Schedule
Early
00:00
Freeness—Elliot Galvin
Corey Mwamba presents with a solo piano improvisation by Elliot Galvin.
01:00
Through the Night—Highs and Lows
Music inspired by the majesty of mountains and valleys including Strauss' Alpine Symphony.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Sunday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley with Breakfast including Sounds of the Earth and the Advent Calendar.
09:00
Sunday Morning—Sarah Walker with an inspiring musical mix
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—David Nott
Michael Berkeley’s guest is war surgeon David Nott.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Two pianos and more
Four leading performers on piano and percussion assemble for Bartók's unique Sonata.(R)
14:00
The Early Music Show—Vox Luminis at the Utrecht Festival
Vox Luminis perform music by Domenico Scarlatti at the Utrecht Festival of Early Music.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Lichfield Cathedral (2008 Archive)
An archive recording from Lichfield Cathedral (first broadcast 3 December 2008).
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—08/12/19
Jazz records from across the genre, as requested by Radio 3 listeners.
17:00
The Listening Service—Why backing vocals matter
Backing singers and opera choruses - so much more than eye candy and human scenery!
17:30
Words and Music—In Flux
Owen Teale and Thalissa Teixeira with a programme exploring the idea of change.
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Evening
18:45
Sunday Feature—Illuminating the Stage
With flickering candles to dispel the darkness, Fiona Shaw illuminates stage light.
19:30
Drama on 3—The Last of the Volsungs
Blood, revenge and the inevitability of fate in this dramatisation of an Icelandic saga.
21:00
Radio 3 in Concert—This year's finest new music - a showcase
The Ivors Composer Awards 2019 from the British Museum.
23:00
The Future of the Past - Early Music Today—Mixing it up
6/6Nicholas Kenyon asks where the historical performance style revolution will take us next.
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Late
00:00
Classical Fix—Bolu Babalola
Journalist, academic and author Bolu Babalola tries Clemmie's classical playlist.
00:30
Through the Night—BBC New Generation Artists
Music by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Haydn from past and present members of the scheme.















