Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—BBC Proms 2024: Mahler's Fifth Symphony
The Hallé perform MacMillan’s Timotheus, Bacchus and Cecilia & Mahler’s Fifth Symphony
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Breakfast with the best classical music
Join Hannah French every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:00
Saturday Morning—The perfect classical soundtrack to start the weekend!
Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend!
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Afternoon
12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—Classical, blues and jazz for the weekend
Jools is joined by Croatian director and actor Krešimir Dolenčić.
13:00
Music Matters—The President and the Polka, 4. The Melting Pot
Justin Webb explores the relationship between classical music and American politics.
14:00
Record Review—Brahms's Paganini Variations in Building a Library with Kenneth Hamilton and Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor with the best new releases, with Charlotte Gardner and Kenneth Hamilton.
16:00
Sound of Cinema—Edith talks to composer Steven Price
Your weekly roundup of the finest film scores and movie music with Edith Bowman.
17:00
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Jane Mitchell
Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with the flautist Jane Mitchell.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Strauss's Arabella
Richard Strauss's Arabella, from the New York Metropolitan Opera.
21:30
Music Planet—Basque accordions, Afrobeat honours
Lopa Kothari curates a selection of new roots based music from across the globe
22:30
New Music Show—Can you hear me now?
Cutting-edge and experimental music from Lithuania, Poland and the North and South Poles.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—2025 Banff International String Quartet Competition
From the Romantic Round of the competition, quartets by Mendelssohn, Debussy and Brahms
