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It's been a great year for Friday Night Is Music Night, the world's longest-running live music radio programme. The major highlight of 2010 was the summer season's The Kiri Prize, the search for an opera star of the future with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Six hundred entrants, nationwide auditions and a series of tough masterclasses with Dame Kiri resulted in one winner – Shuna Scott Sendall – who sang at Proms In The Park in Hyde Park.

Throughout 2010, Friday Night attracted big-name stars including Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Monica Mancini, in addition to KT Tunstall and Michael Ball. Among the musical theatre legends, the show has celebrated the work of: Lionel Bart (Oliver!) with Barbara Windsor; Frank Loesser (Guys And Dolls) with Brian Conley and Imelda Staunton; and Kander and Ebb with Joel Grey and Lord Lloyd Webber.

Friday Night Is Music Night also marked the anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a special programme from RAF Northolt featuring over 100 musicians, celebrated Frank Sinatra with the legendary Buddy Greco and Michael Parkinson at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival and crossed continents with a special concert mixing the best of Hollywood music with music from Bollywood.

Producer/Bridget Apps for the BBC

BBC Radio 2 Publicity

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Claudia Winkleman previews the biggest films of 2011

Claudia previews the biggest films of 2011 with Xan Brooks and talks imagery with photography critic Sue Steward.

Presenter/Claudia Winkleman, Producer/Jessica Rickson for the BBC

BBC Radio 2 Publicity

The BBC Philharmonic, with conductor Antonello Manacorda, is joined by former New Generation Artist Shai Wosner for a performance of Mozart's E flat concerto (K 482), in which the winds of the orchestra share almost equal billing with the piano soloist. One of Mozart's exploratory Fantasias provides a centrepiece and the programme begins with the arresting overture to his penultimate opera, Die zauberflote.

Producer/Mike George

BBC Radio 3 Publicity

Listeners can enjoy news from the UK and coverage from day five of the final Ashes Test in Sydney, including the latest from the business world travel updates and the day's big sports stories.

Presenters/Nicky Campbell and Shelagh Fogarty, Producer/Scott Solder

BBC Radio 5 Live Publicity

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Darren Fletcher takes a look ahead to all the weekend's sport including the third round of the FA Cup.

Presenter/Darren Fletcher, Producer/Mike Carr

BBC Radio 5 Live Publicity

Commentary highlights come from the fifth day of the Fifth Test between Australia and England in Sydney, including close-of-play analysis, comes from Jonathan Agnew and Geoffrey Boycott.

Presenters/Jonathan Agnew and Geoffrey Boycott, Producer/Jen McAllister

BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra Publicity