Schedule
Early
00:00
Freeness—Canny Newcastle
Corey Mwamba presents the best new jazz and improvised music with an adventurous spirit.
01:00
Through the Night—Atrium Quartet at the Pour l'Art Festival in Switzerland
Quartets by Mendelssohn, Prokofiev and Ravel, performed at the L'Octogone in Pully.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Classical lie-in
Martin Handley presents Breakfast, including a Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape.
09:00
Sunday Morning—A classical selection for Sunday
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Abdulrazak Gurnah
Michael Berkeley's guest is winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Nicholas Daniel oboe recital at Wigmore Hall
Nicholas Daniel and Huw Watkins play music for oboe and piano.(R)
14:00
The Early Music Show—An imaginary funeral for Charles V
A concert given by ensemble La Tempete at the 2023 Utrecht Festival of Early Music.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Portsmouth Cathedral
Live from Portsmouth Cathedral on All Saints’ Day.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—London Jazz Festival preview
Alyn Shipton with a preview of this year's London Jazz Festival
17:00
The Listening Service—In it to win it
Tom Service explores the enduring, worldwide appeal of classical music competitions.
17:30
Words and Music—Celebrating Shakespeare
Tracy-Ann Oberman and Reuben Joseph read great Shakespeare speeches set with music.
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Evening
18:45
Sunday Feature—Shakespeare's Rival
How neglected playwright Robert Greene offers an alternative history of English theatre.
19:30
Drama on 3—Inspired by Hamlet: Hamlette
A radical re-imagining of Shakespeare. Harriet considers how to avenge her sister's rape.
21:00
Record Review Extra—Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor
Hannah French presents more from the freshest recordings in classical music.
23:30
Slow Radio—Berlin's Hidden Soundscape
A combination of field recordings and images translated to sound.
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Late
00:00
Classical Fix—Jimi Famurewa
Linton Stephens mixes a classical playlist for food critic Jimi Famurewa.(R)
00:30
Through the Night—Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Poulenc from Paris
Cristian Macelaru and the Orchestre National de France in Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Poulenc.
