Schedule
Early
00:00
Freeness—Weaving Worlds
Corey Mwamba presents new music-weaving imaginative worlds and scenes.
01:00
Through the Night—Molière in Music
The Santa Cecilia Orchestra plays Richard Strauss's suite Le Bourgeois gentilhomme.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Lazy classical Sunday
Martin Handley presents Breakfast, including a Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape.
09:00
Sunday Morning—Sarah Walker with a vibrant musical mix
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Olivia Harrison
Michael Berkeley's guest is the prizewinning film producer and writer Olivia Harrison.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Louis Lortie
Live from the Wigmore Hall: pianist Louis Lortie plays Schubert and Rachmaninov.(R)
14:00
The Early Music Show—Guillaume de Machaut
Lucie Skeaping discovers the remarkable Guillaume de Machaut, renowned poet and composer
15:00
Choral Evensong—St John’s College, Cambridge
From the Chapel of St John’s College, Cambridge.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—New discoveries and evergreen classics
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
17:00
The Listening Service—Strange Tuning
An odyssey through the musical universe, presented by Tom Service.
17:30
Words and Music—Writers and the BBC
With poems and novels depicting the announcers, auditions, vox pops, concerts and news.(R)
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Evening
18:45
Between the Ears—I Remember Joe Brainard
A celebration of the writer Joe Brainard's most influential book, I Remember.
19:15
Sunday Feature—Here Be Mermaids
Why are mermaids an ideal tool for describing things that our society does not understand?(R)
19:30
Drama on 3—The Brummie Iliad
Roderick Smith's fierce and funny verse-dramatisation of The Iliad with Brummie voices.(R)
21:10
Record Review Extra—Robert Schumann's Piano Quartet
Hannah French presents more from the freshest recordings in classical music.
23:30
Slow Radio—A Journey Through Ramallah
A journey through Ramallah captures nature sounds and a community's musical rhythm.
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Late
00:00
Classical Fix—Nadia Jae
Linton Stephens tries out a classical playlist on 1xtra Breakfast presenter Nadia Jae.
00:30
Through the Night—Augustin Hadelich plays Dvořák's Violin Concerto
The Italian-German violinist joins the WDR Symphony Orchestra in Cologne's Philharmonie.
