Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Handel's Esther - the first English oratorio.
Solomon's Knot performs Handel's oratorio Esther.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Start your Sunday the Radio 3 way with Tom McKinney
Tom McKinney presents Radio 3’s classical breakfast show.
09:00
Sunday Morning—Your perfect Sunday soundtrack
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Rupert Everett
Michael Berkeley's guest is the actor and writer Rupert Everett.
13:30
Music Map—A journey to Mozart's Exsultate, Jubilate
Sara Mohr-Pietsch charts a musical course to a Mozart masterpiece: Exsultate, Jubilate
15:00
Choral Evensong—Chester Cathedral
Live from Chester Cathedral.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—60th Anniversary Special
Alyn Shipton celebrates the 60th anniversary of Jazz Record Requests.
17:00
The Early Music Show—The Tallis Scholars at Saffron Hall
Hannah French explores the world of early music.
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Evening
18:00
Words and Music—Bears
From Hunting for Honey Eaters to Presidents, Pooh and Petrushka - all things bear
19:15
Sunday Feature—Cathedral Music In Crisis
Eleanor Oldroyd investigates the major challenges facing British cathedral choirs today.
20:00
Drama on 3—Different Truths
Two satirical and macabre short plays by Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
21:15
New Generation Artists—Marram - an atmospheric track from saxophonist Matt Carmichael
Purcell and Debussy from musicians on the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme.
21:30
Compline—2 before Advent
From the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tetbury with St Martin's Voices.
22:00
Night Tracks—Immersive music for after-hours
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Circularities
Elizabeth Alker with music by a new generation of composers who defy classification.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Dancing at La Scala
Isabelle Faust performs Bartok's first Violin Concerto.
