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  1. Today21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    MetamorphosesThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    3/10Jerry Brotton visits Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, where Kit Marlowe studied.

  2. Tomorrow21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Mighty LineThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    4/10Jerry Brotton explores Tamburlaine and Kit Marlowe’s ‘mighty line’.

  3. Friday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Merchant of MaltaThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    5/10Jerry Brotton explores Marlowe's dark inspiration for Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.

  4. Monday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Enter GhostThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    6/10Jerry Brotton reveals the enduring influence of Marlowe on Shakespeare.

  5. Next Tuesday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    His Dark ArtsThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    7/10Jerry Brotton explores the dark side of Kit Marlowe's Dr Faustus.

  6. Next Wednesday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Mad About the BoyThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    8/10Jerry Brotton explores Marlowe's taboo-breaking play Edward II.

  7. Next Thursday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Becoming the StoryThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    9/10Jerry Brotton explores Kit Marlowe's last play The Massacre at Paris.

  8. Fri 1 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The ReckoningThe Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe

    10/10Jerry Brotton returns to Deptford to investigate the claims that Kit Marlowe was murdered.

  9. Mon 4 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    1. Let Those Bugs SingThe Insect Singers

    The Essay celebrates the sheer musicality and beautiful noise of Earth’s insect singers.

  10. Tue 5 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    2. Katydids-All Night LongThe Insect Singers

    The Essay celebrates the musicality of Earth’s insect singers. 2-Katydids all night long.

  11. Wed 6 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    3. Cicada Summer SongThe Insect Singers

    The Essay hears the musicality & noise of Earth’s insect singers 3. Cicada Summer Song.

  12. Thu 7 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    4. Autumn Cricket SongThe Insect Singers

    The Essay celebrates the musicality of Earth’s insect singers. 4-Autumn Cricket Song

  13. Fri 8 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    5. Good Vibrations-TreehoppersThe Insect Singers

    The Insect Singers' final trill. 5. Good Vibrations-Treehoppers with Rex Cocroft.

  14. Mon 11 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Episode 1 - Becoming David MunrowDavid Munrow - The Pied Piper

    5/5This series reveals how David Munrow changed how Britain listened to music.

  15. Tue 12 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Episode 2 - Popularising Early MusicDavid Munrow - The Pied Piper

    2/5Popularising Early Music in the 1960s made David Munrow a controversial figure, but why?

  16. Wed 13 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Episode 3 - The Amorous FluteDavid Munrow - The Pied Piper

    3/5For David Munrow, a musical maverick of the 1960s, the flute became a world of adventure.

  17. Thu 14 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Episode 4 - Radio 3's Pied Piper seriesDavid Munrow - The Pied Piper

    1/5What made David Munrow's long-running children's programmes so popular in the 1970s?

  18. Fri 15 May 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Episode 5 - Leaving a legacyDavid Munrow - The Pied Piper

    4/5The sound of David Munrow's music for now.