See also==

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*[[BBC Radio 3]] - The BBC's classical music and arts radio station as a replacement for the Third Programme

*[[Radio drama]]

==Partial list of announcers==

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==External links==

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* [http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/findaids/bbc.htm BBC Third Programme Scripts catalogue] The collection of [[Douglas Cleverdon]], a leading talks and drama producer for the Third, at the University of Delaware Library.

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/classical/thirdprogramme/ 60th anniversary]