Martin Handley presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with carols from the BBC Singers and listeners' requests in the Advent Calendar of seasonal music. Show more

James Jolly celebrates Puccini's birthday, introducing seasonal music by Corelli, Charpentier, Ryba and Rutter. Plus the latest cantata by Telemann: Lauter Wonne, Lauter Freude. Show more

Michael Berkeley's guest is the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. He talks about the meaning of Christmas and introduces his favourite music, including Bach and Britten. Show more

The first part of Radio 3's annual day of Christmas music. Including Christmas vocal music live from Helsinki and Gregorian chants and Norwegian sacred folk songs from Tallinn. Show more

From Southwell Minster. Show more

Second part of Radio 3's annual day of Christmas music, with music by Capricornus from Prague and the Bavarian Radio Chorus live from Munich, plus visits to Budapest and Antwerp. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Ibsen's groundbreaking play transposed to India, 1879: Can Niru survive saving her husband Tom’s reputation? Stars Indira Varma. Show more

Five radio producers from around the world play an audio version of the childhood game consequences, exploring the many playful ways a story for the ear can be told. Show more

With the BBC SSO under Ilan Volkov. John White: Chord-Breaking Machine. Gerald Barry: No other people. Frederic Rzewski: Piano Concerto (soloist: Rzewski). Feldman: Coptic Light. Show more

The BBC Philharmonic under Vassily Sinaisky in Tchaikovsky: Act II of The Nutcracker, and the First Piano Concerto with Stephen Hough. Jonathan Swain presents. Show more