Schedule
Early
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Quincy Jones
Geoffrey Smith celebrates the jazz roots of Quincy Jones.
01:00
Through the Night—The BBC Concert Orchestra plays John Alden Carpenter
John Shea presents music by John Alden Carpenter performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Sunday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Sunday Morning—Jonathan Swain
Jonathan Swain explores different composers' ideas of midsummer, from Purcell to Tippett.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Anna Pavord
Michael Berkeley's guest is writer on gardens and landscape Anna Pavord.
13:00
BBC Proms—2016, Proms Chamber Music, PCM 05: Fretwork and Stile Antico
Fretwork and Stile Antico contrast music of Shakespeare's contemporaries with new settings(R)
14:00
New Generation Artists—Jennifer Pike
Former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Jennifer Pike talks to Clemency Burton-Hill.
14:45
Choral Evensong—St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
From St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh, during the Edinburgh International Festival(R)
15:45
BBC Proms—2016, Prom 47: Ulster Orchestra and Rafael Payare
Ulster Orchestra under Rafael Payare in music by Piers Hellawell, Haydn and Tchaikovsky.
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Evening
18:15
Words and Music—Monkey Business
All things ape with Philip Franks and Rosalie Craig.
19:30
BBC Proms—2016, Prom 48: Matthias Pintscher and Mendelssohn
Matthias Pintscher conducts the BBC SSO in Mendelssohn as well as his own work.
22:00
Drama on 3—The Piano Lesson
August Wilson's play about a brother and sister and a piano carved with African faces.(R)
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Late
00:00
New Generation Artists—Lise Berthaud
Viola player Lise Berthaud plays Schubert's great Arpeggione Sonata.
00:30
Through the Night—Motets by Victoria and Palestrina
John Shea presents a concert of Renaissance vocal music from the group Ensemble Plus Ultra
