Schedule
Early
00:00
Freeness—Isolation Creations
Improvisers’ responses to social distancing and a live recording of Vula Viel.
01:00
Through the Night—Symphony of a thousand
Jukke-Pekka Saraste conducts Mahler's epic Symphony No 8. Jonathan Swain presents.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Sunday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Breakfast including a Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape.
09:00
Sunday Morning—Sarah Walker with guest Sharuna Sagar
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Hannah Rankin
Michael Berkeley's guest is boxer and bassoonist Hannah Rankin.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Amatis Piano Trio at Wigmore Hall
The Amatis Piano Trio perform Haydn and Mendelssohn at Wigmore Hall.
14:00
The Early Music Show—Music in 18th-century Portugal (2/2)
How the Portuguese royal court sought to rediscover its country's 'Age of Discovery'.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge
From the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—03/05/20
Jazz records from across the genre, as requested by Radio 3 listeners.
17:00
The Listening Service—Talking in music
Tom Service explores talking in music - from 'sprechgesang' to rap.
17:30
Words and Music—Streetlife
Words and music about life on the streets, with readings by Toby Jones and Mariah Gale.
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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—In the Native State, by Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard's original 1991 radio drama, starring Felicity Kendal and Peggy Ashcroft.
21:45
Record Review Extra—Delibes's Lakmé
Hannah French presents more music from the freshest recordings in classical music.
23:30
Slow Radio—The Halyards of Woodbridge
Iain Chambers records musical sounds along the river Deben amongst birdsong and boats.
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Late
00:00
Classical Fix—AJ Dean
Classical hits the spot with AJ Dean from folk-Americana band The Wandering Hearts.
00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven, Schumann and Shostakovich from Geneva
The Suisse Romande Orchestra performs Shostakovich's Symphony No 7. With Jonathan Swain.
