Schedule
Early
00:00
Freeness—Bursts of Light
Corey Mwamba presents improvised music teeming with light and birdsong.(R)
01:00
Through the Night—Piano concertos by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven
Rudolf Buchbinder is the soloist and conductor with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—03/03/2024
Martin Handley presents Breakfast, including a Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape.
09:00
Sunday Morning—An inviting Sunday classical mix
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Katherine Rundell
Michael Berkeley’s guest is writer Katherine Rundell.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Pieter Wispelwey and Paolo Giacometti
Live from Wigmore Hall, a cello recital with music by Schubert, Chopin and Prokofiev.(R)
14:00
The Early Music Show—Empowered Women
Performance and news from the world of early music.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Winchester Cathedral
Live from Winchester Cathedral.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—Tribute to Wayne Shorter
Alyn Shipton with a tribute to saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter.(R)
17:00
The Listening Service—Impassioned argument: Elizabeth Maconchy's string quartets
Tom Service surveys the 13 extraordinary string quartets of Elizabeth Maconchy.
17:30
Words and Music—A Woman's Lot
Greta Scacchi and Lydia Wilson with readings about women rebelling and questioning.
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Evening
18:45
Between the Ears—Sound First and Words First
Sound designers work with poets to create new soundworlds around spoken word performances
19:15
Sunday Feature—Bath Time
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough explores the lingering rites of Roman Bathing.
19:30
Drama on 3—Dog in the Manger
Lope de Vega's Spanish Golden Age comedy, starring Olivia Poulet and Joe Thomas.
21:00
Record Review Extra—Haydn's Symphony No 100
Hannah French with a longer listen to the releases featured on yesterday's Record Review.
23:30
Slow Radio—The Sounds of the BBC’s Wild Isles
Sounds from the BBC television series Wild Isles, introduced by Sir David Attenborough.
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Late
00:00
Classical Fix—Ania Magliano
Linton Stephens tries out a playlist of all women composers on comedian Ania Magliano.
00:30
Through the Night—Ringofen Konzerte - Departure and New Paths, Divertissements
Haydn, Beethoven, Taffanel and Poulenc from Switzerland. John Shea presents
