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. Dove: The Star-song. Vivaldi: Winter (The Four Seasons). Webern: Im Sommerwind. Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen (excerpt). Haydn: Piano Trio in C, H XV 27. Show more
Donald Macleod details how, not for the first time, Bach found himself with itchy feet, despite being able to work with unprecedented freedom. Show more
Canadian pianist Louis Lortie gives a recital in Glasgow. Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op 10; Trois Nouvelles etudes, Op posth. 12 Etudes, Op 25. Show more
With Katie Derham. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade. Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No 4 (with Stephen Hough). Mahler, compl Deryck Cooke: Symphony No 10. Show more
A sequence of poetry, prose and music on the subject of healing, with readings by Celia Imrie and Bill Paterson. Including HG Wells, plus Wagner, Adams, Durufle and Sting. Show more
ATOS Trio in Kreisler: Miniature Viennese March. Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) in Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata. Daniela Lehner (mezzo) in Nin: Villancico Vasco; Villancico Andaluz. Show more
Presented by Martin Handley. As part of the 25th annual Christmas Festival from St John's, Smith Square, the OAE and Polyphony conducted by Stephan Layton perform Handel's Messiah. Show more
Presented by Ian McMillan. Lawrence Sail reads seasonal verse; novelist Sunjeev Sahota reads a work in progress; comedy musical duo Ginger and Black; Ammon Shea on the phonebook. Show more
Donald Macleod details how, not for the first time, Bach found himself with itchy feet, despite being able to work with unprecedented freedom. Show more
Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch explores how 16th-century Protestants dealt with the role of the Virgin Mary, not wishing to jettison Catholic understanding of the creeds. Show more
Mary Ann Kennedy presents a Christmas Eve edition, with CDs from around the world, plus folk singer Kate Rusby performing South Yorkshire village carols at the Royal Festival Hall. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents a selection of concert performances from around Europe, including the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra in Ryba's joyful Czech Christmas Mass. Show more
