Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—John Shea with concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe
John Shea with concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny announces the winner of Radio 3's Breakfast Carol Competition.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday with Suzy Klein - The Original Santa, Mozart Clarinet Concerto, Brian Blessed
Brian Blessed lists his cultural influences and inspirations.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), It Is Enough
5/5Donald Macleod traces Bach's final years in Leipzig.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Sharon Bezaly, London Baroque
Flautist Sharon Bezaly and London Baroque perform a range of Bach's flute music.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Bach
Orchestral works by J.S. Bach performed by the Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.
16:30
Words and Music—Sound Frontiers: Turning Points
John Sessions and Juliet Stevenson with forward-looking prose and poetry with music.
17:45
New Generation Artists—Andrei Ionita and the Amatis Piano Trio
New Generation Artists performing a Beethoven Piano Trio and a Brahms Cello Sonata.
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Evening
19:00
Bach Walks—4: Medingen to Bienenbuttel
Horatio Clare's journey in the footsteps of JS Bach takes him along the River Ilmenau.
19:30
Proms 2017 Repeats—Prom 73: Sir Andras Schiff performs Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier
Sir Andras Schiff performs Book 1 of Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier.
22:00
The Verb—The Verb's 'Out of this World' Christmas Special
Carol Ann Duffy, Hollie McNish and Abandoman join Ian McMillan for a sci-fi Christmas.
22:45
The Essay—Luther's Reformation Gang, Philip Melanchthon
5/5Brian Cummings tells the story of Philip Melanchthon, Martin Luther's right-hand man.
23:00
World on 3—WOMAD Revisited
Lopa Kothari presents recordings from 2017's WOMAD festival of world music.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—John Shea presents an archive performance of Frank Martin's 'Le mystere de la nativite'
John Shea presents an archive performance of Frank Martin's 'Le mystere de la nativite'.
