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  1. Today21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    LondonThis Sounding Isle

    Kate Kennedy walks to seek out connections between a place and the music it has inspired.

  2. Monday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Dean: Abi Thompson, Sheffield CathedralTowards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Choral Evensong.

  3. Tuesday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Lay Clerk: Timothy Popple, Bristol CathedralTowards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Choral Evensong.

  4. Wednesday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Composer: Roxanna Panufnik, Westminster AbbeyTowards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Choral Evensong.

  5. Next Thursday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Dean's Verger: David Maw, Sheffield CathedralTowards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Choral Evensong.

  6. Next Friday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Director of Music: Daniel Hyde, King's College, CambridgeTowards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Choral Evensong.

  7. Next Saturday10:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  8. Next Saturday15:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  9. Next Saturday21:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  10. Sun 11 Oct 202605:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  11. Mon 12 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Rue BoissonadeThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    A street in the Montparnasse area of Paris has been home to important artists for decades.

  12. Tue 13 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Gardens shaping creative imaginationsThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    How a small patch of Paris became home to generations of influential artists and writers.(R)

  13. Wed 14 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Composers, singers - and Chopin's pianoThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    The patch of Paris that's been home to generations of composers, musicians and singers.(R)

  14. Thu 15 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Writers and spiritualityThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    The patch of Paris that has been home to influential writers, and a unique spirituality.(R)

  15. Fri 16 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The living and the deadThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    The patch of Paris that's been home to generations of influential artists and writers.(R)

  16. Sat 17 Oct 202610:40
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  17. Sat 17 Oct 202615:40
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  18. Sat 17 Oct 202621:40
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  19. Sun 18 Oct 202605:40
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  20. Mon 19 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Auntie Elsie’s Upright PianoJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  21. Tue 20 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Royal College of ArtJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  22. Wed 21 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Marble Arch StudiosJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  23. Thu 22 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Harold Budd and TranslucenceJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  24. Fri 23 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Piano of the FutureJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  25. Mon 26 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    26/10/2026Solo

    A soloist’s-eye-view of some of classical music’s miniature masterpieces.

  26. Tue 27 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    27/10/2026Solo

    A soloist’s-eye-view of some of classical music’s miniature masterpieces.

  27. Wed 28 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    28/10/2026Solo

    A soloist’s-eye-view of some of classical music’s miniature masterpieces.

  28. Thu 29 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    29/10/2026Solo

    A soloist’s-eye-view of some of classical music’s miniature masterpieces.

  29. Fri 30 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    30/10/2026Solo

    A soloist’s-eye-view of some of classical music’s miniature masterpieces.