Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical Breakfast show, including Elgar's Introduction and Allegro, Milhaud's Scaramouche, and Bach's Oboe Concerto in D minor (BWV1059a). Show more
James Jolly presents great music in the best recordings from the archives and the present day. Plus a few musical wildcards. Show more
In a programme made in front of an invited audience at the Worcester Porcelain Museum, Michael Berkeley is joined by English porcelain expert Henry Sandon, from Antiques Roadshow. Show more
Catherine Bott presents a profile of Maria Barbara, the Portuguese infanta and Spanish queen, and the muse of Domenico Scarlatti, on the 300th anniversary of her birth. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents highlights of the 2011 British Composer Awards, held at Stationers Hall, London. The categories range from chamber and vocal to liturgical and jazz. Show more
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Aled Jones uncovers the history of the Red Army Choir, now known as the Alexandrov Ensemble. Plus Birmingham-based a cappella group Black Voices, and Norwegian ensemble Pust. Show more
Texts and music on the theme of the Four Temperaments, with readings by Joe Dunlop and Joanna Tope. Including Wordsworth, Donne, Thomas and Chaucer, plus Holst, Britten, Bruckner. Show more
Travel writer Ian Marchant investigates 'psychogeography', a term coined by drug-influenced French situationists but now in the mainstream, thanks to Will Self and Iain Sinclair. Show more
Sean O'Casey's classic play about the impact of the 1916 Easter Rising on a group of ordinary Dublin tenement dwellers depicts a city and a nation in turmoil. Show more
Lopa Kothari introduces highlights from the 2011 WOMEX festival in Copenhagen. With the Mairtin O'Connor Band, the Orquesta Tipica Fernandez Fierro and the Pakistani Qawaali party. Show more
Claire Martin presents a concert given at the Old Fruit Market in Glasgow by trumpeter Tomasz Stanko. Kevin LeGendre talks to composer Vince Mendoza about his CD Nights on Earth. Show more
John Shea's selection includes a concert performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony given by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Show more
