Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Around the World in 80 Minutes
A recreation of Phileas Fogg's itinerary for Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Embrace the morning calm of classical music
Join Mark Forrest every Sunday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Sunday Morning—Three Hours of Classical Sparkle
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Lea Ypi
Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer and professor of political theory at LSE, Lea Ypi.(R)
13:30
Music Map—Mendelssohn - Italian Symphony
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores a piece of classical music, mapping it in a musical landscape.
15:00
The Colours in Sound, with Caroline Shaw—Sounds You Can Feel
Grammy-winning composer Caroline Shaw takes us on a journey through colours in sound.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—All Kinds of Jazz
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
17:00
The Early Music Show—York Early Music Festival Young Artists Competition
The final of the York Early Music Festival International Young Artists Competition.
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Evening
18:00
Choral Evensong—St John's College, Cambridge
From the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge with the Rodolfus Choral Course.(R)
19:00
BBC Proms—2026, Berlioz’s ‘The Damnation of Faust’
Live from the BBC Proms: Les Siècles, Jakob Lehmann, and Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust.
22:00
Night Tracks—A meditative moonlight soundtrack
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.(R)
23:30
Unclassified—30/08/2026
Elizabeth Alker with brand new music from artists and composers defying genre conventions.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the Gstaad Festival Orchestra in Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony
Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony and Gabriela Montero’s “Latin” Concerto.
