BBC Radio 3 3 audiences wanted programmes that challenged and inspired. the regular presenter of "Record Review" is Andrew McGregor. "Jazz Record Requests" was the first weekly jazz programme on the Third Programme. First presented by the jazz musician Humphrey Lyttelton, the 30-minute programme was launched in December 1964 and is still running. Now an hour long, it is still broadcast on Saturday, usually in the late afternoon. Presenters on Radio 3 have included Steve Race, Peter Clayton, Charles Fox and Geoffrey Smith. Alyn Shipton became the presenter in May 2012. "Pied Piper" was an iconic children's programme, presented by early music specialist,
BBC Music Jazz BBC Music Jazz BBC Music Jazz is a temporary pop-up DAB service which was a collaboration between BBC Radio, Jazz FM and The EFG Jazz London Festival. The service ran from Thursday, 12 November 2015 until Sunday, 15 November 2015. The BBC Music Jazz event marked the broadcaster's first major collaboration with a commercial rival. BBC Music Jazz was available via Digital Audio Broadcasting, online on the BBC Music Jazz's official website, or via the BBC Radio iPlayer app. The service was unavailable on digital television. The station returned on Thursday November 10, 2016 at 10am, running round the clock