Schedule
Early
00:00
Late Junction—Verity Sharp
Verity Sharp presents music for the end of Christmas Day.
01:00
Through the Night—26/12/2008
John Shea introduces music including Tchaikovsky, Westlake, Samuel-Rousseau and Boccherini
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with music by Bach, Chilcott, Ireland, Elgar, Sullivan and Mendelssohn.
10:00
Classical Collection—Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker presents music by Walton, Arnold, Faure, Sammartini, Delius and Beethoven.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), Puccini's World
5/5The 20th century saw Puccini searching for a new dramatic direction.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Bath Mozartfest 2008, 26/12/2008
With Louise Fryer. The Vienna Piano Trio in Mozart and Leopold String Trio in Beethoven.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—26/12/2008
The LSO under Valery Gergiev in a complete performance of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty.
17:00
Paradise Lost—Episode 5
5/12God sends Raphael to warn Adam and to explain how free will operates.
17:55
New Generation Artists—Pavel Haas Quartet, Tai Murray, Maxim Rysanov, Mahan Esfahani
Recordings by the Pavel Haas Quartet, violinist Tai Murray and viola player Maxim Rysanov.
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Evening
19:00
BBC Proms—2008, Prom 38 - Christmas repeat
Austrian classics performed by the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the 2008 BBC Proms.(R)
20:45
Belief—Series 4, Rabbi Dr Tony Bayfield
Joan Bakewell discusses belief with Rabbi Dr Tony Bayfield, head of Britain's Reform Jews.
21:15
BBC Proms—2008, Prom 26: The King's Singers
The King's Singers celebrate their 40th anniversary year with an Anglo-French programme.(R)
22:30
Composer of the Week—Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), Puccini's World
5/5The 20th century saw Puccini searching for a new dramatic direction.
23:30
World on 3—26/12/2008
An eclectic mix of global sounds including a studio session by Omara Portuondo
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—27/12/2008
John Shea introduces music including Nielsen, Sibelius, Schubert, Mozart, Vivaldi, Chopin.
