Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
With Sarah Walker. Including Essential CD of the Week: Romantic Overtures - London Classical Players; architect Ptolemy Dean; Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony (excerpt). Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on Irving Berlin's first successes as a composer of hit songs, including 1911's Alexander's Ragtime Band, and his first revues for Broadway. Show more
Live from Wigmore Hall in London, French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet plays Debussy's L'isle joyeuse and Images (Book 1), as well as Liszt's Invocation and Grosses Konzert Solo. Show more
Louise Fryer presents the BBC SSO in music led by Donald Runnicles. Golijov: Mariel. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 18 (soloist: Sofya Gulyak). Bruckner: Symphony No 7. Debussy: La mer. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. Including the Vienna Piano Trio performing live in the studio ahead of their final concert as outgoing artists-in-residence at London's Wigmore Hall. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on Irving Berlin's first successes as a composer of hit songs, including 1911's Alexander's Ragtime Band, and his first revues for Broadway. Show more
From the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, Andrew McGregor presents a performance of Act 1 of L'Olimpiade, with a libretto by Metastasio and music by various composers. Show more
Arne's Olympic Flop: Piers Burton-Page on the story of Thomas Arne's setting of Metastasio's L'Olimpiade. The opera was lost and was the only known setting by an English composer. Show more
From the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, Andrew McGregor presents Acts 2 and 3 of L'Olimpiade, with a libretto by Metastasio and music by various composers. Show more
Matthew Sweet reviews Ken Loach's new film, The Angels' Share and discusses why some language is taboo. THIS ITEM CONTAINS THE STRONGEST LANGUAGE WHICH MAY OFFEND SOME LISTENERS. Show more
The Essay
The Life Cycle of a Fictional Character - An Alternative History of the Novel
Episode 1: The World
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Critic James Wood explores the novelistic technique of having characters walking along modern city streets. Show more
Jez Nelson presents guitarist Bill Frisell and his Beautiful Dreamers Trio playing at the 2012 Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Including Eyvind Kang (viola) and Rudy Royston (drums). Show more
Susan Sharpe presents a selection of music by Haydn and Mozart performed by Radio 3 New Generation Artists. Show more
