Schedule
Early
00:00
Freeness—Henry Threadgill
Henry Threadgill joins Corey Mwamba in conversation.(R)
01:00
Through the Night—Pau Casals International Music Festival
Bach, Beethoven, Mozart & Mendelssohn performed by the 2023 Pau Casals Festival Orchestra.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—A Viennese Breakfast
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show live from Vienna.
09:00
Sunday Morning—A classical selection for the morning of New Year’s Eve
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Johnny Flynn
Michael Berkeley's guest is the actor and musician Johnny Flynn.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Daniel Hope at Wigmore Hall
Daniel Hope, violin, and Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano play Dvořák's Sonatina Op.100.
14:00
The Early Music Show—Lassus and Wine - Part 1
Hannah French and wine historian Ron Merlino explore connections between Lassus and wine.(R)
15:00
Choral Evensong—Lancing College
From the Chapel of Lancing College for the Feast of John, Apostle and Evangelist.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—Albums of the Year
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
17:00
The Listening Service—Resolutions
An odyssey through the musical universe, presented by Tom Service.
17:30
Words and Music—Feast!
A smorgasbord of literary and musical feasts from Jonathan Swift to Nora Ephron.(R)
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Evening
18:45
Sunday Feature—The Divine Ms Bernhardt
Ms Bernhardt lived in a blaze of publicity. We celebrate the first global superstar.
19:30
BBC Proms—Proms at Christmas 2023, Prom 56: Rattle conducts Mahler’s Ninth
BBC Proms 2023: Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO in Mahler’s Ninth Symphony.
21:00
BBC Proms—Proms at Christmas 2023, Prom 71: Last Night of the Proms 2023
BBC Proms 2023: Marin Alsop conducts the BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra.
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Late
00:00
Slow Radio—The Clock
Time unravels in this hypnotic audio journey inside the delicate mechanism of the clock.
00:30
Through the Night—Bruckner's Eighth Symphony
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Boulanger's D'un soir triste and Bruckner's Symphony No 8.
