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A poem by the celebrated poet and BBC programme-maker WR Rodgers has been given a new lease of life by the Ulster Orchestra as part of a special commission to mark the BBC’s centenary.<\/p>\n
Rodgers reimagined the story of the Magi and their travels through the seasons of the year in a broadcast poem for BBC network radio in the late 1940s.<\/p>\n
Belfast-based composer Paul Campbell has adapted WR Rodgers\u2019 original poem and set it to music for symphony orchestra.<\/p>\n
The Journey of the Magi is narrated by Michelle Fairley and Stuart Graham, with an introduction by the award-winning poet Michael Longley.<\/p>\n
It will be broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster on Christmas Eve at 23:00 GMT and repeated on Christmas Day at 18:30.<\/p>\n
The programme will also be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Near Year\u2019s Day at 19:30.<\/p>\n
Listen: The Journey of the Magi on BBC Sounds<\/a><\/p>\n Video Journalist: Peter Hamill<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n