Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—02/05/2013
Jonathan Swain presents a concert given at the 2011 Proms: Colin Davis conducts.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker, and her guest, the chef and writer Tamasin Day-Lewis.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864), A Change of Tack
4/5Donald Macleod on Meyerbeer's happy return to Paris with Le prophete and L'etoile du nord.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Faure's Melodies, Ailish Tynan, Alisdair Hogarth
3/4Soprano Ailish Tynan and pianist Alisdair Hogarth in songs by Faure, Duparc and Poulenc.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Thursday Opera Matinee - Wagner 200: BBC SSO in Wagner's Tristan
Louise Fryer presents the BBC SSO in the second act of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde.
16:30
In Tune—Antonio Pappano, Jonas Kaufmann, Michael Rosen, Oxford Early Music Festival
Sean Rafferty's guests include conductor Antonio Pappano and tenor Jonas Kaufmann.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864), A Change of Tack
4/5Donald Macleod on Meyerbeer's happy return to Paris with Le prophete and L'etoile du nord.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—BBC SSO - Wagner, Vaughan Williams, Beethoven
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Manze in Wagner, Vaughan Williams and Beethoven.
22:00
Night Waves—Future Warfare
Anne McElvoy and guests examine how the traditional rules of warfare are changing.
22:45
The Essay—The Case for Doubt, Jennifer Michael Hecht on Doubt
4/5American poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht argues doubt is 'a beautiful thing'.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Fiona Talkington
An eclectic mix of sounds with Fiona Talkington.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—03/05/2013
Jonathan Swain introduces a concert of choral works by Bulgarian composer Petar Dinev.
