Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2015: Sibelius Symphony Cycle - Symphonies Nos 3 and 4
Catriona Young presents BBC Proms performances of Sibelius's Symphonies Nos 3 and 4.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker with Adrian Lester
Artist of the Week: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, featured conducting Dvorak's Piano Concerto.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—William Byrd (1543-1623), Friends and Patrons
4/5Byrd’s catholic faith meant he had to choose his allies carefully. With Donald Macleod.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—BBC Proms Australia 2016, Episode 3
3/4Music by Barber, Vasks, Medaglia, Widmann and Wagenseil from BBC Proms Australia 2016.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Sounds of Shakespeare: Verdi - Falstaff
Katie Derham presents a performance of Verdi's opera Falstaff.
16:30
In Tune—Guards Division Brass Group, Donna Leon, Robert Levin, Max Baillie, Sura Susso
Suzy Klein's guests include crime novelist Donna Leon and the Guards Brass Group.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—William Byrd (1543-1623), Friends and Patrons
4/5Byrd’s catholic faith meant he had to choose his allies carefully. With Donald Macleod.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Irish Culture in Britain: A Centenary Celebration
Live from Wigmore Hall, London, Sean Rafferty presents a concert celebrating Irish culture
22:00
Free Thinking—Sicily, The London Library, John Hardyng's Chronicle
Anne McElvoy discusses Sicily. Plus 175 years of the London Library, with Tom Stoppard.
22:45
The Essay—The Genius of Disability, Lucy Jones: Crawling to Glory
5/5Tom Shakespeare celebrates painter Lucy Jones, who was born with cerebral palsy.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Nick Luscombe with Jonny Trunk
Nick Luscombe pays tribute to Prince and features a Late Junction Mixtape from Jonny Trunk
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2015: Sibelius Symphony Cycle - Symphonies Nos 5, 6 and 7
Catriona Young presents Proms performances of Sibelius's Symphonies Nos 5, 6 and 7.
