Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—2025 Banff International String Quartet Competition
Beethoven, Bartók and Hindemith performed by quartets in the Canadian competition.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Embrace the morning calm of classical music and birdsong
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—A classical soundtrack for your morning
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music for your morning.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—02/10/2026
Live performance and exclusive concerts from home and abroad.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Cyril Scott (1879-1970), Twilight Years
5/5Donald Macleod follows Cyril Scott through the final decades of his life.
17:00
In Tune—Live classical performance and interviews
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—02/10/2026
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Friday Night is Music Night—with Joe Stilgoe
From Alexandra Palace Theatre with the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Fiona Monbet.
21:45
The Essay—This Sounding Isle, London
Kate Kennedy walks to seek out connections between a place and the music it has inspired.
22:00
Late Junction—02/10/2026
Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners
23:30
'Round Midnight—02/10/2026
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—Daniel Hope with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Zurich Chamber Orchestraplay music by Pärt, Schnittke and Wettstein.
