Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and suggestions for the annual musical advent calendar. Show more

With Rob Cowan. Including My Favourite Polkas; Music in Time: Bach: The Art of Fugue; Artist of the Week: pianist Claudio Arrau, featured performing Schumann's Humoreske Op 20. Show more

Donald Macleod focuses on Prokofiev's first struggles with the brutal realities of state criticism. With excerpts from Alexander Nevsky, drawn from his music to Eisenstein's film. Show more

Nash Ensemble in Mozart: Trio in E flat. Simon Crawford-Phillips, Philip Moore (pianos) in Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune. Michael Collins, Michael McHale in Brahms. Show more

Live from St Paul's Knightsbridge, David Hill conducts the BBC Singers in a concert of carols and readings for the winter solstice. Presented by the Rev Richard Coles. Show more

An archive service from 2008 of music and readings offering a meditation on Christ's Nativity, with the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Show more

Sean Rafferty and Suzy Klein with a Christmas Special, featuring live music from Danielle de Niese, Temple Church Choir, Ksenija Sidorova, Septura Brass and Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Show more

Donald Macleod focuses on Prokofiev's first struggles with the brutal realities of state criticism. With excerpts from Alexander Nevsky, drawn from his music to Eisenstein's film. Show more

A Prom in which Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic. Julian Anderson: Incantesimi. Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op 46. Brahms: Symphony No 2. Show more

Rana Mitter debates the meaning of patriotism beyond the west with historians Michael Auslin and David Priestland, lawyer Oscar Guardiola-Rivera and novelist Xiaolu Guo. Show more

Professor of Islamic studies Mona Siddiqui reflects on what Jesus and Mary represent to Muslims beyond the Christian story of the Incarnation. Show more

Saxophone virtuoso Shabaka Hutchings is the guest presenter. Including South African gumboot dances, Sun Ra's take on Christmas and a spiritual jazz folk number by Eddie Gale. Show more

With Jonathan Swain. Including another programe in the complete Mozart piano concertos series. Show more