Schedule
Early
00:00
Freeness—Open Improvisation
Three giants of jazz explore the principles of open improvisation.
01:00
Through the Night—Dancing with the NDR Radio Philharmonic
A dance-filled programme with waltzes by Ravel and Richard Strauss. With Catriona Young.
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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 a rare musical mix
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Nadifa Mohamed
Michael Berkeley’s guest is novelist and poet Nadifa Mohamed.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—From Schumann to English song
James Newby sings songs by Schumann, Warlock and Ireland at Wigmore Hall in November 2019.(R)
14:00
The Early Music Show—Music at the Court of Catherine the Great
Lucie Skeaping introduces music from the court of Catherine the Great in Russia.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Chapel of Merton College, Oxford
From the Chapel of Merton College, Oxford.
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—17/01/21
Jazz records from across the genre, as requested by Radio 3 listeners.
17:00
The Listening Service—Virtuosity
Tom Service explores the meaning of musical virtuosity.
17:30
Words and Music—The 1920s
From the Harlem Renaissance and the Great Gatsby to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
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Evening
18:45
Sunday Feature—The Apple and the Tree
Carlo Gébler asks why the children of writers often become writers themselves.
19:30
Drama on 3—Arden of Faversham
True crime in Tudor England as Alice and her lover Mosby plot to murder her husband Arden.
21:15
Record Review Extra—Handel's Tamerlano
Hannah French presents more music from the freshest recordings in classical music.
23:00
The Electronic Century with Gabriel Prokofiev—For the Record
2/3Gabriel Prokofiev celebrates the art of the sample and ways of composing with recordings.
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Late
00:00
Classical Fix—Jehnny Beth
Guest presenter Jules Buckley mixes a classical playlist for Savages singer Jehnny Beth.
00:30
Through the Night—Kira Frolu in recital
Young pianist Kira Frolu performs Debussy, Chopin and Beethoven. Catriona Young presents.
