Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist, compiled from listener requests. Plus neglected composers and amateur music groups. Show more
With Rob Cowan. CD of the Week: Russian Overtures and Orchestral Works; Artists of the Week: Jascha Heifetz and Gregor Piatigorsky; Rob's Essential Choice: Poulenc: Stabat Mater. Show more
Composer of the Week
Field and Chopin (1782-1837 and 1810-1849)
Episode 4: Field and Chopin at the Height of Their Fame
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod focuses on Field and Chopin at the height of their fame. Show more
Pianist Alexandra Silocea, cellist Steven Isserlis with pianist Sam Haywood play chamber music by Mozart, Debussy and Frank Bridge at the 2013 Ryedale Festival in North Yorkshire. Show more
A performance of Mozart's opera La Clemenza di Tito given at La Monnaie in Brussels, starring Kurt Streit and Veronique Gens. Show more
In a special 18th-century edition, Suzy Klein is live at Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire, featuring guests the Early Opera Company with Christian Curnyn and singer Nancy Kerr. Show more
Composer of the Week
Field and Chopin (1782-1837 and 1810-1849)
Episode 4: Field and Chopin at the Height of Their Fame
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3Donald Macleod focuses on Field and Chopin at the height of their fame. Show more
Live from the Wigmore Hall in London, a concert in which the London Handel players perform works by Handel and Leclair as part of London Handel Festival 2014. Show more
Free Thinking
Are We Living Through a New 18th Century?
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Philip Dodd explores the parallels between 18th-century London and now, with MP Kwasi Kwarteng, historians Helen Berry, Jerry White and AN Wilson and playwright April de Angelis. Show more
The Essay
Furniture - A Personal History of Movable Objects
Episode 4: Old Mother Hubbard and the Cabinet of Curiosity: The Story of Storage
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Novelist and academic Ian Sansom explores what cupboards and cabinets reveal about human nature and whether they tell our life stories. Show more
Nick Luscombe's varied selection includes a rare dub track from Sheriff Lindo and the Hammer, plus Drexciya's alien groove and new music from Dengue Fever. Show more
Catriona Young's selection includes music from the Danish String Quartet. Show more
