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Friends of Radio 3 (FoR3) is a listeners' group whose main aims are to promote BBC Radio 3 and convey listeners' views on station output to the BBC.
Radio 3's remit states: "Around its core proposition of classical music, its speech-based programming should inform and educate the audience about music and culture. Jazz, world music, drama, the arts and ideas, and religious programming should feature in its output."
It is our view that Radio 3 should maintain its position as the leading high culture broadcaster in the UK and acknowledge that its content, as presented, will attract small audiences. It should resist all pressures to dilute or 'dumb down' its output.
Our campaign has attracted support from many people within the music and arts worlds.
Radio 3's remit states: "Around its core proposition of classical music, its speech-based programming should inform and educate the audience about music and culture. Jazz, world music, drama, the arts and ideas, and religious programming should feature in its output."
It is our view that Radio 3 should maintain its position as the leading high culture broadcaster in the UK and acknowledge that its content, as presented, will attract small audiences. It should resist all pressures to dilute or 'dumb down' its output.
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FoR3 has no official connection with Radio 3 or the BBC
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Our campaign has attracted support from many people within the music and arts worlds.
On this site you can find:
- the latest developments in FoR3's work: Campaign Update
- a short history of the Third Programme/Radio 3 (R3 History)
- an indication of the kind of music and arts programming for which we are campaigning (Aims of FoR3, R3 and Music and R3 and the Arts)
- a chronology of our discussions with the BBC (Timeline)
- news about Radio 3 (BBC & R3 News)
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reviews of recent R3 programmes (R3 Showcase)
details of classical music stations in other countries (Around the World)
typical listeners' opinions on R3 at present (Listeners' Voice)
- Music Links has information on selected recommended linked websites.
- And Contact Us is self-explanatory…
FoR3 was started by music lovers who 'met' on BBC Radio 3's online message board, Classical Forum, the precursor of the main Radio 3 Messageboard page with links to the separate boards, Classical Music on Radio 3 and CD Masters.