Schedule
Early
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley
Geoffrey Smith introduces hit songs by alto saxophonist Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley.(R)
01:00
Through the Night—Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler from the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Catriona Young presents a concert by the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Sunday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with a musical advent calendar
09:00
Sunday Morning—Northern Lights: James Jolly
James Jolly presents music connected to Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Northern Lights: Sara Wheeler
For Radio 3's Northern Lights season, Michael Berkeley's guest is writer Sara Wheeler.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Wigmore Hall Mondays - Artemis Quartet
The Artemis Quartet and pianist Markus Groh perform music by Bach, Piazzolla and Brahms.(R)
14:00
The Early Music Show—The Duben Collection
Fiona Talkington explores some of the music found in the Duben Collection.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Peterborough Cathedral
From Peterborough Cathedral.
16:00
Choir and Organ—Northern Lights
For the Northern Lights season, Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the choral scene in Greenland.
17:30
Words and Music—Northern Lights: The North Pole
Texts and music related to the North Pole. Readers: Olivia Williams and Charles Edwards.
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Evening
18:45
Sunday Feature—Above Sixty, Below Zero
Exploring the changing relationship between humans and the landscape in the far north.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Northern Lights: Sibelius's Kullervo
Ian Skelly introduces a performance of Sibelius's Kullervo given at the 2015 Proms.
21:00
Drama on 3—Finlandia
The psyche of Jean Sibelius, his music and a Finnish epic, starring Tim Pigott-Smith.
22:30
Early Music Late—Ensemble 1700
Ensemble 1700 perform 'nature music' by Van Eyck, Telemann, Biber and others.
23:30
Glenn Gould: The Idea of North
Glenn Gould's 'contrapuntal radio documentary' on the idea and the reality of the north.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Bach Motets from the Swedish Radio Chorus
Catriona Young presents the Swedish Radio Chorus directed by Peter Dijkstra in Bach motets
