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: Chris Jarvis

Chris Jarvis

11/03/2017

BBC Radio 3 - Saturday Classics, Chris Jarvis

Children's TV presenter Chris Jarvis chooses music composed for, and about, children.

Chris Jarvis chooses music composed for, and about, children. With Mozart, Britten, Debussy, Mussorgsky, Poulenc, Tchaikovsky, Delibes and Jim Parker's Captain Beaky and His Band.

CBeebies presenter Chris Jarvis chooses music composed for, and about, children - including pieces by Mozart, Britten, Debussy, Mussorgsky, Humperdinck, Poulenc, Tchaikovsky, Delibes, Paul Paterson and Jim Parker's "Captain Beaky and his Band"!

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.

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