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It is transmitted every Wednesday at 16:00 during the ''Afternoon Concerts'' block on
The first edition was relayed by the
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service of Choral Evensong
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(sung evening prayer) live from cathedrals, university college chapels and churches throughout the United Kingdom.
Broadcasting
It is transmitted every Wednesday at 16:00 during the ''Afternoon Concerts'' block on BBC Radio 3
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, with a repeat on Sunday afternoons at 15:00. The most recent broadcast is available on BBC Sounds
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for one month after the original broadcast. There is also an archive available.
On occasion, Choral Vespers from Catholic
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cathedrals (such as Westminster Cathedral
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The site on which the cathedral stands in the City of ...
), Orthodox Vespers, or a recorded service from choral foundations abroad are broadcast, at which time it is referred to as ''Choral Vespers''.
History
The first edition was relayed by the British Broadcasting Company
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from Westminster Abbey
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on 7 October 1926. The programme continued on the BBC Home Service
The BBC Home Service was a national and regional radio station that broadcast from 1939 until 1967, when it was replaced by BBC Radio 4.
History
1922–1939: Interwar period
Between the early 1920s and the outbreak of World War II, the BBC ...
, later BBC Radio 4
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, until 8 April 1970 when it moved to BBC Radio 3.
In 1970 the programme was reduced to just one broadcast per month, but the BBC received 2,500 letters of complaint, and weekly transmissions were resumed on 1 July of that same year.
In 2007 the live broadcast was switched to Sundays, which again caused protests. The live transmission returned to Wednesdays in September 2008, with a recorded repeat on Sunday afternoons at approximately the same time. ''Choral Evensong'' forms part of Radio 3's religious programming remit, although non-religious listeners have also campaigned for its retention.
Its 80th and 90th anniversary programmes were celebrated live from Westminster Abbey, with services on 11 October 2006 and 28 September 2016 respectively.
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