Schedule
Early
01:00
Ultimate Calm—Ólafur Arnalds: Series 1, Drift away with ocean sounds feat. ODESZA
3/13Float away on a musical ocean of calm with Ólafur Arnalds.(R)
02:00
Ultimate Calm—Ólafur Arnalds: Series 1, Cosy music for autumn feat. Hania Rani
4/13Ólafur Arnalds shares a cosy selection of seasonal sounds for autumn.(R)
03:00
Through the Night—Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Conductor Hörður Áskelsson leads the Reykjavík International Baroque Orchestra.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Christmas Eve - Elizabeth Alker
Elizabeth Alker sets up your Saturday morning.
09:00
Record Review—Beethoven's Symphony No 9 in Building a Library with Tom Service and Andrew McGregor
Tom Service chooses his favourite recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
11:30
The BalletBoyz Guide to Music and Dance
Join the Balletboyz for a deep dive into the alchemy of music and dance.
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Afternoon
13:00
Inside Music—Choirmaster Gareth Malone with a playlist full of festive flavours
Get to know a selection of music from the inside with conductor Gareth Malone.
15:00
Christmas Eve Live with Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker chooses musical treats from around the world to accompany your Christmas Eve.
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Evening
18:00
Christmas Cantata
Honegger's Cantate de Noel performed by French National Radio Orchestra and Jean Martinon.
18:30
Opera on 3—Gilbert and Sullivan's The Yeomen of the Guard
English National Opera's new staging of Gilbert & Sullivan's most heartfelt collaboration.
21:30
Slow Radio—The Reindeer
The Reindeer follows the epic travels of a reindeer mother and her young.
22:00
New Music Show—Rainbow across the night sky
New music of mystical beauty for Christmas Eve with Kate Molleson.
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Late
00:00
Freeness—Carols re-imagined
Corey Mwamba offers up a feast of festive improvisations and Christmas carols re-imagined.
01:00
Through the Night—A Saxon Christmas
The Renaissance Men recreate a Saxon Christmas from the 16th century.
