Schedule
Early
00:00
The Early Music Show—Charles Burney - Journeyman, Historian and Composer
Lucie Skeaping talks to musicologist Ian Gammie about the life of Charles Burney.(R)
01:00
Through the Night—10/08/2008
Susan Sharpe introduces music, including Nielsen, Elgar, Brahms, Poulenc, Schumann.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Breakfast
With Martin Handley. Including music by J Strauss II, Marais, Kodaly, Vivaldi, Rachmaninov
10:00
Sunday Morning—10/08/2008
Mary King sits in for Iain Burnside and explores the world of left-handed musicians.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Kiran Desai
Michael Berkeley talks to author Kiran Desai, whose musical choices include Bach.
13:00
The Early Music Show—Dr John Bull
Lucie Skeaping explores the troubled life of British composer Dr John Bull and his music.
14:00
Radio 3 Requests—10/08/2008
Chi-chi Nwanoku presents listeners' requests, including Dukas's The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
15:00
Choral Evensong—10/08/2008
From Worcester Cathedral.
16:00
BBC Proms—2008, Prom 32: BBC Singers
Organist James O'Donnell performs Messiaen's Messe de la Pentecote.
17:00
Discovering Music—Schwanengesang
Hakan Vramsmo and Julius Drake join Stephen Johnson to explore Schubert's song-cycle.
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Evening
18:30
New Generation Artists—Eduard Kunz, Martin Helmchen, Aronowitz Ensemble
Verity Sharp with performances by Eduard Kunz, Martin Helmchen and the Aronowitz Ensemble.
19:30
BBC Proms—2008, Prom 33: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Prom 33 - Part 1
The BBC SO in Sibelius and two world premieres by Michael Berkeley and Stuart McRae.
20:30
Proms Short Story
By Leonard Woolf. An English novelist visiting Ceylon falls in love with a prostitute.
20:50
BBC Proms—2008, Prom 33: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Prom 33 - Part 2
Edward Gardner conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Elgar's Enigma Variations.
21:30
Sunday Feature—A Brief History of Cunning
American writer and satirist Joe Queenan traces the history of cunning through the ages.
22:15
Words and Music—Crushed
A selection of literature and accompanying music.
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Late
00:00
The Early Music Show—Charles Burney's German Journey
Charles Burney's 18th-century musical travels through Germany and The Netherlands.(R)
01:00
Through the Night—11/08/2008
Susan Sharpe with music including Doubinsky, Franck, Kaufman, Kolarov, Tanev, Kostov.
