Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven and Schubert from Berlin
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra play Beethoven's Symphony No 8 and Schubert's 'Great' No 9
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc's classical mix
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Alex Jennings, Frank Kidson's Plaque, Larsson's Romance
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Suzy Klein.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), The American dream
4/5Donald Macleod focuses on the highs and lows of Dvorak's time in America.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Norfolk and Norwich Chamber Music Series 3/4
Quatour Ebene perform works by Beethoven and Dutilleux.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Opera Matinee: Janacek's Fate
Janacek's opera Fate, recorded at the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre.
17:00
In Tune—Attab Haddad, Caroline Campbell, Gerald Finley
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Byrd, Stravinsky, Fitkin
In Tune’s specially curated playlist: including Byrd's Mass and Stravinsky's Rite.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Saved from the Titanic
The Chineke! Orchestra play Coleridge-Taylor and Brahms.
22:00
Free Thinking—The 2019 Free Thinking Imperial War Museum Remembrance Debate
Carrie Reichardt, Peter Bazalgette, Zahed Tajeddin and Rebecca Newell with Anne McElvoy.
22:45
The Essay—Blade Runner at 40, Zhora and the Snake - Dr Beth Singler
4/5Dr Beth Singler explores the ethics of AI sexbots in Zhora and the Snake.
23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for the evening
A magical sonic journey conjured from the BBC music archives.
23:30
Unclassified—Ancient wintery rituals
Elizabeth Alker with a feast of music that defies classification.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—The passions of the soul
Music by Fux performed by baroque orchestra Les Passions de l'Âme. With Catriona Young.
