Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Lekeu and Bruckner from Katowice
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice perform Lekeu and Bruckner.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Start your day with classical music
Join Mark Forrest every Sunday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Sunday Morning—15/03/2026
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—George Saunders, writer
Michael Berkeley's guest is the Booker Prize-winning writer, George Saunders.
13:30
Music Map—Barber's Adagio
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings.
15:00
Choral Evensong—New College, Oxford
Live from the Chapel of New College, Oxford.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—Jazz for All
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
17:00
The Early Music Show—Early Music Today
Performance and news from the world of early music.
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Evening
18:00
Words and Music—Looking
A journey of discovery, weaving music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.
19:15
Sunday Feature—Shostakovich and Us
Nick Mohammed explores Russian composer Shostakovich's encounters with UK audiences.
20:00
Record Review—Janacek's Sinfonietta
The Building a Library recommended recording from yesterday's Record Review.
21:00
20th Century Radicals—Kaija Saariaho: Light, nature and the cosmos
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century
22:00
Compline—Lent 4
A reflective service of night prayer from the Chapel of Keble College, Oxford.
22:30
Night Tracks—Blissful sounds for night owls
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Fractured Harmonics
Elizabeth Alker with brand new music from artists and composers defying genre conventions.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and Sibelius's Violin Concerto
The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande is joined by Midori for Sibelius’s Violin Concerto.
