Presented by Rob Cowan. Including at 7.50am a specially-recorded Christmas carol from the BBC Singers under Bob Chilcott. Show more
Andrew McGregor presents a special edition, rounding up new releases from composers celebrating their anniversary in 2010. Including Pergolesi, Barber, Mahler, Schumann and Chopin. Show more
Sarah Walker retraces the journey Satie made each day across Paris in order to earn a living playing cabaret music. She learns how it influenced his music. Show more
In a Christmas special, Catherine Bott and Lucie Skeaping review 2010's Early Music Shows, introducing previously unheard live recordings from 2010. Show more
Stephen Cleobury directs the choir of King's College, Cambridge for the annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Show more
Alyn Shipton invites leading jazz critics to review the best albums of 2010. With Jon Newey, Helen Mayhew, Peter Vacher, John L Walters, Dave Gelly, Clive Davis and Brian Priestley. Show more
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.
Martin Handley introduces Wagner's opera about a medieval troubadour's tussle between the sensual and the spiritual. With Johann Botha and Eva-Maria Westbroek. Show more
Radio 3 lets its hair down with a special festive panel show hosted by Frank Skinner. Contestants pit their musical and comedy wits against each other. Show more
A radio composition by Jonny Trunk created entirely from BBC Sound Effects recorded between 1970 and 1979. Show more
Ivan Hewett introduces highlights from a performance at the 2010 London Jazz Festival of Matthew Herbert's work One Day, which is based on a single edition of a national newspaper. Show more
Trombonist Benny Powell joins Alyn Shipton to select his best discs with Lionel Hampton and Count Basie, plus examples of his work with Duke Ellington and pianist Randy Weston. Show more
Presented by John Shea. Show more
