Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with music by Humperdinck and Weber. Featuring performances by Erwin Schrott, Michael Tilson Thomas and The Sixteen. Show more
With Rob Cowan. Including CD of the Week: Paavo Berglund - The Bournemouth Years; Artist of the Week: Brigitte Fassbaender; Beethoven: String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op 131. Show more
Donald Macleod introduces Haydn's String Trio No 18 in E, written shortly after the composer found work at the Esterhazy court in Eisenstadt. Show more
Alexandre Tharaud gives a live piano recital from the Wigmore Hall in London. Bach: Concerto in D minor, BWV974. Schubert: 6 Moments Musicaux. Chopin: Fantaisie, Op 49. Show more
Louise Fryer with music from the BBC Philharmonic. Haydn: Overture (Armida). Schubert: Einsamkeit. HK Gruber: Northwind Pictures. Brahms: Violin Concerto. Sibelius: Symphony No 1. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents live music from cellist Johannes Moser and clarinettist Michael Collins. Show more
For Wagner 200, Martin Handley introduces a performance of Wagner's rarely-heard opera Die Feen, in a recording conducted by Edward Downes, with John Mitchinson and April Cantelo. Show more
Anne McElvoy presents a lecture in which England's chief medical officer, Professor Sally Davies, discusses medical advances and the dangers posed by antibiotic resistance. Show more
Free Thinking
2013 Festival
Free Thinking Essay
Part 1: Boneless, Bloodaxe and Hairy Breeches: What Did the Vikings Ever Do for Us?
15 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough uses the AD793 attack on the Lindisfarne Monastery as the starting point in an exploration of the power battles between Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings. Show more
Jez Nelson presents trumpeter Peter Evans's Zebulon Trio playing at the Vortex jazz club in London. The line-up features John Hebert (bass) and Kassa Overall (drums). Show more
Presented by Catriona Young. Including performances by Romanian cellists Laura Buriana and Stefan Cazacu, plus the Gerhard Quartet from Spain. Show more