Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Complete Mozart piano concertos - programme 7
With Jonathan Swain. Including another programe in the complete Mozart piano concertos.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's breakfast show, and is joined by the BBC Singers.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Rob Cowan with Ray Mears
Artist of the Week: Claudio Arrau, featured performing Brahms's Piano Concerto No 2.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Prokofiev - Back in the USSR, War and Peace
4/5Donald Macleod tells the troubled story of Prokofiev's operatic masterpiece War and Peace.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Bath Mozartfest 2016, Episode 3
3/4Mozart, Weber, Baermann, with the Nash Ensemble, Simon Crawford-Phillips and Philip Moore.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Bellini - Adelson e Salvini
Verity Sharp presents a performance from the Barbican of Bellini's opera Adelson e Salvini
16:30
Words and Music—Passing the Time of Day
Texts and music about the duration of a day. Readers: Sally Phillips and Jonathan Keeble.(R)
17:45
New Generation Artists—Chopin, Schumann, Wolf, Mozart and Laura Jurd
Radio 3 New Generation Artists perform music by Chopin, Schumann, Wolf and Mozart.
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Evening
19:00
Composer of the Week—Prokofiev - Back in the USSR, War and Peace
4/5Donald Macleod tells the troubled story of Prokofiev's operatic masterpiece War and Peace.
20:00
BBC Proms 2016—Prom 44: Shakespeare: Stage and Screen
The BBC Concert Orchestra celebrates Shakespeare-inspired music from the stage and screen.
22:00
Free Thinking—Patriotism: The Union Jack
Anne McElvoy explores the history and future of the Union Jack.
22:45
The Essay—Christmas Close Up, Black Magus
4/5Theologian Robert Beckford reflects on the magi as a symbol of cultural inclusion.
23:00
Late Junction—A Late Junction Special with Jennifer Walshe
Irish composer and vocal contortionist Jennifer Walshe is the guest presenter.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Heimat from the WDR Radio Chorus and Stefan Parkman
With Jonathan Swain. Featuring a choral concert by WDR Radio Chorus and Stefan Parkman.
