Classical

Six and a half hours of soothing sounds to ease your mind

A calming journey pairing The Shipping Forecast with gentle music and field recordings.

11 Jan 2026,·390 mins

Gentle classical music for peace and calm

Embrace stillness with peaceful classical melodies and sounds from the natural world.

09 Jan 2026,·180 mins

Immersive music for moonlight

Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.

14 Jan 2026,·89 mins

Launch the day with classical music

Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show

15 Jan 2026,·180 mins

The best classical morning music

Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music.

14 Jan 2026,·210 mins

Erland Cooper: Series 6

A weightless soundtrack for drifting ft. Grouper

Drift away with Erland Cooper and a selection of floating, meditative music.

14 Jan 2026,·60 mins

Vanessa Williams

Michael Berkeley's guest is the singer and actor Vanessa Williams.

11 Jan 2026,·86 mins

Bellini's I Puritani

Live from the New York Met, Bellini's I Puritani.

10 Jan 2026,·238 mins

Classical music for your journey

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.

13 Jan 2026,·30 mins

Mozart's Last Symphonies

The WDR Symphony Orchestra under Ádám Fischer play Mozart.

15 Jan 2026,·360 mins

Enchanting piano music for deep focus

A restorative piano soundtrack to guide you into deep focus.

08 Jan 2026,·120 mins

Charles Ives Symphony No. 2

Music by Ives, Sondheim, Gershwin and MacDowell.

14 Jan 2026,·117 mins

St Lawrence Church, York

From St Lawrence Church, York, with the Ebor Singers.

14 Jan 2026,·59 mins

Live from Los Angeles

Georgia Mann presents the fourth and final leg of Radio 3's journey across the US.

12 Jan 2026,·210 mins

Live music by Astatine Trio & Duncan Honeybourne

BBC New Generation Artists the Astatine Trio and pianist Duncan Honeybourne perform live.

14 Jan 2026,·120 mins

Radio 3's American Roadtrip: The Philadelphia Orchestra

Augustin Hadelich and The Philadelphia Orchestra in Barber's Violin Concerto.

14 Jan 2026,·134 mins

Ambient America

Elizabeth Alker with a sonic roadtrip through the USA's rich and varied ambient landscapes

11 Jan 2026,·60 mins

Alice Farnham and Andrew McGregor in Building a Library on Copland's Third Symphony

Alice Farnham's personal recommendation for Copland's Symphony no.3.

10 Jan 2026,·119 mins

Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)

Travelling Virtuoso

Donald Macleod follows Gottschalk as he returns to America to try and make his name

13 Jan 2026,·59 mins

Proms at Christmas 2025

Last Night of the Proms 2025

with Brian May, Roger Taylor, Alison Balsom, Louise Alder & Bill Bailey.

31 Dec 2025,·179 mins

Reinvigorate your morning with peaceful music

Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead.

12 Jan 2026,·180 mins

Christmas 2025

The annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College, Cambridge

25 Dec 2025,·99 mins

Live from Vienna

Petroc Trelawny live in Vienna for the annual New Year's Day Concert.

01 Jan 2026,·209 mins

American Ideas of Independence

Ideas of freedom expressed by Willa Cather, Solomon Northup, Walt Whitman, Louise Erdrich.

11 Jan 2026,·74 mins

Happy New Year - 18th Century German style

German cantatas to usher in the new year.

04 Jan 2026,·59 mins

Ten Minute Meditations - Series 5

Focus on forgiveness: Jillian Turecki

Work through what stands in our way of forgiveness with this guided meditation.

29 Jun 2025,·12 mins

Jools and guests share their musical favourites

Jools is joined by designer Jasper Conran, with music by Telemann, Chopin and Ray Charles.

03 Jan 2026,·59 mins

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Donald Macleod explores Copland’s quest for an American sound.

13 Jan 2026,·73 mins

Sarah Hennies' Listen List

Sarah Hennies shares her essential listening with Kate Molleson.

10 Jan 2026,·90 mins

Henry Cowell: Shock, scandal and the New York subway

Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century.

11 Jan 2026,·59 mins