Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Best of British Playlist and listeners' suggestions for our annual musical Advent Calendar. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Including Five Reasons to Love English Madrigals; Artist of the Week: Christopher Hogwood; Sarah's Essential Choice: Rachmaninov: Suite No 2, Op 17. Show more
Donald Macleod discusses the influence on Schumann of the writings of Hans Christian Andersen, Friedrich von Schiller and Heinrich Heine. Show more
Chamber music and songs by Bartok, Ireland, Finzi, Gurney and Somervell in performances from the Myrthen Ensemble and the Vertavo Quartet. Show more
Live from MediaCityUK in Salford, BBC Philharmonic under John Storgards. Sibelius: Pan and Echo. Vasks: Cor Anglais Concerto (soloist: Gillian Callow). Nielsen: Symphony No 4. Show more
From St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, with St Martin's Voices. Show more
Presented by Suzy Klein. With Sakari Oramo talking about his ongoing Nielsen symphony cycle with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and live music from Dejan Lazic and the Fieri Consort. Show more
Donald Macleod discusses the influence on Schumann of the writings of Hans Christian Andersen, Friedrich von Schiller and Heinrich Heine. Show more
Andrew Manze conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. Mozart: Overture (The Marriage of Figaro). Brahms: Violin Concerto in D (soloist: James Ehnes). Beethoven: Symphony No 6. Show more
Free Thinking
Rebecca Solnit, Wonder Woman, Submarine Films
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Matthew Sweet discusses the powers of Wonder Woman and the claustrophobia of submarine films, and Rebecca Solnit talks about 'mansplaining' - men explaining things to women. Show more
The Essay
Decameron Nights: Ten Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio
Episode 8: A Job for the Boys
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Terry Jones introduces a retelling of a tale from The Decameron. The opportunistic Masetto takes a job at a convent posing as a deaf mute. Show more
With Mara Carlyle. Includes 1930s Trinidadian calypso, Henry Cowell, Emily Hall's opera for voice and electromagnetic harp, Josef Rheinberger's Abendlied, 10cc and Gavin Bryars. Show more
John Shea's selection includes Orchestre de Paris and Paavo Jarvi performing Britten's Violin Concerto and Saint-Saens's Symphony No 3 at the 2013 Proms. Show more
