Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Brahms, Mendelssohn and Dvořák from Vilnius
Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, Brahms's Tragic Overture and Dvořák's 7th Symphony.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Roll out of bed into classical music
Join Hannah French every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Saturday Morning—14/11/2026
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 meets Norma Winstone
Jools is joined by the jazz singer and lyricist Norma Winstone.
13:00
Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical Music—1875: Sex, Fags and Valhalla
1875, Paris. Two groundbreaking operas pull the artform in radically different directions.
14:00
Record Review—Mozart's Horn Concertos in Building a Library with Andrew McGregor and Nicholas Kenyon
Andrew McGregor with the best new classical releases.
16:00
Sound of Cinema—From Secret Agents to Stage Stars
Your weekly journey through the world of film music, presented by Edith Bowman.
17:00
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... James Pearson
Jess Gillam is joined by pianist and composer James Pearson for a listening party.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Mozart's Don Giovanni
A concert performance of Mozart's opera from the Edinburgh Festival.
21:30
Music Planet—Inuit throat singing and South African harmonies
Lopa Kothari presents global sounds, with picks from David Harrington of Kronos Quartet.
22:30
New Music Show—Seasonal Quartet
Cutting-edge and experimental new music in live performance, plus interviews and features.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Dvořák's Cello Concerto and Mahler's First Symphony
Karina Canellakis conducts Dvořák's Cello Concerto with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra.
