| 00:00 | 00:05Claire Martin presents saxophonist Tim Garland and his Lighthouse Trio. NB: Starts 00.05
| | | | | | 00:00Horace Silver selects his key recordings, including early work and classic tracks.(R)
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| 01:00 | 01:35Jonathan Swain features Scarlatti's Cinque Profeti plus works by Debussy and Respighi.
| 01:00Jonathan Swain hosts music by Brahms, Svedsen, Busoni, Jenkins and Jadin.
| 01:00Jonathan Swain with music, starting with a trio of Bach works from violinist James Ehnes.
| 01:00Jonathan Swain presents music by Martin, Schubert, Poulenc, Corbetta, Couperin and Brahms.
| 01:00Jonathan Swain presents music by Bernstein, Janacek, Dvorak, Rachmaninov, Bree and Biber.
| 01:00Jonathan Swain presents music by Zelenski, Novak, Szymanowski, Schumann and Purcell.
| 01:00John Shea introduces music, including Bach, Telemann, Corelli, Scarlatti and Schumann.
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| 07:00 | 07:00Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Purcell, Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Stravinsky.
| 07:00Sara Mohr-Pietsch with music by Beethoven, Monteverdi, Mozart, Elgar, Glass and Vivaldi.
| 07:00Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Beethoven, Bach, Schumann, Tavener, Chopin and Holst.
| 07:00Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Durufle, Mozart, Schubert, Part and Rimsky-Korsakov.
| 07:00Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Sullivan, Purcell, Sor, Liszt, Vivaldi and Poulenc.
| 07:00Martin Handley introduces music including Beethoven, Praetorius and Bach.
| 07:00Martin Handley introduces music including Sibelius, Alan Smith, Bach, Mozart and Telemann.
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| 09:00 | | | | | | 09:00Andrew McGregor's guests choose some of their favourite new recordings of 2008.
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| 10:00 | 10:00James Jolly presents music by Vivaldi, Cage, Finzi, Bartok, Berlioz and Rachmaninov.
| 10:00James Jolly presents music by Debussy, Ives, Bach, Brahms and Henze.
| 10:00James Jolly presents music by Mozart, Grieg, Dvorak, Reger, Ives and Miaskovksy.
| 10:00James Jolly presents music by Handel, Beethoven, Schumann, Strauss, Berlioz and Bellini.
| 10:00James Jolly presents music by Shostakovich, Schumann, Rachmaninov, Tippett and Poulenc.
| | 10:00Iain takes a musical tour of the Baltic, with stops in Estonia, Lithuania and Finland.
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| 12:00 | 12:001/5Donald Macleod explores the effect of the death in 1725 of the great Alessandro Scarlatti.
| 12:002/5Donald Macleod explores the music of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi.
| 12:003/5Donald Macleod focuses on some of the young graduates of the Naples conservatoire.
| 12:004/5Donald Macleod explores music that would have been heard at Naples's new comedy theatre.
| 12:005/5Donald Macleod explores music by the prolific but unfortunate Domenico Cimarosa.
| 12:15Tom Service presents a special programme marking the 150th anniversary of Puccini's birth.
| 12:001/2Andrew McGregor introduces Christmas concerts from radio stations in Europe and America.
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| 13:00 | 13:00From Wigmore Hall, Christopher Maltman and Malcolm Martineau in Holst, Strauss, Korngold.
| 13:001/4Penny Gore presents the LSO Chamber Players in trios by Brahms.
| 13:002/4The Gould Piano Trio in Brahms: Piano Trio No 3 in C minor, Op 101; Piano Trio No 1, Op 8.
| 13:003/4A concert given by the Aronowitz Ensemble. Brahms: Quintet, Op 34. Bruckner: Intermezzo.
| 13:004/4Maxim Rysanov (viola), Karen Cargill (mezzo) and Katya Apekisheva (piano) in Brahms.
| 13:00Lucie Skeaping explores Charpentier's setting of Euripides's great tragedy of Medea.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:001/5Presented by Penny Gore. With Brahms: Violin Concerto; Intermezzi, Op 117; Symphony No 1.
| 14:002/5With Penny Gore. Including Brahms: Tragic Overture; Symphony No 2. Elgar: In the South.
| 14:003/5Presented by Penny Gore. Including Brahms: Funf Gesange. Dvorak: In Nature's Realm.
| 14:004/5Presented by Penny Gore. Including Brahms: Symphony No 3. Schumann: Manfred Overture.
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| 14:00From Wigmore Hall, Christopher Maltman and Malcolm Martineau in Holst, Strauss, Korngold.
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| 15:00 | | | | | | 15:001/4Moshe Morad visits the childhood home of Jesus and visits a long-established oud factory.
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| 16:00 | | | 16:00From Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.
| | | 16:00Saxophonist Dave Gelly and Alyn Shipton suggest the essential Count Basie band recordings.
| 16:00From Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Presented by Sean Rafferty. With pianist Aleksandar Madzar and violinist Joshua Bell.
| 17:00Presented by Sean Rafferty. With Roy Goodman, Daniel Harding and Daniel Hope.
| 17:00Presented by Sean Rafferty. With Matthew Trusler, Daniel Grimwood and Maya Koch.
| 17:00Presented by Sean Rafferty. With comic opera group Impropera and conductor Nicola Luisotti
| 17:00Presented by Sean Rafferty. A festive edition from the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House
| 17:00From the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, with Renee Fleming in the title role.
| 17:002/2Andrew McGregor presents the conclusion of Radio 3's musical celebration of Christmas.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Suzy Klein presents the BBC SO and Ali Tufekci's ensemble in Turkish-inspired music.
| 19:20Colin Davis conducts Humperdinck's opera based on the tale from the Brothers Grimm.
| 19:00Suzy Klein introduces the Bournemouth SO under Kirill Karabits in romantic favourites.
| 19:001/2Suzy Klein presents the BBC CO and BBC Singers in Christmas music by Britten and Howells. 19:40Louise Fryer uncovers the story behind Britten's cantata St Nicolas.
| 19:00Suzy Klein introduces a concert by the BBC SO to mark Elliott Carter's 100th birthday.
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| 20:00 | | | | 20:002/2Presented by Suzy Klein. The concert concludes with Benjamin Britten's cantata St Nicolas.
| | 20:40Leslie Howard (piano) performs Liszt's Weihnachtsbaum, S186.
| 20:00Anton Chekhov's tale of a Russian family forced to sell their house and cherry orchard.
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| 21:00 | 21:15Matthew Sweet and guests discuss why operas are finding their way onto the big screen.
| | 21:15Philip Dodd and guests debate the state of global capitalism.
| 21:15Matthew Sweet presents more highlights from the 2008 Free Thinking festival of ideas.
| 21:15Featuring a new Christmas commission by poet Kenneth Steven - a lament for snow.
| 21:15A sound-collage created by Anthony Pitts, inspired by the National Mining Museum tunnels.
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| 22:00 | 22:001/5Donald Macleod explores the effect of the death in 1725 of the great Alessandro Scarlatti.
| 22:002/5Donald Macleod explores the music of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi.
| 22:003/5Donald Macleod focuses on some of the young graduates of the Naples conservatoire.
| 22:004/5Donald Macleod explores music that would have been heard at Naples's new comedy theatre.
| 22:005/5Donald Macleod explores music by the prolific but unfortunate Domenico Cimarosa.
| 22:15Pegasus conducted by Matthew Altham in contemporary Christmas-themed music. 22:301/5Highlights from the 2008 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
| 22:002/2Judith Mackrell asks dancers about changing relationships with their bodies. 22:45Claire Skinner and Hugh Bonneville are the readers in a celebration of nature's musicians.(R)
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| 23:00 | 23:001/5Adam Phillips asks if our appetite is by nature excessive.(R) 23:15Jez Nelson presents the world premiere of John Butcher's Composition for Eight Musicians.
| 23:002/5Psychotherapist Adam Phillips focuses on the problem of addiction.(R) 23:15Fiona Talkington presents music from Atsuko Kamura, Henrik Odegaard and Nils Landgren.
| 23:003/5Psychotherapist Adam Phillips discusses how sexual desire can be considered excessive.(R) 23:15Fiona Talkington presents music including John Tavener and Kan Mikami.
| 23:004/5Leading psychotherapist Adam Phillips looks at self-destructive behaviour.(R) 23:15Fiona Talkington presents music from Arne Nordheim, Bach and Japanese duo Coconami.
| 23:005/5Leading psychotherapist Adam Phillips discusses excessive religious belief.(R) 23:15Mary Ann Kennedy presens new CDs of world music and a session with Afrobeat star Seun Kuti
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