| 00:00 | 00:30Jonathan Swain presents a concert from Moldova with works by Handel and Cimarosa.
| 00:30Jonathan Swain presents violin sonatas by Mendelssohn and Beethoven performed in Bulgaria.
| 00:30Jonathan Swain presents a concert of Beethoven by Jonathan Biss and the Swedish Radio SO.
| 00:30Jonathan Swain presents Mikhail Voskresensky continuing his Mozart Piano Concerto series.
| 00:30Jonathan Swain presents a concert of violin and piano music from Romania.
| | 00:00Yuletide treats from Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie to Lionel Hampton and Fats Domino
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| 01:00 | | | | | | 01:00Jonathan Swain presents a concert of chamber music by Schubert, Shostakovich and Dvorak.
| 01:00John Shea presents archive performances from Swedish Radio of Haydn and Schumann.
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| 06:00 | 06:30Petroc Trelawny with the Breakfast Advent Calendar and another J S Bach Prelude and fugue.
| 06:30Petroc Trelawny with the Breakfast Advent Calendar and another JS Bach prelude and fugue.
| 06:30Petroc Trelawny with the Breakfast Advent Calendar and another JS Bach prelude and fugue.
| 06:30Petroc Trelawny with the Breakfast Advent Calendar and another JS Bach prelude and fugue.
| 06:30BBC Singers perform the shortlisted entries for voting in the Breakfast Carol Competition.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Martin Handley with the Breakfast Advent Calendar and another JS Bach prelude and fugue.
| 07:00Martin Handley with the Breakfast Advent Calendar and another JS Bach prelude and fugue.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Suzy Klein takes us through the morning with the best in classical music.
| 09:00Suzy Klein takes us through the morning with the best in classical music.
| 09:00Terence Stamp discusses his inspirations and influences.
| 09:00Terence Stamp discusses his inspirations and influences.
| 09:00Terence Stamp discusses his inspirations and influences.
| 09:00Andrew McGregor and Record Review's critics choose their favourite CD releases of 2017.
| 09:00Sarah Walker shares music by Liadov, Schumann and Holst.
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| 12:00 | 12:001/5Donald Macleod explores the rich vein of fairy tale and fantasy in Tchaikovsky's music.
| 12:002/5Donald Macleod explores the rich vein of fairy tale and fantasy in Tchaikovsky's music.
| 12:003/5Donald Macleod explores the rich vein of fairy tale and fantasy in Tchaikovsky's music.
| 12:004/5Donald Macleod explores the rich vein of fairy tale and fantasy in Tchaikovsky's music.
| 12:005/5Donald Macleod explores the rich vein of fairy tale and fantasy in Tchaikovsky's music.
| 12:15Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores traditions and crafts from the UK to the Arab world.
| 12:00Michael Berkeley's guest is the actor and singer Jane Birkin.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Live from Wigmore Hall, London, the Armida Quartet plays Mozart and Beethoven.
| 13:00Fiona Talkington presents the Carducci Quartet playing Beethoven and Shostakovich.
| 13:00Truls Mork and Havard Gimse play cello sonatas by Prokofiev and Shostakovich.
| 13:00Fiona Talkington presents Trio Wanderer playing Copland, Suk and Shostakovich.
| 13:00Fiona Talkington presents Meta4 and Alasdair Beatson playing Mustonen and Shostakovich.
| 13:00Richard Egarr introduces music that inspires him: Mozart, Chopin, Perotin, Rossini, Marini
| 13:001/3Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's journey around Europe for live & specially recorded concerts
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| 14:00 | 14:00Live from Cardiff music by Elgar with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
| 14:00BBC Concert Orchestra live from Watford Colosseum, London, with music by Dvorak and Bartok
| 14:00Live from Ulster Hall, Belfast, the Ulster Orchestra with music by Mendelssohn and Liszt.
| 14:00BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra live from Glasgow and BBC Philharmonic live from Salford.
| 14:00Live from London's Temple Church the BBC Singers with contemporary choral Christmas pieces
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| 15:00 | | | 15:30Eton Choral Course in the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.
| | | 15:00Katie Derham presents discussion on a seasonal favourite - The Nutcracker.
| 15:00Eton Choral Course in the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.(R)
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| 16:00 | | | 16:30York Bowen's Horn Quintet played by Alec Frank-Gemmill and the Armida Quartet.
| | | 16:00Alyn Shipton includes festive music including the Latin jazz of Tito Puente.
| 16:002/3Part 2 of Radio 3's annual Christmas Around Europe, introduced by Ian Skelly.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Sean Rafferty presents, with live music from The City Musick and Ensemble Plus Ultra.
| 17:00Sean Rafferty presents, with live music from Cuarteto Casals and Baroque group Spiritato!
| 17:00Sean Rafferty presents, with live music from Trio Mediaeval with fiddle player Nils Okland
| 17:00Sean Rafferty's guests include violinist Thomas Gould and pianist Alexandra Dariescu.
| 17:00Sean Rafferty presents, with live music from Sonoro and Susanne Hou. Plus Stephen Hough.
| 17:00A performance by saxophonist Charles Lloyd recorded at Tampere Jazz Happening in Finland.
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| 18:00 | | | | | | 18:30From the Met: Bellini's Norma with Angela Meade and Joseph Calleja.
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| 19:00 | 19:00In Tune's specially curated playlist, with music by Bliss, Chopin and Hildegard of Bingen. 19:30Robert Ziegler conducts the BBC CO in classic & modern film noir music, with Mark Kermode.
| 19:00In Tune's specially curated, eclectic playlist, including music by Haydn and Bernstein. 19:30Aurora Orchestra perform an all-Mozart concert, with soloists Sophie Bevan and Tom Poster.
| 19:00In Tune's specially curated playlist, includes music by Mozart, Chaminade and Respighi. 19:30Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in late Mahler and Strauss.
| 19:00In Tune's specially curated mixtape: including music by Poulenc, Handel and Rodrigo. 19:30Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in music by Rodion Shchedrin and Shostakovich.
| 19:00In Tune's curated playlist includes music for Christmas and opera and ballet favourites. 19:30Lullabies to an Infant King: VOCES8 sing Christmas music at the Temple Winter Festival.
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| 21:00 | | | | | | | 21:00A celebration of contemporary Nordic writing in three new short plays.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Tom Service meets Mitsuko Uchida, one of the most influential pianists of her generation.(R) 22:451/5Author David Hepworth reflects on pop music's struggles with authenticity.
| 22:00Philip Dodd and his guests on David Storey's 1960 novel set in the world of rugby league. 22:452/5David Hepworth discusses pop terminology - a trap for frauds and a charter for pseuds.
| 22:00Anne McElvoy leads a discussion on the history and ethics of pet ownership. 22:453/5David Hepworth on the importance of volume and the difference between signal and noise.
| 22:00With guests Malika Booker, Neil Brand, Katherine Cooper, David Aaronovitch and Jake Arnott 22:454/5Writer David Hepworth asks, 'Are DJs doomed?'
| 22:00Ian McMillan shares extended interviews with poets Lorna Goodison and Jorie Graham. 22:455/5David Hepworth asks if pop music has any place in the great ceremonies of life and death.
| 22:00Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Robert Worby present highlights from HCMF.
| 22:303/3Radio 3's annual journey around Europe with concerts from Brno and Mafra.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Soweto Kinch presents Hexagonal in concert in Welwyn Garden City.
| 23:00The 12 best albums of 2017, as decided by the Late Junction presenter and production team.
| 23:00Music from John Lurie, Julius Eastman, and some of the year's best Late Junction sessions.
| 23:00A Christmas collaboration with a cement mixer, faUSt & Natalie Sharp, aka Lone Taxidermist
| 23:00Kathryn Tickell presents a session from Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino.
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