Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—BBC Proms 2025: Arvo Pärt at 90
Tõnu Kaljuste and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir perform well-loved music by Pärt
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Rise and shine with classical music
Join Hannah French every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Saturday Morning—Conductor Kellen Gray and toy piano master Margaret Leng Tan in conversation
Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend!
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Afternoon
12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—Jools with some of his most-loved recordings
Jools is joined by singer songwriter Hohnen Ford with music by Elgar and Nina Simone.
13:00
Music Matters—In the Beginning, Sky and Air
James MacMillan explores how composers have interpreted the biblical story of creation.
14:00
Record Review—Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande in Building a Library with Jeremy Sams and Andrew McGregor
A personal recommendation for Debussy's only completed opera.
16:00
Sound of Cinema—Edith speaks to Nathan Johnson
Discover the finest film and TV soundtracks every week with Edith Bowman.
17:00
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Anna Phoebe
Jess Gillam hosts the music show for people who like classical and other stuff too.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Puccini's La bohème
Puccini's La bohème, live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
21:30
Music Planet—Arsen Petrosyan, Mehdi Rostami and Adib Rostami in session
Kathryn Tickell shares a live session in which Armenian styles meet Persian sonorities.
22:30
New Music Show—Claire Chase's Listen List
Kate Molleson interviews American flautist Claire Chase.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Bartók and Brahms from Cologne
The WDR Symphony Orchestra play Brahms' first piano concerto with Rudolf Buchbinder.
