Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Saint-Saëns, Britten, Debussy and Salonen from Poland.
The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice play Salonen and Saint-Saëns.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Start the day on the right note with classical music
Join Mark Forrest every Sunday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Sunday Morning—Three hours of classical sparkle
Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to accompany your Sunday morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Suzanne Vega
Michael Berkeley's guest is the American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega.
13:30
Music Map—A journey to Bizet's Carmen Suite No. 1
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores a piece of classical music, mapping it in a musical landscape.
15:00
Sofi Jeannin - Singing Together—Young Voices
Conductor Sofi Jeannin explores the magic of young voices in compositions.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—All Kinds of Jazz
Alyn plays your requests including sounds from Binker Golding, Sonny Rollins & more.
17:00
The Early Music Show—York Early Music Festival - Contre le Temps
A concert of medieval vocal music from the York Early Music Festival.
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Evening
18:00
Choral Evensong—Gloucester Cathedral
Live from Gloucester Cathedral during the Three Choirs Festival.(R)
19:00
New Generation Artists—2026 Proms season showcase - the Kleio Quartet
Haydn's 'Frog' Quartet and a jazz-infused clarinet sonata.
19:30
BBC Proms—2026, Kavakos Plays Tchaikovsky
Live at the BBC Proms: BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo.
22:00
Night Tracks—Eclectic music for after dark
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Helen Mort's Listening Chair
Elizabeth Alker invites poet Helen Mort to pick a track that transports her.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—BBC Proms 2024: Beethoven, Brahms and Sarah Gibson
Brahms’s Fourth Symphony and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto.
