Schedule
Early
00:00
Freeness—jazz re:freshed
Corey and Adam Moses from jazz re:freshed share tracks with each other.
01:00
Through the Night—Christmas Concert from Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
The RIAS Chamber Chorus Berlin and conductor Justin Doyle in concert. John Shea 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 an energising musical mix
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Valentina Harris
Michael Berkeley’s guest is cookery writer and broadcaster Valentina Harris.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Nordic Tales
Award-winning tenor Alessandro Fisher sings Grieg and Delius at Wigmore Hall, London.
14:00
The Early Music Show—The Feast of Stephen
The music, food and traditions of Christmas in Bohemia
15:00
Choral Evensong—Merton College, Oxford
From the Chapel of Merton College, Oxford, on the Feast of St Stephen.
16:00
Sound Walk—Four Peaks Sound Walk, Slieve Donard
2/4Horatio Clare climbs Slieve Donard in his second Sound Walk of four across the UK.
17:00
Jazz Record Requests—Albums of the Year
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
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Evening
18:00
Words and Music—150 Years of The Royal Albert Hall
Josie Lawrence and Petroc Trelawny with readings and music performed at the London venue.
19:15
Sunday Feature—Aida at 150
Flora Willson tells the story of Verdi's operatic masterpiece from an Egyptian lens.
20:00
BBC Proms—Proms at Christmas 2021, Proms Festival Orchestra conducted by Mark Wigglesworth
The Proms Festival Orchestra and Mark Wigglesworth play Mahler at the 2021 BBC Proms.
21:20
BBC Proms—Proms at Christmas 2021, Pavel Kolesnikov plays Bach's Goldberg Variations
From the BBC Proms: Pavel Kolesnikov plays Bach's Goldberg Variations.
23:00
Free the Music with Pekka Kuusisto—The Comfortable and the Radical
Pekka wonders why some elements of music age more elegantly than others.
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Late
00:00
Classical Fix—Jamie Dornan
Jamie Dornan joins Clemmie Burton-Hill for a special seasonal edition of Classical Fix.
00:30
Through the Night—Britten and Stravinsky
The Radio France Philharmonic and Barbara Hannigan in concert. With John Shea.
