Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Christmas in Sweden
Catriona Young's selection includes a Swedish carol concert.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents the breakfast show, with the winner of the Carol Competition.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker with Victoria Wood
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Mendelssohn: Octet.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Celebrity
4/5Donald Macleod discusses the singer with whom Vivaldi became infamously associated.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Schwarzenberg Schubertiade 2014, Episode 4
4/5Igor Levit (piano) in Beethoven sonatas: Op 10 No 1; Op 49 No 2; Op 57 (Appassionata).
14:00
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols—25/12/2014
Christmas carols and readings from the candlelit chapel of King's College, Cambridge.
15:40
Afternoon Concert—Martha Argerich - Schumann Piano Concerto
Soloist Martha Argerich joins the Berlin Philharmonic to perform Schumann's Piano Concerto
16:30
Words and Music—The Rhyming and the Chiming
Texts and music on the theme of bells. Reading by Sylvestra le Touzel and David Troughton.(R)
17:45
New Generation Artists—25/12/2014
Radio 3 New Generation Artists perform Schubert, Schumann, Giuliani and Canteloube.
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Evening
19:00
BBC Proms 2014—Prom 64: Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic
Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle. Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances. Stravinsky: The Firebird.(R)
21:00
BBC Proms 2014—Prom 30: Battle of the Bands
A Prom evoking the swing era, with Clare Teal, James Pearson and Grant Windsor.(R)
22:45
The Essay—I've Never Told Anyone This Before, Jane Stevenson - An Uneasy Feeling
4/5Writer Jane Stevenson tells the true story of an unusual encounter during house-hunting.
23:00
Late Junction—Late Junction Sessions, Collaboration Session: Martin Baker and Simon Fisher Turner
Nick Luscombe introduces a Collaboration Session with Martin Baker and Simon Fisher Turner
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—The Lion Guitar
Catriona Young presents a selection of Spanish music performed on historical guitars.
