Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Szymanowski and Mahler from Berlin
Szymanowski's Stabat Mater and Mahler's 4th Symphony from Berlin.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—The finest classical music to elevate your morning
Join Hannah French every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Saturday Morning—Keyboard magician Olga Pashchenko plays live
Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend!
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Afternoon
12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—21/11/2026
Jools shares his lifelong passion for classical music with fascinating studio guests.
13:00
Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical Music—1889: Impressions of the Orient
1889, Paris. A world's fair opens western ears to new sounds.
14:00
Record Review—21/11/2026
A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations.
16:00
Sound of Cinema—21/11/2026
Your weekly round-up of the finest film scores and movie music with Edith Bowman.
17:00
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Joby Burgess
Jess Gillam is joined by the percussionist Joby Burgess for a listening party.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Janacek's The Excursions of Mr Broucek
Peter Hoare stars as the drunken landlord catapulted to the moon and 15th-century Prague.
21:30
Music Planet—Shadow puppets and shamisens
Kathryn Tickell presents global roots music, with picks from Japanese fusion band Mitsune.
22:30
New Music Show—The Ivors Composer Awards
Highlights from the event celebrating achievements in contemporary classical composition.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Bartók's Second Piano Concerto & Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
The WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne and conductor Hannu Lintu play Stravinsky and Bartók.
