Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Foggy Albion
John Shea's selection includes a Russian concert of British music.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Jeremy Vine
Artists of the Week: the Monteverdi Choir, featured in Purcell's Come Ye Sons of Art.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—William Walton (1902-1983), Music for the Masses
3/5Donald Macleod explains how Walton served the nation during World War II.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Schwetzingen Festival 2015, Renaud Capucon, David Kadouch
2/4Renaud Capucon (violin) and David Kadouch (piano) perform music by Schubert and Franck.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2015 Repeats, Prom 23: Verdi - Requiem
Donald Runnicles conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Verdi's Requiem.(R)
15:30
Choral Evensong—Southern Cathedrals Festival in Salisbury Cathedral
From the Southern Cathedrals Festival in Salisbury Cathedral.
16:30
In Tune—Eric Whitacre, Jocelyn Pook, Mary Anne Hobbs
Sean Rafferty hosts guests including conductor and composer Eric Whitacre and Jocelyn Pook
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Evening
18:30
BBC Proms—2015, Prom 26, Prom 26 (part 1): British Composers
1/2Tadaaki Otaka conducts the BBC NOW in music by Walton, Vaughan Williams and Grace Williams
19:25
BBC Proms—2015, Proms Extra, Walton - Symphony No 2
JPE Harper-Scott and David Matthews introduce Walton's Second Symphony.
19:45
BBC Proms—2015, Prom 26, Prom 26 (part 2): British Composers
2/2Tadaaki Otaka conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in music by Elgar and Walton.
21:00
Sunday Feature—The Gospel According to Joan
A portrait of the life and legacy of theatre director Joan Littlewood.(R)
21:45
The Essay—The Islamic Golden Age, Lubna of Cordoba
20/20Kamila Shamsie discusses Lubna of Cordoba, a female intellectual from the 10th century.(R)
22:00
The Essay—The Islamic Golden Age, Al-Khwarizmi
7/20Jim Al-Khalili explores the legacy of mathematician and astronomer al-Khwarizmi.(R)
22:15
BBC Proms—2015, Prom 27: Late Night With - BBC Radio 6 Music
Mary-Anne Hobbs presents performers Nils Frahm abnd A Winged Victory for the Sullen.
23:45
Late Junction—Wednesday - Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe introduces music from Russell Garcia and Toto La Momposina y Sus Tambores.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Caldara's Morte e sepoltura di Cristo - Europa Galante
Jonathan Swain presents Antonio Caldara's oratorio Morte e sepoltura di Cristo.
