Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2013 Highlights
Including a selection of highlights from the 2013 Proms season.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill. Including the Best of British Music Playlist.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Sarah Walker with Simon Thurley
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Stravinsky: Petrushka.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799), Emperors and Kings
5/5Donald Macleod focuses on Dittersdorf's final years, when his music fell out of fashion.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Aldeburgh Festival 2014, Episode 4
4/4Music by Martinu, Bartok, Ligeti, Janacek and Ravel from the 2014 Aldeburgh Festival.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Symphony Orchestra and Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 4
4/4Part 2 of Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea, plus Murail, Janacek and Sibelius.
16:30
In Tune—Proms Special: Gareth Malone and the Military Wives, Rachel Podger, Roderick Williams, Haochen Zhang
Sean Rafferty presents a special edition previewing the 2014 Proms season.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799), Emperors and Kings
5/5Donald Macleod focuses on Dittersdorf's final years, when his music fell out of fashion.
19:30
BBC Proms—2014, Prom 1: First Night of the Proms
The First Night of the 2014 Proms, featuring Elgar's biblical oratorio The Kingdom.
21:15
New Generation Artists—Zhang Zuo, Louis Schwizgebel, Kitty Whately, Lise Berthaud
With Zhang Zuo, Louis Schwizgebel (pianos), Kitty Whately (mezzo), Lise Berthaud (viola).
22:00
The Verb—DBC Pierre, Jackie Kay, Martin Carthy
Ian McMillan's guests include DBC Pierre, Jackie Kay and Martin Carthy.
22:45
The Essay—Homage to Caledonia, Homage to Caledonia: Hidden Identities
5/5AL Kennedy on what Scottishness means to her, discussing Scotland's many hidden identities
23:00
World on 3—Maya Youssef Session, Commonwealth Connections 24
Including a session from Maya Youssef and Commonwealth Connections: Zambia, Cameroon.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—Yello River Concerto
John Chen and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra perform the Yellow River Concerto.
