Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—21/06/2013
Jonathan Swain's selection includes a concert of music by Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. Including 20 Great British Works: Walton: Symphony No 1.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Edward Elgar (1857-1934), War and Beyond
5/5Donald Macleod focuses on Elgar's life during the First World War and beyond.
13:00
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World—2013, Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Part 4
4/4Highlights from the fourth recital in the Song Prize plus news from the opera rounds.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—21/06/2013
Penny Gore presents music by William Mathias, Daniel Jones, Beethoven and Piazzolla.
16:30
In Tune—Escher String Quartet, Penguin Cafe
With live music from the Escher String Quartet and Penguin Cafe.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Edward Elgar (1857-1934), War and Beyond
5/5Donald Macleod focuses on Elgar's life during the First World War and beyond.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from City Halls, Glasgow, Romeo and Juliet - Fantasy Overture, Piano Concerto No 1
1/2BBC SSO in Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet - Fantasy Overture; Piano Concerto No 1.
20:30
Twenty Minutes—The Ospreys of Loch Garten
Writer Rob Cowen travels to the Abernethy Forest in Scotland in search of rare ospreys.
20:50
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from City Halls, Glasgow, Symphony No 5
2/2BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Alexander Titov in Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5.
22:00
The Verb—Gary Delaney, Fred D'Aguiar, Thomas Keneally, Rosie Garland
Ian McMillan presents the cabaret of the word, with guests Fred D'Aguiar and Rosie Garland
22:45
The Essay—The Writer's Dickens, Justin Cartwright - Christmas
5/5Justin Cartwright reflects on the place that Christmas occupies in Charles Dickens's work.(R)
23:00
World on 3—Leon Hunt and Skerryvore from the Shetland Folk Festival
With Mary Ann Kennedy. Including Leon Hunt and Skerryvore from the Shetland Folk Festival.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—22/06/2013
Jonathan Swain introduces a recital given in Lisbon by pianist Nicholas Angelich.
