This BBC Press Release will also be of interest to those outside the UK who
listen to BBC Radio 3 on the web:

   lebrecht.live

   is the new cultural debate forum on BBC Radio 3 and the World Wide
   Web, where burning issues in the arts are debated and hotly disputed
   by makers and consumers of culture.  The programmes -- which are
   unscripted -- will be transmitted fortnightly from September to
   November.

   We welcome contributions from abroad.  You can listen to the programme
   online by visiting the Radio 3 website at www.bbc.co.uk/radio3 and
   following the instructions for 'Listen Online' on the Home Page.
   You will need a PC with a sound card; the audio stream is supported
   by RealPlayer -- if you do not have RealPlayer, a free version can
   be downloaded by visiting www.realplayer.com.

   Our first show, airing Wednesday 13 September from 1900 UK time (2000
   CET, 1400 US East Coast) until 1930 is called:

   Are We Being Served?

   Among the issues to be discussed are:

   *Are concerts, opera, ballet and drama being put on at the right
   place, the right time and in reasonable comfort?

   *Are we getting value for money? When you pay $100 for a concert or
   theatre ticket, shouldn't you get a free programme and welcome or
   interval drink?

   *Who decides what gets performed? Does anyone listen to the audience?

   Send us your views, before, during and after the programme.  Exchange
   ideas with other arts lovers and give the system a good shaking out.

   You can E-MAIL the programme at any time on [log in to unmask]
   You can CALL the programme on 08700 100 444 (+44 8700 100 444 from
   abroad).  Lines are open on transmission days from 1800 (UK time),
   1900 (CET), 1300 (US East Coast) until the end of the broadcast You
   can call the BBC Helpline on 08700 100 300 (+44 8700 100 444) to put
   your views at any time.  We will forward your commments and questions
   to the programme

   lebrecht.live -- transmission dates and programme topics

   Wednesday 13 September Are you being served?
   Wednesday 27 September Presenters: who needs them?
   Wednesday 11 October Funding
   Wednesday 25 October Art - too much of a good thing?
   Wednesday 8 November The Education Industry
   Wednesday 22 November Value for Money?

Tony Duggan, England.
Mahler recordings survey:
http://www.musicweb.force9.co.uk/music/Mahler/