Presented by Rob Cowan. Including at 7.50am a specially-recorded Christmas Carol from the BBC Singers under Bob Chilcott. Show more
Join Suzy and guests for the perfect soundtrack to Boxing Day, with lively conversation, great music and a look back at some of the musical landmarks of 2010. Show more
Michael Berkeley's guest is psychologist and writer Pamela Stephenson Connolly. Her choices include singing by Joan Sutherland and Kiri te Kanawa, plus Weill, Satie and Debussy. Show more
Review of the Year: 2/2. Catherine Bott and Lucie Skeaping review 2010's Early Music Shows. With unheard recordings plus early music anniversaries to be celebrated in 2011. Show more
Chi-chi Nwanoku presents listeners' requests, including chamber music by Schumann and Beethoven, songs from gifted baritone Benjamin Luxon and Gershwin's An American in Paris. Show more
From Chester Cathedral. Show more
Corelli's Opus 6 Concertos: Stephen Johnson unpicks the ideas and background behind Corelli's ground-breaking set of Violin Concertos, which includes the Christmas Concerto. Show more
Aled Jones introduces a selection of up-and-coming vocal talent, gathered for a unique showcase in the Normandy town of Saint-Lo for the 2010 Polyfollia Choral Showcase 2010. Show more
A rare chance to hear Beaumarchais's original play, on which Mozart's opera was based. With Rupert Degas, Nicholas Rowe, Joannah Tincey and Clare Wille. Show more
Screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce explores the life and work of pilot and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, whose career began and ended in the air. Show more
Sheila Hancock and Scott Handy read poems and prose on the theme of giving and receiving gifts. Works include Herrick, Lear and Whitman; music by Wagner and Colleen's Music Boxes. Show more
Kevin LeGendre is joined by bandleaders Tommy Smith and Guy Barker to discuss arranging for large ensemble and applying orchestral discipline to works that need improvisation. Show more
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