Schedule
Early
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—A Christmas Miscellany
Geoffrey Smith presents a Christmas miscellany.
01:00
Through the Night—23/12/2012
A performance of Berlioz's version of Christ's early life, L'enfance du Christ.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Sunday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with festive music and surprises.
09:00
Sunday Morning—23/12/2012
Rob Cowan with instrumental music inspired by or drawn from opera.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Diana Rigg
Michael Berkeley's guest is actress Dame Diana Rigg.
13:00
The Early Music Show—The Ministry of Angels
Highlights from a concert given by the Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments.
14:00
Sunday Concert—Grieg's Peer Gynt
Grieg's Peer Gynt performed by actors and singers with the BBC SO under Marc Minkowski.
16:00
Choral Evensong—Lichfield Cathedral
From Lichfield Cathedral.(R)
17:00
Choir and Organ—23/12/2012
Aled Jones introduces seasonal choral music plus contemporary sounds from Arctic Light.
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Evening
18:30
Words and Music—Abundance
Music and poetry on the theme of abundance read by Nicholas Farrell and Hayley Carmichael.(R)
19:45
Sunday Feature—Reader Meet Author
Exploring unexpected literary influences on Byron, Tennessee Williams and Virginia Woolf.
20:30
Drama on 3—A New Cycle of Mystery Plays
Five New Testament stories set in present-day pre-Christmas London.
22:00
World Routes—World Routes in Athens, Episode 2
Moshe Morad presents music from Lazarus Koulaxizis and Rembetiko star Mario.
23:00
Jazz Line-Up—Christmas Round Table
Claire Martin presents the annual Christmas round table programme.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—24/12/2012
A chance to hear Tchaikovsky's rarely performed comic opera The Tsarina's Slippers.
