Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson at the Reykjavík Arts Festival
The Icelandic flautist plays Prokofiev, Villa-Lobos and Mendelssohn.
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Morning
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06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Start the day strong with classical music
Join Mark Forrest every Sunday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
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09:00
Sunday Morning—Start your Sunday with classical music
Sarah Walker with a sparkling classical playlist for your Sunday morning.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Private Passions—Louise Kennedy, writer
Michael Berkeley's guest is Louise Kennedy, best known for her acclaimed novel Trespasses.
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13:30
Music Map—Stravinsky's Firebird
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, mapping it in a musical landscape.
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15:00
Music Matters—The President and the Polka, 1. An American Music
Justin Webb traces the relationship between American classical music and political history (R)
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16:00
Jazz Record Requests—Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon
Alyn Shipton with requests, including Gil Scott-Heron, Blossom Dearie and Arizona Dranes.
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17:00
The Early Music Show—Lucrezia Borgia's music
Hannah French seeks the real Lucrezia Borgia through the music she knew and loved.
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Evening
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18:00
Choral Evensong—St James's Piccadilly, London
From St James's Piccadilly, London, with Genesis Sixteen Alumni. (R)
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19:00
Radio 3 in Concert—BBC Young Musician 2026
The Final of the BBC Young Musician 2026 from Bristol Beacon.
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21:00
Brass Banding with Hannah Peel—Teachers, Plumbers, Banders
Hannah meets the full-time workers who are top-level players.
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22:00
Night Tracks—Immersive music for moonlight
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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23:30
Unclassified—Ambient classicism to calm your canine
In the week of Bonfire Night, Elizabeth Alker shares a mix of soothing tracks.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Lekeu and Bruckner from Katowice
Guillaume Lekeu's Adagio pour quatuor d'orchestre and Bruckner's 7th Symphony.
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