Schedule
Early
00:00
Freeness—Matana Roberts
Matana Roberts talks about their latest album, and how they 'listen' to history.
01:00
Through the Night—Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Herbert Blomstedt
Music by Franz Schubert and Franz Berwald from Stockholm.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Classical escape
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Sunday Morning—A vibrant Sunday selection of classical music
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Daniel Handler
Michael Berkeley's guest is author Daniel Handler, better known as Lemony Snicket.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Julia Fischer Quartet
Live from Wigmore Hall, Mozart's 'Dissonance' Quartet and Janacek's String Quartet No 2.
14:00
The Early Music Show—The Aleotti Mystery
Vittoria and Raffaella Aleotti were nuns and composers - but were they one person or two?(R)
15:00
Choral Evensong—Hereford Cathedral
Live from Hereford Cathedral.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—19/11/2023
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
17:00
The Listening Service—The Old Testament of Music
Tom Service explores JS Bach's extraordinary The Well-Tempered Clavier.
17:30
Words and Music—Encounters with Egypt
From soprano Fatma Said to Verdi's Aida, Agatha Christie to Ahmad Shawki and Adhaf Soueif.(R)
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Evening
18:45
Sunday Feature—Afterwords: Maurice Sendak
Dive inside the wild, feverish imagination of Maurice Sendak.
19:30
Drama on 3—I Am the Wind
2023 Nobel Prize winner Jon Fosse's stage play, starring Lee Ingleby and Shaun Dooley.(R)
20:40
Record Review Extra—Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
Hannah French presents more from the freshest recordings in classical music.
23:00
Journey to the East with Kirill Karabits—Episode 2: Georgia and Armenia
Conductor Kirill Karabits explores the musical heart of eastern Europe and central Asia.
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Late
00:00
Classical Fix—Alison Spittle
Linton Stephens tries out a classical playlist on comedian and podcaster Alison Spittle.(R)
00:30
Through the Night—Songs for a Promised Land
The Prospero Consort perform at the 2022 International Schaffhausen Bachfestival















