Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Schubert's Symphony No 9 from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius, Nielsen and Schubert. John Shea presents
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents, with a new piece by Composer in 3 Matthew Kaner.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Rob Cowan with Clare Teal
Artist of the Week: soprano Victoria de los Angeles, featured in Berlioz: Les nuits d'ete.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Bill Evans (1929-1980), Bill Evans and Helen Keane
4/5Donald Macleod focuses on the impact on Bill Evans of his manager, Helen Keane.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Clare Hammond and Friends, Episode 3
3/4Music by Medtner and Brahms performed at the 2016 Belfast International Arts Festival.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Barber - Vanessa
Penny Gore presents a Wexford Festival Opera production of Barber's Vanessa.
16:30
In Tune—Bugge Wesseltoft, Ailie Robertson, Hans Zimmer
Sean Rafferty's guests include jazz pianist Bugge Wesseltoft and composer Hans Zimmer.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Bill Evans (1929-1980), Bill Evans and Helen Keane
4/5Donald Macleod focuses on the impact on Bill Evans of his manager, Helen Keane.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Halle - Wagner, Beethoven, Sibelius
Andrew Manze conducts the Halle in music by Wagner, Beethoven and Sibelius.
21:55
Three Score and Ten—James Berry
36/50Archive broadcast: James Berry reflects on his life as he reads a selection of his poetry.
22:00
Free Thinking—Being Human: What the Archives Reveal
Matthew Sweet visits the London Survey, Kew, a cemetary and a hut used by Anzac soldiers.
22:45
The Essay—The Mabinogion Revisited, Jon Gower on the Role of Nature
4/5What the Mabinogion stories can teach us about the role of nature in the Celtic mind.
23:00
Late Junction—Late Junction Sessions, Angharad Davies, Tom Arthurs and James Yorkston
Fiona Talkington with a session from Angharad Davies, Tom Arthurs and James Yorkston.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Roger Norrington conducts the Zurich Chamber Orchestra
John Shea presents a concert from the Zurich Chamber Orchestra and Roger Norrington.
