Schedule
Early
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Sonny Stitt
Geoffrey Smith salutes a great jazz gladiator, saxophonist Sonny Stitt (1924-82).(R)
01:00
Through the Night—BBC Proms 2016: Mahler's Symphony No 1
Catriona Young presents Mahler's Symphony No 1 from the 2016 BBC Proms.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Sunday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Sunday Morning—Sarah Walker Focuses on the Sea
Sarah Walker's Sunday selection focuses on music inspired by the sea.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Sebastian Barry
Michael Berkeley's guest is prize-winning Irish writer Sebastian Barry.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Wigmore Hall Mondays: Sabine Devieilhe & Anne Le Bozec
Live from Wigmore Hall, London. Soprano Sabine Devieilhe and pianist Anne Le Bozec.(R)
14:00
The Early Music Show—The Bachs' Ascension
Hannah French looks at JS and CPE Bach's works celebrating the Feast of the Ascension.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Lancing College
From the Chapel of Lancing College on the Eve of the Ascension.(R)
16:00
Choir and Organ—Roderick William presents an hour of music for many voices
Elgar's Nimrod transformed for voices plus an octet of operatic Valkyries.
17:00
The Listening Service—What does ancient history really sound like?
What did the music of Paleolithic caves or Roman arenas actually sound like?
17:30
Words and Music—The Art of Forgetting
Claire Benedict and David Neilson read literary musings on forgetting and forgetfulness.(R)
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Evening
18:45
The Other Iran
Mahan Esfahani explores the effect of a border on two musical cultures.
19:30
BBC Young Musician—2018, Grand Final
Kate Molleson presents coverage of the final of BBC Young Musician 2018.
22:00
Early Music Late—Os Musicos do Tejo
Elin Manahan Thomas presents 18th Century vocal & instrumental music from Lisbon.
23:30
Unclassified—Slow Motion Closing Party
Elizabeth Alker shares music by a new generation of composers who defy classification.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Bach, Beethoven and Shostakovich performed by Hungarian cellist, Eszter Karasszon
Catriona Young presents a recital of Bach, Beethoven and Shostakovich.
