Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—I saw Eternity
Tenebrae perform Bach's iconic motets together with James MacMillan's sacred music.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Boost your morning with classical music
Join Mark Forrest every Sunday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:00
Sunday Morning—Three hours of classical sparkle
Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Louise Penny
Michael Berkeley's guest is the crime fiction writer Louise Penny.
13:30
Music Map—A journey to Bach's Cello Suite No. 1
Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps the musical landscape surrounding JS Bach's Cello Suite No.1.
15:00
Choral Evensong—St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow
From St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow.
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—Big Band & Vocal Jazz
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
17:00
The Early Music Show—The Early Opera Company
Hannah French chats to the director of The Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn.
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Evening
18:00
Words and Music—Small Towns
Jemma Redgrave and Sushil Chudasama read from EF Benson, Kiran Desai, Paul Murray
19:15
Sunday Feature—James Blades - Pandemonium of the One-Man Band
A journey through the life and work of James Blades, famous 20th-century percussionist.
20:10
Record Review—Beethoven: String Quartet Op.132
Beethoven's String Quartet no.15.
21:00
20th Century Radicals—Ustvolskaya: Brutality, extremity and God
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century
22:00
Night Tracks—Meditative music for late night solace
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Sound and Sequence
Elizabeth Alker with music by a new generation of composers who defy classification.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Ardeo Quartet and pianist Barry Douglas
Saariaho, Janáček and Schubert from the West Cork Chamber Music Festival in Ireland.













