Schedule
Early
00:00
Freeness—Deep Tuning
Corey Mwamba presents new improvised music tuning into nature, transcendence and space.
01:00
Through the Night—Krek, Chopin and Tchaikovsky from Slovenia
Gianna Fratta conducts the SNG Maribor Symphony Orchestra and pianist Alexander Gadjiev.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Sunday - Elizabeth Alker
Elizabeth Alker presents Breakfast, including a Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape.
09:00
Sunday Morning—Sarah Walker with a fresh musical mix
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Peter J Conradi
Michael Berkeley’s guest is biographer Peter J Conradi.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Tine Thing Helseth and Kathryn Stott
From Wigmore Hall, the acclaimed trumpeter and pianist perform an eclectic programme.(R)
14:00
The Early Music Show—The Museum of Renaissance Music
Hannah French leafs through a book of 100 exhibits exploring Renaissance music history
15:00
Choral Evensong—Guildford Cathedral
Live from Guildford Cathedral on International Women’s Day.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—Celebrating Wes Montgomery
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
17:00
The Listening Service—Bluebeard's Castle: Enter at Your Peril
Tom Service intrepidly explores Bluebeard's Castle, Bartok's one-act symbolist opera.
17:30
Words and Music—Wild Isles
The birds, animals and landscapes of the British Isles from owls to oak, fenlands to foxes
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Evening
18:45
Sunday Feature—Heinrich Heine: The First Modern European
Michael Goldfarb tells the story of playwright, poet and essayist Heinrich Heine.
19:30
Drama on 3—Peking Noir
True crime docudrama about the secrets of a Russian refugee who ran the Peking underworld.(R)
21:30
Record Review Extra—Saint-Saens's Carnival of the Animals
Hannah French presents more from the freshest recordings in classical music.
23:00
The Silent Musician—An Orchestra's True Colours
Ben Gernon examines the unique musical characteristics of the world’s best orchestras.
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Late
00:00
Classical Fix—Classical Fix LIVE for Comic Relief
Linton Stephens hosts a special live edition with comedians Tiff Stevenson and Larry Dean.
00:30
Through the Night—Bach's Mass in B minor
Jordi Savall conducts La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Le Concert des Nations.
