| 00:00 | 00:30The Amadeus Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra performs music by Bacewicz, Baird and Respighi.
| 00:30Michael Hofstetter conducts Concerto Köln with soloists and the Tölz Boys' Choir.
| 00:30Recreating Christmas 1887 when Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Grieg dined together.
| 00:30Walton's Viola Concerto & Elgar's First Symphony from the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra.
| 00:30With violinist Tobias Feldmann, cellist Harriet Krijgh and pianist Lauma Skride.
| 00:30Music by Telemann and his contemporaries, performed by the Lotz Trio and Musica Florea.
| 00:30Chamber music played by Antje Weithaas and soloists from the Pau Casals Festival Orchestra
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| 06:00 | 06:30Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.
| 06:30Petroc Trelawny presents a Christmas Eve edition of the classical breakfast show.
| 06:30Hannah French presents a Christmas Day edition of Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
| 06:30Hannah French presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.
| 06:30Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
| 06:30Emma Clarke sets up your Saturday morning.
| 06:30Tom McKinney presents Radio 3’s classical breakfast show.
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| 09:00 | 09:30Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
| 09:30Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
| 09:30Join Petroc Trelawny to celebrate Christmas with live festive music and listener requests.
| 09:30Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music
| 09:30Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music.
| 09:00Gareth Malone presents the best classical playlist for the the festive season.
| 09:00Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh.
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| 12:00 | | | | | | 12:00Jools is joined by musician Anoushka Shankar with music by Faure, Carreno and Dvorak.(R)
| 12:00Michael Berkeley's guest is Sister Mary Joy Langdon.
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| 13:00 | 13:00Specially recorded music and items reflecting the festive season.
| 13:00Handel's festive masterpiece reworked by Mozart recorded at this year's BBC Proms.
| 13:00A service of carols, hymns and readings live from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.(R)
| 13:00Performance to suit the festive period.
| 13:00A complete performance of the classic Humperdinck opera from Covent Garden.
| 13:00Chris Addison explores how composers have used music to challenge the power of the state.
| 13:30Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the sonic connections between music across time and space.(R)
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| 14:00 | | | | | | 14:00Conductor Ben Gernon's personal recommendation for Copland's Rodeo.
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| 15:00 | | | 15:00BBC Proms 2024: BBC Singers and conductor Eric Whitacre perform Eternity in an Hour.
| | | | 15:00From Girton College, Cambridge.
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| 16:00 | 16:001/5Donald Macleod visits Riga to experience seasonal music and Christmas traditions in Latvia
| 16:002/5Donald Macleod explores Latvian music evoking the magic and mystery of the Christmas story
| 16:003/5Donald Macleod celebrates Christmas alongside ‘Ziemassvētki’, or Winter Solstice, in Riga.
| 16:004/5Donald Macleod meets composer, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Latvian folklorist, Ilona Dzērve.
| 16:005/5Donald Macleod visits Riga to find music inspired by the idea of hope at Christmas time.
| 16:00With the release of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Matthew Sweet visits Aardman.
| 16:00Alyn Shipton looks back at some of the jazz releases from 2024.
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| 17:00 | 17:00A classical Christmas with Gareth Malone.
| 17:00A classical Christmas with Gareth Malone.
| 17:00Dominic West and Ruth Bradley explore the challenging aspects of Christmas.(R)
| 17:00Radio 3's current New Generation Artists in music by Mozart, Schubert, Bach and Messiaen.
| 17:00Members of Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme debut in music by Elgar and Dvorak.
| 17:00Jess Gillam hosts the music show for people who like classical and other stuff too.
| 17:00Hannah French explores the world of Early Music.
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| 18:00 | | | 18:15BBC Proms 2024: Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos and Yo-Yo Ma play Brahms and Beethoven.
| 18:15Clarke Peters and Anastasia Hille with prose and poetry about singing(R)
| 18:15From Orwell to Goethe, Zadie Smith to Donne with music from Puccini, Bizet and Tori Amos.(R)
| 18:00A performance of Michael Tippett's New Year by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
| 18:00Readings and music inspired by the anniversary of the children's TV programme Bagpuss.(R)
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| 19:00 | 19:00Giacomo Smith's Big Band presents Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker.
| 19:00Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Niall Breslin with calming music for Christmas Eve.
| | 19:30BBC Proms 2024: the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with Antonello Manacorda.
| 19:30BBC Proms from The Glasshouse: Dinis Sousa conducts the Royal Northern Sinfonia.(R)
| | 19:15A fearless craftsman risks his life in a swashbuckling tale of cultural diplomacy.
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| 20:00 | 20:30Two seasonal tales from Guys and Dolls writer Damon Runyon, performed by Jamie Parker.
| | 20:00BBC Proms 2024: The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Jaime Martín.
| | | 20:45Norman Lebrecht in conversation with legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman.
| 20:00Alan Bennett's comedy about one of the most miserable writers of the 20th century.(R)
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| 21:00 | | 21:00Escape with Ólafur Arnalds for a special musical journey into Christmas calmness.(R)
| | 21:15Norman Lebrecht in conversation with opera and theatre director Sir David Pountney.
| 21:15Norman Lebrecht talks to the charismatic Lithuanian conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla.
| 21:30Kathryn Tickell selects restful music, with Finnish folk musician Maija Kauhanen.
| 21:35Schubert and Chopin from the pianist Alim Beisembayev.
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| 22:00 | 22:00An immersive soundtrack for the nights before Christmas, with Hannah Peel.
| 22:00An immersive soundtrack for Christmas Eve, with Hannah Peel.
| 22:00An immersive soundtrack for Christmas Day, with Hannah Peel.
| 22:00An immersive sound track for Boxing Day, with Hannah Peel.
| 22:00Verity Sharp shares a mixtape from the experimental noise duo Pollution Opera.(R)
| 22:30Cutting-edge and experimental new music in live performance, plus interviews and features.
| 22:005/12Take a pause. Ólafur Arnalds plays restful music that feels like time has stopped.(R)
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| 23:00 | 23:30A festive favourite from the US singer's record collection.
| 23:30Soweto unwraps an hour of festive music Yule love.
| 23:30Soweto settles in with jazz on Christmas Day.
| 23:30Soweto spins new music from the Canadian group.
| 23:30Remembering the jazz greats we've lost in 2024.(R)
| | 23:00Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.(R) 23:30Elizabeth Alker with late-night sounds showcasing the range and beauty of the organ.(R)
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