Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—The Planets and Star Wars
Holst's The Planets, John Williams' Star Wars Suite and Caroline Shaw's The Observatory.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Birdsong and Bach to banish those morning blues
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:30
Essential Classics—The very best of classical music
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini from the BBC Proms
Exclusive concert recordings reflecting a great summer of music-making.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Salieri - Rival
Five relationships that shaped Mozart. With Kate Molleson.
17:00
In Tune—The biggest names in classical music
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
19:00
BBC Proms—2026, Elder Conducts Weber’s ‘Oberon’
Live at the BBC Proms: the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique & Monteverdi Choir.
22:00
Night Tracks—Music for the still of night
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—06/08/2026
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—Choral music from Sweden
The Swedish Radio Choir sings sacred and secular music, spanning Palestrina to Ligeti.
