Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—International Women's Day
Celebrating women in classical music with a concert from Poland.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Roll out of bed into classical music
Join Mark Forrest every Sunday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Sunday Morning—08/03/2026
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Penny Woolcock
Michael Berkeley's guest is the film-maker Penny Woolcock.
13:30
Music Map—08/03/2026
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores a piece of classical music, mapping it in a musical landscape.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Live from the Chapel of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—International Women's Day
Alyn Shipton presents your requests celebrating International Women's Day.
17:00
The Early Music Show—08/03/2026
Performance and news from the world of early music.
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Evening
18:00
Words and Music—Sisters
Dorothy Wordsworth, Fanny Mendelssohn, Hildegard of Bingen, the Labeques and Unthanks.
19:15
Sunday Feature—Richard Strauss and Us
Nick Mohammed traces how British audiences first responded to composer Richard Strauss.
20:00
Record Review—Handel's Dixit Dominus
The Building a Library recommended recording from yesterday's Record Review.
21:00
20th Century Radicals—Lucia Dlugoszewski: Tapping the creative unknown
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century.
22:00
Compline—Lent 3
From St John the Evangelist, Hills Road, Cambridge.
22:30
Night Tracks—Immersive music for after-hours
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Echo Chambers
Elizabeth Alker with brand new music from artists and composers defying genre conventions.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—BBC Proms 2023: Paradise and the Peri
A rare chance to hear Schumann's opera-oratorio, conducted by Simon Rattle.
