Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, celebrating the Baroque Spring season with the Breakfast Forty-Eight and the Musical Map of Britain. Show more
For Radio 3's Baroque Spring season, Rob Cowan introduces Bach's secular cantata No 206, written for the birthday of Elector Friedrich August III, and Purcell's Fairy Queen. Show more
Michael Berkeley's guest is American crime writer Donna Leon. Passionate about baroque music, her choices include opera arias by Handel and Vivaldi. Part of Baroque Spring. Show more
2/2. In the second of two programmes about French Baroque music, Lucie Skeaping explores the relationship between Rameau and his main patron, Alexandre Le Riche de la Poupeliniere. Show more
Sunday Concert
Live from Powis Castle
Episode 1: Campra, Couperin, Charpentier, Marais, Innocenzo Fede, Corelli
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
From the 17th-century Ballroom at Powis Castle, Le Jardin Secret performs music from the court of James II, including works by Couperin, Charpentier, Carissimi and Innocenzo Fede. Show more
Katie Derham tours Powis Castle with baroque expert Lars Tharp and William Brown of The National Trust for a closer look at its many Baroque splendours. Show more
Sunday Concert
Live from Powis Castle
Episode 2: Hotteterre, Charpentier, Couperin, Corbetta, Carissimi
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3
From the 17th-century Ballroom at Powis Castle, Le Jardin Secret performs music from the court of James II, including Hotteterre, Charpentier, Couperin, Corbetta and Carissimi. Show more
From the Chapel of Magdalen College, Oxford. Show more
Mary King examines the choral music that arose from the explosion of interest in traditional folk music across Europe in the early 20th century. Featuring Janacek and Bartok. Show more
A sequence of poetry, prose and music focusing on Africa, with readings by Nikki Amuka-Bird and Richie Campbell. Show more
Sunday Feature
RS Thomas - Always Seeking Greater Silence
1 minute
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Jon Gower explores poet RS Thomas's life and work through the prism of birdwatching. Show more
For Radio 3's Baroque Spring, a live drama adapted by Roger McGough from Moliere's classic play. A mockery of manners and morals set amid 17th century French aristocracy. Show more
For Radio 3's Baroque Spring season, Lucy Duran explores Latin American Baroque in Paraguay, meeting one of the world's greatest classical guitarists, Berta Rojas. Show more
Julian Joseph presents a special programme for Radio 3's Baroque Spring season, featuring the Lighthouse Trio and the Edinburgh Quartet with harpsichordist John Butt. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents Bach's St John Passion in a 2012 performance from Copenhagen, conducted by Paul Hillier. Show more
