Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Daniel Müller-Schott at the Pau Casals Festival in Spain
Bach's first solo cello suite and Beethoven's 'Ghost' piano trio.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Wake up with classical music
Join Hannah French every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Saturday Morning—Conductor Marin Alsop on pioneering from the podium
Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend!
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Afternoon
12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—Jools and guests share their musical favourites
Jools is joined by the composer Debbie Wiseman.
13:00
Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical Music—1871: I Too Sing America
1871, Ohio. The songs of formerly enslaved people find a global audience.
14:00
Record Review—Schumann's 2nd Symphony in Building a Library with Jessica Duchen and Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor with the best of the week's new classical releases.
16:00
Sound of Cinema—Journeys Through Time and Tide
Your weekly showcase of film scores and soundtrack favourites with Edith Bowman.
17:00
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Kerry Andrew
Jess Gillam and composer and author Kerry Andrew share their favourite music.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande
Bernard Richter and Sara Blanch star in Pelléas et Mélisande at La Scala, Milan.
21:30
Music Planet—Justin Adams sits in
Guitarist and producer Justin Adams shares musical inspirations from around the world.
22:30
New Music Show—Tomorrow’s Next Bliss
Cutting-edge and experimental new music in live performance, plus interviews and features.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Desire, Brutality, and Supernature
Bartók's The Miraculous Mandarin and Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
