Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Alexander's Feast from the 2025 BBC Proms
At the 2025 Proms, the Irish Baroque Orchestra & Chorus perform Handel's Alexander's Feast
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Roll out of bed into classical music
Join Hannah French every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Saturday Morning—Pianist Dame Imogen Cooper on life beyond the concert hall
Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend.
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Afternoon
12:00
Earlier... with Jools Holland—Jools meets Simon Le Bon
Jools is joined by the Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon.
13:00
Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical Music—1846: A Birmingham Oratorio
1846, Birmingham. The premiere of Mendelssohn's Elijah puts the city on the musical map.
14:00
Record Review—Walton's Belshazzar's Feast in Building a Library with David Owen Norris and Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor with the best of the week's new classical releases.
16:00
Sound of Cinema—Edith speaks to composer Rupert Gregson-Williams about Practical Magic 2
Your weekly journey through the world of film music, presented by Edith Bowman.
17:00
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam... with Simone Dinnerstein
Jess Gillam is joined by American pianist Simone Dinnerstein for a listening party.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Bellini's I Puritani
Lisette Oropesa stars as Elvira in Bellini's bel canto masterpiece from The Royal Opera.
21:30
Music Planet—Anatolian vocals and sitar serenades
Lopa Kothari presents the best in folk and roots-based music from around the world.
22:30
New Music Show—Transformations and Litanies
Cutting-edge and experimental new music in live performance, plus interviews and features.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No 1
Truls Mørk performs in Shostakovich's first cello concerto.
