BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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Saturday Classics

Music: Classical

A view of classical music from a range of presenters; themed series and one-off programmes

A personal view of classical music from a range of presenters. Authored, themed mini-series and one-off programmes offer a chance to share the musical interests of the presenters.

Saturday Classics: Linda Grant

Saturday Classics: Linda Grant: Episode 2

Linda Grant

Episode 2

BBC Radio 3 - Saturday Classics, Linda Grant, Episode 2

Novelist Linda Grant chooses music by women composers from Hildegard to Amy Beach.

Novelist Linda Grant selects works by female composers: Hildegard of Bingen, Clara Schumann, Ethel Smyth, Fanny Mendelssohn, Grace Williams, Amy Beach and Louise Farrenc.

Inspired by hearing a Radio 3 Breakfast broadcast in March marking International Womens' Day, novelist Linda Grant continues her personal journey of discovery into classical music by presenting a programme devoted entirely to female composers, including Hildegard of Bingen, Clara Schumann, Ethel Smyth, Fanny Mendelssohn, Grace Williams, Germaine Tailleferre, Elizabeth Maconchy, Amy Beach and Louise Farrenc.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Novelist Linda Grant presents a personal choice of music

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