Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Including at 7.50am a specially-recorded Christmas carol from the BBC Singers under Bob Chilcott. Show more

With James Jolly. Mozart: Overture (Don Giovanni). Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance (Act 1 finale). Haydn: Piano Trio in B flat, H XV 20. Tallis: Gloria (Missa puer natus est). Show more

Donald Macleod focuses on Bach's arrival in the tranquil environment of Cothen, with an admiring gaze of a cultured and sympathetic royal boss. Show more

Francesco Piemontesi. Show more

Including Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde). Elgar: Sea Pictures. Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde. Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No 1. Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony. Show more

To mark the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, Ruth Padel and Henry Goodman read prose and verse exploring the idea of the Ascent of Man. Show more

Veronika Eberle (violin), Oliver Schnyder (piano) in Schubert: Duo in A, D574. Giuliano Sommerhalder (trumpet) in Enescu: Legende. Henk Neven (baritone) in music by Loewe. Show more

Prom in which Stephane Deneve conducts the RSNO. Berlioz: Overture (Roman Carnival). Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 (soloist Paul Lewis). MacMillan: 3 Interludes (The Sacrifice). Show more

Presented by Matthew Sweet. With film-makers Danny Boyle and Nev Schulman discussing truth; entrepreneur Stephanie Shirley on philanthropy; a debate on 'just deserts'. Show more

Donald Macleod focuses on Bach's arrival in the tranquil environment of Cothen, with an admiring gaze of a cultured and sympathetic royal boss. Show more

Professor John Haldane explores the origins and meaning of the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Catholicism, considering her unique status as chief among the saints. Show more

Jez Nelson is joined by John Fordham and Kevin LeGendre to review the past year in jazz, with concerts from Django Bates, Troyka and Polar Bear, plus the best 2010 album releases. Show more

Jonathan Swain presents Symphonies 3 and 6 by Tchaikovsky. Show more