Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—Vox Luminis
With Jonathan Swain. Vox Luminis perform music for the season.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents a Christmas Eve edition of Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Record Review—Building a Library: Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21.
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Afternoon
12:15
Sean Rafferty at Home—Lesley Garrett
Sean Rafferty visits Lesley Garrett at her home to learn about her career and passions.
13:00
Saturday Classics—Krister Henriksson
Actor Krister Henriksson presents a personal selection of music.(R)
15:00
Sound of Cinema—Game Changers, Part 1
Matthew Sweet and Neil Brand explore film music from the golden age of cinema.
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—24/12/2016
Alyn Shipton presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests in all styles.
17:00
Jazz Line-Up—Quincy Jones
Julian Joseph meets producer/arranger Quincy Jones at the 2016 Montreux Jazz Festival.(R)
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
21:15
Between the Ears—The Shepherd
Innovative adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's haunting classic aviation Christmas tale.
22:00
Hear and Now—Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2016, Episode 4
4/5From the 2016 Huddersfield Festival, music from Hillborg, Reiter and Wertmueller.
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Late
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Gene Krupa
Geoffrey Smith surveys the celebrated career of drummer Gene Krupa.(R)
01:00
Through the Night—Charpentier Christmas Music
John Shea presents a selection of Christmas music from Les Talens Lyriques.












