Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music to discover, rediscover and lift the spirits, plus at 7.50am a specially recorded Christmas Carol from the BBC Singers under Bob Chilcott. Show more

With Sarah Walker. Vivaldi: Concerto in C for two trumpets. Glazunov: Winter (The Seasons). Schubert: Sonatina in D for cello and piano. Elgar: The Snow. Suk: A Winter's Tale. Show more

Donald Macleod explores Russian opera, starting with Verstovsky's Askold's Grave, Glinka's A Life for the Tsar, Dargomizhsky's The Stone Guest and Mussorgsky's The Marriage. Show more

From 2010's summer festivals: Smetana: Ma Vlast (excerpt). Biber: Battalia. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor (with Martha Argerich). A Scarlatti: Songs. Bach: Mass in B minor. Show more

A mixture of poetry, prose and music inspired by film. Poems include Tony Harrison, George Szirtes and Carol Ann Duffy. Plus music by Plus music by Nyman, Mozart, Schumann, Aubert. Show more

Khatia Buniatishvili in Haydn: Piano Sonata in C minor, H XVI 20. Malin Christensson (soprano) in Berg: 7 Early Songs. Elias Quartet in Schubert: String Quartet in A minor, D804. Show more

A celebration of Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday, with songs from his best-loved shows, sung by Bryn Terfel, Maria Friedman, Simon Russell Beale and Judi Dench. Show more

Former Conservative Party chairman and governor of Hong Kong Lord Patten talks to Joan Bakewell about his Catholic faith and the Pope's recent visit to Britain. Show more

Maria Joao Pires (piano) performs Chopin. Nocturnes, Op 9, Nos 1, 2 and 3; Op 15, Nos 1, 2 and 3; Op 27, Nos 1 and 2; Op 62, Nos 1 and 2; Lento con gran espressione, KKIVa No 16. Show more

Jez Nelson is joined by John Fordham and Kevin LeGendre to review the past year in jazz. With international artists including Vandermark 5 and Charles Lloyd. Show more

Presented by John Shea. Highlights include a concert performance of Beethoven's 5th Symphony by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Show more