Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven and Bartok from Bulgaria
Jonathan Swain presents violin sonatas by Mendelssohn and Beethoven.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Georgia Mann
Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday with Ian Skelly - Churchillian drift
Ian Skelly with the best in classical music.
11:00
Edinburgh International Festival—2018 Queen's Hall Series, Ilker Arcayürek and Simon Lepper
Turkish tenor Ilker Arcayurek and pianist Simon Lepper perform lieder by Schubert and Wolf
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Afternoon
13:00
Composer of the Week—Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936), Maestro
3/4Donald Macleod sees Respighi enjoying success at home and abroad during the 1920s.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Prom 25 repeat: Tchaikovsky, Glinka and Joby Talbot
BBCSO and Alexander Vedernikov in Tchaikovsky, Glinka and Talbot at the Royal Albert Hall.
17:00
In Tune—Neal Davies, Martyn Brabbins, Matthew Wadsworth
Sean Rafferty's guests include lutenist Matthew Wadsworth and bass-baritone Neal Davies.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Music for Meditation
In Tune's specially curated playlist for meditation.
19:30
BBC Proms—2018, Prom 36: Mahler, Wagner and Webern
Live at the BBC Proms: Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen in Webern, Mahler, Wagner
22:00
Sunday Feature—The Killers
Adam Smith traces the birth and afterlife of Hemingway's explosive short story The Killers(R)
22:45
The Essay—Five Screen Goddesses, Barbara Stanwyck
Sarah Churchwell discusses the work of actress Barbara Stanwyck.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Nick Luscombe with Ben Ratliff's Mixtape
Author Ben Ratliff with a mixtape of songs that transmit an idea of the recording room.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Schubert, Shostakovich and Dvorak from Copenhagen
Jonathan Swain presents chamber music by Schubert, Shostakovich and Dvorak.
