Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and suggestions for the annual musical advent calendar. Show more
James Jolly presents music by pupils and one-time teachers of Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara, including Charles Auguste de Beriot, Sessions, Bloch, Ysaye and Vieuxtemps. Show more
For Radio 3's Northern Lights season, Michael Berkeley's guest is writer Sara Wheeler, known for her books about polar regions. With music inspired by and recorded in the Arctic. Show more
Live from Wigmore Hall, a performance by the Artemis Quartet and pianist Markus Groh. Bach arr Piazzolla: Partita for string trio. Brahms: Piano Quartet No 3 in C minor, Op 60. Show more
Fiona Talkington explores some of the music found in the Duben Collection, currently held at Uppsala University. It was originally collected by the Swedish composer Gustaf Duben. Show more
From Peterborough Cathedral. Show more
For Radio 3's Northern Lights season, Sara Mohr-Pietsch features choirs from across northern Europe, including a special focus on the thriving choral scene in Greenland. Show more
Olivia Williams and Charles Edwards go on a literary journey to the North Pole through texts by A A Milne, Jules Verne and Pindar, and including music by Rautavaara and Nystroem. Show more
Writer Lesley Riddoch follows the 60th parallel north to see how climate change is altering the relationship between humans and the landscape in the far north. Show more
Ian Skelly introduces a performance of Sibelius's Kullervo given at the 2015 Proms as part of a celebration marking the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth. Show more
By Stephen Wyatt. Starring the late Tim Pigott-Smith, a drama blending the psyche of Jean Sibelius, his music and the Finnish national epic The Kalevala. Show more
In a concert given at the 2015 Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival, Ensemble 1700 and guests perform 'nature music' by Van Eyck, Telemann, Biber, Vivaldi and others. Show more
Canadian pianist Glenn Gould's 1967 'contrapuntal radio documentary' exploring the idea and the reality of the north. Show more
Catriona Young presents a concert of Bach motets with the Swedish Radio Chorus directed by Peter Dijkstra. Show more
