Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Walton: Symphony No 1; DVDs of early Verdi operas; Disc of the Week: Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartets.

Tom Service discusses new revelations about Benjamin Britten's life as two new biographies of the composer are published. Tom also considers the future of the brass band. Show more

Catherine Bott presents a programme of music from Renaissance Dalmatia, including specially made recordings by the BBC Singers of works by Cecchino, Skjavetic, Jelic and Lukacic. Show more

Live from the Wigmore Hall in London, Louise Fryer presents a piano recital by Christian Ihle Hadland. Mozart: Piano Sonata in D, K576. Schubert: Piano Sonata in A, D959. Show more

Simon Schama presents a personal musical narrative inspired by the period in history from 1913 to 1938. Includes music by Stravinsky, Gershwin, Weill, Bartok and Shostakovich. Show more

Alyn Shipton presents listeners' requests, including British jazz from Alan Barnes, Chris Barber and Alexis Korner, plus classics from Cannonball Adderley and Louis Armstrong. Show more

Rossini's comic opera Le Comte Ory from the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Starring Juan Diego Florez, Pretty Yende, Karine Deshayes and Nathan Gunn. Maurizio Benini conducts. Show more

Alan Dein discusses the aardvark, including those businesses who use the word to appear first in a telephone directory as well as the animal itself. Show more

Total Immersion: Sounds from Japan. Orchestral music from Japan performed by the BBC SO and the Guildhall Chamber Ensemble. Includes Akira Nishimura, Misato Mochizuki and Jo Kondo. Show more

Geoffrey Smith celebrates vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor Lionel Hampton. He was one of the great crowd-pleasers and mentor to many jazz stars. Show more