BBC Radio 3 pops up at Southbank Centre to celebrate 70th anniversary
Following the huge success of 2014’s BBC Radio 3 Live at Southbank Centre, the station returns for two weeks this September, broadcasting live from its pop-up glass studio in the Royal Festival Hall foyers (23 September - 7 October 2016).
Published: 28 January 2016
We look forward to broadcasting a host of top-class content celebrating the unique heritage of Radio 3 installed in one of the most exceptional arts centres in the UK.
29 September 2016 marks the 70th anniversary of the BBC’s Third Programme, the radio station which was the forerunner of BBC Radio 3. This pop-up experience at Southbank Centre forms part of Radio 3’s plans to mark this anniversary and look to the future, including new commissions and special events. Radio 3 will take over the Royal Festival Hall public spaces for a fortnight of special broadcasts featuring Southbank Centre artists, ensembles, resident orchestras, visiting musical and literary guests, and more.
Visitors to the venue will be able to see BBC Radio 3 presenters broadcasting live from the pop-up glass studio in the Festival Terrace foyers, beginning with drive-time programme In Tune on Friday 23 September.
BBC Radio 3 Live at Southbank Centre also complements the station’s broadcast partnership with Philharmonia Orchestra’s Stravinsky series Myths And Rituals, which will see Radio 3 broadcasting all five Philharmonia Stravinsky concerts in the In Concert slot from May to September.
Alan Davey, Controller of BBC Radio 3 says: “The Radio 3 pop up at Southbank Centre will draw from the spirit of the Third Programme in a contemporary way – to get audiences engaged and connected with remarkable music and culture. Presenting fresh, distinctive and varied programming is at the heart of what we do as a cultural institution, and we look forward to broadcasting a host of top-class content celebrating the unique heritage of Radio 3 installed in one of the most exceptional arts centres in the UK.”
BBC Radio 3 will broadcast from Southbank Centre on 23 September - 7 October 2016, with full details of content to be announced shortly.
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