Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—The Lion Guitar
Catriona Young presents a selection of Spanish music performed on historical guitars.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents the breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Sarah Walker with Victoria Wood
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Schumann: Piano Quintet.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Into Obscurity
5/5Donald Macleod introduces music from the final decade of Vivaldi's life.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Schwarzenberg Schubertiade 2014, Episode 5
5/5Music by Schubert: part-songs and Piano Sonata in B flat, D960, with Marc-Andre Hamelin.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Celebrating Simon Rattle, Episode 4
4/4Simon Rattle leads the Berlin Philharmonic in the fourth symphonies of Schumann and Brahms
16:30
Words and Music—No Stronger than a Flower
Texts and music inspired by flowers, with readings by Emilia Fox and Jamie Glover.(R)
17:45
New Generation Artists—26/12/2014
Radio 3 New Generation Artists perform Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Schubert's Winterreise.
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Evening
19:30
BBC Proms 2014—Prom 55: Tchaikovsky, Debussy and Unsuk Chin
Myung-Whun Chung conducts the Seoul Philharmonic in Debussy, Unsuk Chin and Tchaikovsky.(R)
22:00
The Verb—Ian McEwan Special
Ian McMillan presents an extended interview with novelist Ian McEwan.
22:45
The Essay—I've Never Told Anyone This Before, 5. Suzanne Joinson - 'Somebody Else's Story'
5/5Novelist and market enthusiast Suzanne Joinson shares a story she has never told before.
23:00
World on 3—Commonwealth Connections Highlights
Mary Ann Kennedy present highlights from World on 3's Commonwealth Connections series.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Catriona Young presents a concert of Svendsen, Bruch and Prokofiev.
