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The '''BBC Third Programme''' was the third national radio network broadcast by the [[BBC]], has since become '''[[BBC Radio 3|Radio 3]]''', but was originally known (at least within the BBC) as '''C'''. The other two were the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] (mainly speech based) and the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]], dedicated to light music, usually cover versions of popular music of the day played by the "in-house" BBC orchestras. The Home Service is now known as [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] and the [[Light Programme]] is [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]]. After the death of [[Henry Wood (conductor)|Sir Henry Wood]] the BBC stepped in to sponsor his [[The Proms|Promenade concerts]], carrying them live every night on the Third Programme.
==Description and history==
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