Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—The Romantic Violin
Carolin Widmann and Gabriele Carcano play violin sonatas by Schumann, Brahms and Fauré
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Breakfast with the best classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:30
Essential Classics—06/03/2026
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—06/03/2026
Specially recorded music from the BBC Performing Groups, the EBU and more.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), New Symphonic Territory
5/5Kate Molleson follows Sibelius in the creation of his Sixth and Seventh Symphonies.
17:00
In Tune—Live music at drivetime
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—06/03/2026
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Friday Night is Music Night—Celebrating Ivor Novello
Ian McMillan conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales live in Cardiff.
21:45
The Essay—You Me and the Wireless, 06/03/2026
Critic and journalist Gillian Reynolds shares her life and times in radio.
22:00
Late Junction—Stretch and squeeze
Join Jennifer Lucy Allan for a dive into the folds of the accordion.
23:30
'Round Midnight—06/03/2026
Saxophonist Soweto Kinch picks jazz from all eras, with a focus on new British artists.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610
La fonte musica perform Vespro della Beata Vergine at the Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm
