Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Wagner, Debussy and Stravinsky from the 2018 BBC Proms
The Hallé Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder at the 2018 BBC Proms. Catriona Young presents.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Georgia's classical mix
Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Suzy Klein with Prokofiev's Dance of the Knights and essential Tudor music
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Beethoven Unleashed: Fate, Colleagues and Rivals
4/5Beethoven both enjoyed and endured the company of other musicians. With Donald Macleod.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Cheltenham Festival 2018, Franck and Schumann
Steven Isserlis performs Franck and Schumann at the Pittville Pump Room in Cheltenham.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Cherubini's Medea from the Salzburg Festival
Cherubini's opera Medea from the 2019 Salzburg Festival.
16:30
Slow Radio—I Have Walked by Sweet Streams
A dawn chorus and poetry from Snowdonia
17:00
In Tune—Big Day In with the Kanneh-Mason family
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The perfect classical half hour
Take time out with 30 minutes of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Rattle at Radio 3 - Stravinsky
Stravinsky's Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite of Spring, from the Barbican.
22:00
Free Thinking—Shakespeare for the People
Adrian Lester and Prof Ewan Fernie talk to Islam Issa about Birmingham's first folio.
22:45
The Essay—Migrants, Lifestyle
4/5Birdwatcher Tom McKinney reads Lifestyle, the next in his series of essays on migration.
23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for night owls
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an immersive mix for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Music to see us through
Elizabeth Alker with music by Darkstar, Childish Gambino and Hania Rani.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Britten and Beethoven
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven's 7th Symphony. With Catriona Young.
