BBC Radio 3 Schedule Sunday 11 November 2018

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Early
1. 00:00
  Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Vic Dickenson (2 of 2)
  Geoffrey Smith presents part 2 of his tribute to trombone king Vic Dickenson.
2. 01:00
  Through the Night—Polished Penderecki
  Catriona Young with music to celebrate the centenary of Polish National Independence Day.
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Morning
1. 07:00
  Radio 3 Breakfast—Sunday - Martin Handley
  Martin's show includes the first of today's sonic memorials for Remembrance Day.
2. 09:00
  Sunday Morning—Sarah Walker with Palestrina, Elgar and a sonic memorial from Verdun, France
  Sarah Walker with a broad range of music and the Two Minute Silence at 11am.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Private Passions—Margaret MacMillan
  Michael Berkeley’s guest is historian and Reith Lecturer Margaret MacMillan.
2. 12:57
  Sonic Memorials—Jutland
  Sonic memorials for Armistice Day. 3: The Battle of Jutland, 1916. Thyboron, Denmark.
3. 13:00
  Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Wigmore Hall Lunchtimes: Aleksey Semenenko and Inna Firsova
  From Wigmore Hall, London. violinist Aleksey Semenenko plays Grieg and Tchaikovsky.(R)
4. 14:00
  Radio 3 in Concert—Górecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
  A powerfully emotional work that dwells on family separations engendered by warfare.
5. 15:00
  Sonic Memorials—Battle of Britain
  Sonic Memorials for Armistice Day. 4: Capel-le-Ferne, Dover. Battle of Britain Memorial.
6. 15:03
  Choral Evensong—St Paul’s Cathedral, London
  Live from St Paul’s Cathedral, London.
7. 16:00
  Choir and Organ—11/11/2018
  Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces an hour of irresistible music for voices.
8. 17:00
  The Listening Service—What counts as 'classical music'?
  What do we actually mean when we talk about 'classical music'? What is or isn't it?
9. 17:30
  Words and Music—Women Writing War
  With poetry and prose by the mothers of soldiers and music by Messiaen and PJ Harvey.
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Evening
1. 18:42
  Sonic Memorials—Helmand
  Sonic memorials for Armistice Day. 6: Helmand, Afghanistan.
2. 18:45
  Sunday Feature—The Ruhleben Legacy
  Revealing how life in a German internment camp shaped the course of classical music.
3. 19:30
  Radio 3 in Concert—Britten's War Requiem
  A live performance for Remembrance Day of Britten's War Requiem by BBC NOW
4. 21:20
  Early Music Late—Bach Cello Suites BWV 1009 and BWV 1012
  Alexander Kniazev performs JS Bach's Solo Cello Suites No 3 and No 6 in Tokyo.
5. 22:25
  Sonic Memorials—Battle of Pingjin
  Sonic memorials for Armistice Day. 8: Battle of Pingjin, China
6. 22:30
  Radio 3 in Concert—New responses to the tragedy of war
  Sofi Jeannin and the BBC Singers present contemporary choral works for Remembrance Sunday.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Classical Fix—Marika Hackman
  Flooring choral music, relentless piano and some "perfectly pleasant" Prokofiev.
2. 00:30
  Through the Night—Monteverdi Vespers
  Ensemble Baroque Pygmalion performs Verdi at the 2017 BBC Proms. Catriona Young presents.