Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Christmas around the World
Brass Consort Köln with music by Vivaldi, Grieg and Tchaikovsky. Catriona Young presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc's Classical Christmas
Christmas Breakfast with Petroc Trelawny and the winner of Radio 3's Carol Competition.
09:00
Essential Classics—Christmas Day with Ian Skelly - Victorian Christmas Cards, Michael Morpurgo, Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672), The Story of Christmas
Celebrating Yuletide, Heinrich Schutz-style
13:00
Sean Rafferty at Home—Sir Bryn Terfel
Sean Rafferty visits the home of Sir Bryn Terfel.
14:00
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols—2018
Christmas carols and readings from the candlelit chapel of King's College, Cambridge.
15:45
Paddington Bear's Musical Adventures
Two stories by Michael Bond read by Simon Russell Beale with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
17:00
Words and Music—Town and Country
Julian Rhind-Tutt and Lia Williams in an exploration from Roman times to the present day.
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Evening
18:15
New Generation Artists—Schubert's Trout Quintet and Schumann's Fantasy Pieces
New Generation Artists perform Schubert's Trout Quintet and music by Schumann and Strauss.
19:30
Proms 2018 Repeats—Prom 39 repeat: The John Wilson Orchestra performs Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story.
John Wilson Orchestra performs Bernstein's West Side Story at the Royal Albert Hall
21:30
New Generation Artists—Music of Reflection and Inner Peace
Music for reflection and inner peace - a Schubert impromptu and Golijov's Tenebrae
22:00
The Glory of Polyphony—Lassus and de Victoria
Peter Phillips shares his love for the music of Orlando Lassus and Tomas Luis de Victoria.
23:00
Late Junction—Guest presenter Stewart Lee with Richard Dawson
A Christmas week of Late Junction specials begins.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Une barque sur l'océan
A water-themed concert from Finland presented by Catriona Young.
