Schedule
Early
00:00
Freeness—Controlled Chaos
Finding control in chaos, with music from noise-jazz violinist Sana Nagano.
01:00
Through the Night—Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra with Baritone Peter Mattei
From Stockholm, a programme of Stenhammar and Beethoven. Catriona Young 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 a refreshing musical mix
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Margaret Heffernan
Michael Berkeley’s guest is the writer and entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—12/04/2021
Benjamin Appl and James Baillieu perform a live lunchtime concert from Wigmore Hall.(R)
14:00
The Early Music Show—Orlando Furioso
Lucie Skeaping explores operas inspired by Ludovico Ariosto's epic poem Orlando furioso.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Worcester Cathedral
From Worcester Cathedral.
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon
Alyn Shipton presents music by Melody Gardot, Charles Mingus and Carmen McCrae.
17:00
The Listening Service—Leoš Janáček: music is a being come alive
What makes the extraordinary music of Czech composer Leoš Janáček instantly recognisable?
17:30
Words and Music—Coming of Age
Josh O'Connor and Lydia Wilson with readings from Shakespeare to a bar mitzvah poem.
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Evening
18:45
Sunday Feature—Riding the Waves
Artists dive deep beneath the waves of Virginia Woolf's inspirational novel.
19:30
Drama on 3—Killer
A bold reimagining of Ionesco’s classic as a thriller about liberal democracy in crisis.
20:50
Record Review Extra—Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet
Hannah French presents more music from the freshest recordings in classical music.
23:00
Iveta Apkalna's Pipe Dreams—A Concerto Of Equals
A fresh and compelling odyssey through the extraordinary world of organ music.
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Late
00:00
Classical Fix—Laura Marling
Guest presenter Jules Buckley mixes a classical playlist for Laura Marling
00:30
Through the Night—Music from a Catalonian Monastery
Music from pianist Imogen Cooper and the Casals Quartet. Presented by Catriona Young.
