Schedule
Early
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Easter
Geoffrey Smith presents music for Easter, with New Orleans music including Lester Young.
01:00
Through the Night—20/04/2014
Jonathan Swain's selection includes Handel's Messiah, as part of BBC's 18th Century season
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Sunday - Martin Handley
Presented by Martin Handley. Featuring music by Handel and listeners' Georgian Gems.
09:00
Sunday Morning—Easter
James Jolly selects music for Easter Sunday and presents Beethoven's Violin Sonatas No 5.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Nicholas Penny
Michael Berkeley talks to the director of the National Gallery, Nicholas Penny.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Wigmore Hall: Valentina Lisitsa
Live from Wigmore Hall, London, pianist Valentina Lisitsa plays Beethoven and Liszt.(R)
14:00
The Early Music Show—18th Century Season: Hogarth
Lucie Skeaping explores some of William Hogarth's pictures and their references to music.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Chester Cathedral
From Chester Cathedral.
16:00
Choir and Organ—West Gallery Music
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the modern revival of the West Gallery music tradition.
17:30
Words and Music—Streetlife
Words and music about life on the streets, with readings by Toby Jones and Mariah Gale.
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Evening
18:45
Sunday Feature—Shakespeare: For and Against
Playwright Mark Ravenhill asks if Shakespeare's genius is beyond question.
19:30
Drama on 3—Antony and Cleopatra
Kenneth Branagh and Alex Kingston star in Shakespeare's tragedy of love and power.
21:55
Music for Easter
Recordings of Handel's early Italian oratorio La Resurrezione and Bach's Easter Oratorio.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—21/04/2014
BBC Proms 2013: The Tallis Scholars and Peter Phillips perform John Taverner and Gesualdo.
