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  1. Today21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Stoke on TrentThis Sounding Isle

    Kate Kennedy walks to seek out connections between a place and the music it has inspired.

  2. Tomorrow21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Blakes Wood EssexThis Sounding Isle

    Kate Kennedy walks to seek out connections between a place and the music it has inspired.

  3. Thursday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    AldeburghThis Sounding Isle

    Kate Kennedy walks to seek out connections between a place and the music it has inspired.

  4. Friday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    LondonThis Sounding Isle

    Kate Kennedy walks to seek out connections between a place and the music it has inspired.

  5. Next Monday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    05/10/2026Towards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Evensong.

  6. Next Tuesday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    06/10/2026Towards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Evensong.

  7. Next Wednesday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    07/10/2026Towards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Evensong.

  8. Thu 8 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    08/10/2026Towards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Evensong.

  9. Fri 9 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    09/10/2026Towards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Evensong.

  10. Sat 10 Oct 202610:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  11. Sat 10 Oct 202615:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  12. Sat 10 Oct 202621:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  13. Sun 11 Oct 202605:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  14. Mon 12 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Rue BoissonadeThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    A street in the Montparnasse area of Paris has been home to important artists for decades.

  15. Tue 13 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Gardens shaping creative imaginationsThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    How a small patch of Paris became home to generations of influential artists and writers.(R)

  16. Wed 14 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Composers, singers - and Chopin's pianoThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    The patch of Paris that's been home to generations of composers, musicians and singers.(R)

  17. Thu 15 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Writers and spiritualityThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    The patch of Paris that has been home to influential writers, and a unique spirituality.(R)

  18. Fri 16 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The living and the deadThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    The patch of Paris that's been home to generations of influential artists and writers.(R)

  19. Mon 19 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    19/10/2026John Foxx - Key Moments

    A memoir of a lifelong love of the piano from singer and musician John Foxx.

  20. Tue 20 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    20/10/2026John Foxx - Key Moments

    A memoir of a lifelong love of the piano from singer and musician John Foxx.

  21. Wed 21 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    21/10/2026John Foxx - Key Moments

    A memoir of a lifelong love of the piano from singer and musician John Foxx.

  22. Thu 22 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    22/10/2026John Foxx - Key Moments

    A memoir of a lifelong love of the piano from singer and musician John Foxx.

  23. Fri 23 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    23/10/2026John Foxx - Key Moments

    A memoir of a lifelong love of the piano from singer and musician John Foxx.