Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand
Mahler's 8th Symphony, performed by the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Start your Sunday the Radio 3 way with Tom McKinney
Classical music to start your day.
09:00
Sunday Morning—Your perfect Sunday soundtrack
Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Ann Cleeves
Michael Berkeley's guest is the best-selling crime writer Ann Cleeves.
13:30
Music Map—A journey to Sibelius's Swan of Tuonela
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the sonic connections between music across time and space.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Holy Sepulchre Church, London
A service of thanksgiving and celebration for the 2024 BBC Proms.
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—Duke Ellington - Kokoroko - Diana Krall - Charlie Parker
Alyn presents jazz record requests of all styles including music inspired by trains.
17:00
The Early Music Show—Restoring Obrecht's Scaramella Mass
Hannah French explores the world of Early Music.
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Evening
18:00
Words and Music—German Romanticism
Emily Pithon and Nuhazet Diaz Cano with readings and music from the German Romantic era
19:15
Sunday Feature—Schoenberg in the USA
Marin Alsop explores the impact of Schoenberg's emigration to the United States.
20:00
Drama on 3—Churchill versus Reith
Two titans of the 20th century slug it out over the future of broadcasting.(R)
21:30
New Generation Artists—From the North - Johanna Wallroth in songs by Sibelius
Piano music by Mozart, songs by Sibelius and a quartet movement by the young Anton Webern.
22:00
Night Tracks—Music for night owls
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Jasdeep Singh Degun's Listening Chair
Sitar innovator Jasdeep Singh Degun is in the Unclassified Listening Chair
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—A Transfigured Night in Ljubljana
Ilyich Rivas conducts the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra in music by Schoenberg & Brahms.













