Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Granados 150th Anniversary
John Shea presents a piano recital celebrating Enrique Granados.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Rob Cowan with Nicholas Hytner
Rob Cowan's guest is highly acclaimed theatre, opera and film director Nicholas Hytner.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—William Mathias (1934-1992), Juggling commitments
4/5Donald Macleod explores Mathias's busy career teaching and composing.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Cheltenham Festival 2017, Cheltenham Festival (Week 1) 3/4
3/4Songs by Brahms and Spohr, solo viola fireworks and Brahms's Second String Quintet.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Prom 10 repeat: Aurora Orchestra - Beethoven's 'Eroica'
Tom Service and Nicholas Collon introduce Beethoven's Symphony No 3.
16:30
In Tune—Trio Apaches, Roxanna Panufnik, Ida Falk Winland and Hannah Holgersson
Suzy Klein's guests include composer Roxanna Panufnik.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—William Mathias (1934-1992), Juggling commitments
4/5Donald Macleod explores Mathias's busy career teaching and composing.
19:30
BBC Proms—2017, Prom 17: Tchaikovsky's Pathétique
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, BBC Philharmonic in music by Mark Simpson and Tchaikovsky
22:00
Sunday Feature—God Intoxicated Man - The Life and Times of Benedict Spinoza
Michael Goldfarb tells the story of Dutch philosopher Benedict Spinoza.(R)
22:45
The Essay—Get Playing, Get Playing: Peter Bradshaw's electric guitar
4/5Film critic Peter Bradshaw describes how he was reunited with his electric guitar.(R)
23:00
Exposure—Birmingham - Gonimoblast, ORE, Dorcha
Verity Sharp visits Centrala in Birmingham, featuring Gonimoblast, ORE and Dorcha.
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Late
00:00
Late Junction—Eliza Carthy's Late Junction Mixtape
Eliza Carthy hand picks 30 minutes of her favourite music for the Late Junction Mixtape.
00:30
Through the Night—Artis Quartet. Beethoven and Verdi
John Shea presents a concert by the Artis Quartet of works by Beethoven and Verdi.
