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with Sarah Walker and her guest, Master of St Peter's College, Oxford, Mark Damazer.

9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Weber: Overtures - Berlin Philharmonic, Karajan, DG. We also have our daily brainteaser at 9.30.

10am
Artist of the Week: Nash Ensemble

10.30am
In the week marking the 800th anniversary of the formal creation of the role of Chancellor of Oxford University, Sarah's guest is Mark Damazer CBE, Master of St Peter's College, Oxford, and former controller of ±«Óãtv Radio 4 and Radio 7.

Previous to these posts, Mark had an extensive career in news and current affairs journalism working at ITN and at the ±«Óãtv - in the World Service and on news programme such as Newsnight and the Nine O'Clock News. Later he was responsible for the ±«Óãtv's news and current affairs journalism from Westminster, including Question Time, and Yesterday in Parliament, becoming Deputy Director of ±«Óãtv News in 2001. He was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting.

Mark is a Board Member of the V&A, and of the Centre of Contemporary British History. He currently writes columns for The London Evening Standard and The Guardian.

Mark suffers the misfortunes of Tottenham Hotspur and enjoys opera, gardening and Italian painting.

11am
Sarah's Essential Choice
Bach
Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major, BWV1068
Music Antiqua, Köln
Reinhard Goebel (director/violin).