Schedule
Early
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Shakespeare
Geoffrey Smith presents swinging nods to the Bard, including Cleo Laine and Duke Ellington
01:00
Through the Night—Shakespeare in Sound, Episode 1
1/2Jonathan Swain presents music inspired by Shakespeare performed in Barcelona.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Sounds of Shakespeare
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, live from Stratford-upon-Avon.
09:00
Sunday Morning—Sounds of Shakespeare
James Jolly plays music connected with Shakespeare from Nicolai to Woyrsch.
11:00
Inspired by Shakespeare: Ashley Wass
Pianist Ashley Wass plays Shakespeare-related music by Prokofiev, Smetana and Beethoven.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Jonathan Bate
Scholar Jonathan Bate discusses his passion for music inspired by Shakespeare.
13:00
Words and Music—Shakespeare - Youth and Age
Student actors from the Shakespeare Institute with prose and poetry on the theme of youth
14:00
The Early Music Show—Sounds of Shakespeare
The choir Ex Cathedra with a special concert of madrigals from Shakespeare's lifetime.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
From Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon.(R)
16:00
Choir and Organ—Sounds of Shakespeare
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with choral music and conversation, live from Stratford-upon-Avon.
17:30
Words and Music—The Play's the Thing
Poems, songs, readings and music celebrating Shakespeare's legacy in theatre and acting.
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Evening
18:45
Sunday Feature—First Folio Road Trip
How Shakespeare's First Folio helped make a national poet and an international star.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—BBC Symphony Orchestra - Weilerstein, Piemontesi
Ian Skelly presents music with a Shakespearean theme, by Mendelssohn and Prokofiev.
21:00
Drama on 3—A Play for the Heart: The Death of Shakespeare
Robert Lindsay and Oliver Chris star in a dramatic re-imagining of Shakespeare's last day.
22:30
Early Music Late—Claire Lefilliatre and Vincent Dumestre
Claire Lefilliatre and Vincent Dumestre perform a programme of songs and guitar pieces.
23:30
Sonnets in the City—Love Again
5/5Drama about a solicitor who becomes embroiled in someone else's love life.
23:45
Night Music—Shakespeare by Finzi
Shakespeare-inspired music by Gerald Finzi.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Shakespeare in Sound, Episode 2
2/2Jonathan Swain presents Shakespeare-inspired music, featuring the West German Radio Chorus
