Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Mahler and Helen Grime from Cologne
The WDR Symphony Orchestra perform Helen Grime's Near Midnight and Mahler's Symphony No 7.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Start the day 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—Sir Ian Blatchford, Science Museum director
Michael Berkeley's guest is the director of the Science Museum, Sir Ian Blatchford.
13:30
Music Map—Delius's On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the vernal landscape that connects to Delius's ode to spring.
15:00
Choral Evensong—St Michael’s Church, Barnes, London
From St Michael’s Church, Barnes, London, with the choir of Tiffin School.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—Frank Zappa to Nancy Wilson & beyond!
Alyn Shipton has music from Melissa Aldanni, Chris Potter, Frank Zappa and Nancy Wilson.
17:00
The Early Music Show—Echoes
Music inspired by the subject of echoes... in myth and in science.
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Evening
18:00
Words and Music—An English countryside calendar
Martin Clunes and Louiza Patikas with words and music evoking Constable's landscapes.
19:15
Between the Ears—Elephant Voices
An evocative sonic journey into the lives of elephants through the work of Joyce Poole.
19:45
Sunday Feature—New Generation Thinkers: At Home with Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas
Sophie Oliver guides us inside the remarkable home of Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas.(R)
20:00
Record Review—22/03/2026
The Building a Library recommended recording from yesterday's Record Review.
21:00
20th Century Radicals—Claude Vivier: Imaginary worlds
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century.
22:00
Compline—Lent 5
A reflective service of night prayer from the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tetbury.
22:30
Night Tracks—Music for the darkling hour
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—22/03/2026
Elizabeth Alker with music by a new generation of composers who defy classification.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Dvořák, Widmann and Stravinsky from Stockholm
Stefan Dohr joins the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Jörg Widmann's Horn Concerto.
