Schedule
Early
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Jim Hall
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, a personal journey taking in great musicians and great music.
01:00
Through the Night—Heidelberg Spring
Sol Gabetta and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Heidelberg Spring Festival.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Sunday - Elizabeth Alker
Elizabeth Alker presents the breakfast show with our musical Advent Calendar.
09:00
Sunday Morning—02/12/2018
Sarah Walker with a broad range of music, including her Sunday Escape.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—David Rieff
Michael Berkeley’s guest is American war correspondent and writer David Rieff.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Wigmore Monday Lunchtimes: Tai Murray and Silke Avenhaus
American violinist Tai Murray performs Grieg, Glass and Saint-Saens from Wigmore Hall.(R)
14:00
The Early Music Show—The Elizabethan Dance Band
Lucie Skeaping with music for the broken consort, the dance band in Elizabethan times.
15:00
Choral Evensong—A Service for Advent with Carols
A Service for Advent with Carols from the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.
16:30
Choir and Organ—02/12/2018
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a selection of organ favourites and new discoveries.
17:00
The Listening Service—Extreme Classical!
What are the most extreme pieces of classical music ever written?
17:30
Words and Music—The Gift
Exploring the excitement, and occasional disappointment, of giving and receiving presents.
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Evening
18:45
Sunday Feature—Tales from the Caspian Sea
Professor Bettany Hughes investigates the rich cultural history of the Caspian Sea.
19:30
Drama on 3—Autumn Journal
Colin Morgan reads Louis MacNeice's poetic testament of living through the late 1930s.
21:35
Radio 3 in Concert—Highlights from Minneapolis and Prague
Orchestral music from the Minnesota orchestra and chamber music by Mozart from Prague.
23:00
Early Music Late—Stylus Phantasticus
Stylus Phantasticus and soprano Claire Lefilliatre with music of 17th-century France
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Late
00:00
Classical Fix—Hari Kunzru
What will writer Hari Kunzru make of his new musical discoveries?
00:30
Through the Night—Classic recording from the archives
The Swedish Radio Orchestra in concert in 1961. Presented by Jonathan Swain.















