Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—17/12/2010
Presented by Jonathan Swain.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Friday - Rob Cowan
Presented by Rob Cowan.
10:00
Classical Collection—Friday - James Jolly
James Jolly presents music by Fucik, Kalliwoda, Allegri, Debussy, Mendelssohn and Strauss.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—The MacDowell Colony (1907-), Episode 5
5/5Cheryl Young explains the links between sponsorship and an artistic residency programme.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—A Time There Was..., Andrew Kennedy, Aronowitz Ensemble
4/4Andrew Kennedy (tenor) in songs by Vaughan Williams. The Aronowitz Ensemble in Elgar.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Performing Groups Live, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
5/5BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Grant Llewellyn in a Russian-flavoured concert.
17:00
In Tune—17/12/2010 Christine Rice, Ailish Tynan, Kuss String Quartet
With mezzo Christine Rice, soprano Ailish Tynan and members of the Kuss String Quartet.
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Evening
19:00
Performance on 3—Live from the Barbican, Stravinsky, Dalbavie
1/2Jiri Belohlavek conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky and Dalbavie.
19:35
Twenty Minutes—Among Animals and Plants
Rober Chandler introduces the work of Russian writer Andrey Platonov.
19:55
Performance on 3—Live from the Barbican, Prokofiev
2/2Jiri Belohlavek conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Prokofiev's Sixth Symphony.
21:15
The Verb—Leila Aboulela, Padgett Powell, Peter Blegvad, Anthology of Rap
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, featuring novelist Leila Aboulela.
22:00
Composer of the Week—The MacDowell Colony (1907-), Episode 5
5/5Cheryl Young explains the links between sponsorship and an artistic residency programme.(R)
23:00
The Essay—Checkmate, The Sacrifice - How to Lose Against a Tsar
4/5Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov explores the murderous history of chess in Russia.
23:15
World on 3—Lopa Kothari
Lopa Kothari with a specially-recorded session by Mulatu Astatke and The Heliocentrics.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—18/12/2010
Jonathan Swain presents a performance of Bach's Christmas Cantata.
