Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Pietro Nardini and his contemporaries
Ad Astra in music by Nardini, Cambini, Tartini and Mozart.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Start your Sunday the Radio 3 way with Tom McKinney
Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Sunday Morning—An inviting classical Sunday mix
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Richard Thompson
Michael Berkeley's guest is the singer, songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson.
13:30
Music Map—A journey to Grieg's Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the sonic connections between music across time and space.
15:00
Choral Evensong—King's College, Cambridge
Live from the Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival / Louie Bellson @100 / Helena Kay / Miles Davis
Alyn Shipton with your requests and a focus on this year's Edinburgh Jazz Festival.
17:00
The Early Music Show—From the York Early Music Festival
From the National Centre for Early Music as part of the 2024 York Early Music Festival.
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Evening
18:00
Words and Music—Proust
Marcel Proust's writing on taste, memory, love and jealousy is set alongside music.(R)
19:15
Sunday Feature—Undine Smith Moore - The Dean of Black Women Composers
Discovering a unique 20th-century composer and teacher - and her enduring influence.
20:00
Drama on 3—Beowulf Retold
A radiophonic adaptation of Beowulf, using different BBC versions broadcast over the years(R)
21:20
New Generation Artists—Mezzo Helen Charlston and violinist Geneva Lewis
Geneva Lewis in a violin partita by Bach. Helen Charlston sings Haydn's Arianna a Naxos.
22:00
Night Tracks—Adventures in sound
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.(R)
23:30
Unclassified—A Hymn to the Organ
Elizabeth Alker with late-night sounds showcasing the range and beauty of the organ.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Damström, Lindberg and Brahms
The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Cecilia Damström, Brahms and Magnus Lindberg.
