Petroc Trelawny presents Breakfast, with the daily J S Bach Prelude and fugue from Book 2 of the Well-Tempered Klavier, plus listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. Show more

Suzy Klein presents potential companion pieces for a popular piece of music, and Brian Blessed lists his cultural inspirations and influences. Show more

Donald Macleod traces J S Bach's early life from birth in Eisenach through becoming an orphan and schooling to early employment and marriage. Show more

Live from Wigmore Hall in London, violinist Alina Ibragimova and pianist Cedric Tiberghien perform music by Ysaye and Vierne. Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Show more

Penny Gore presents works by Telemann and Bach performed by Philippe Jaroussky and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Show more

Sean Rafferty and Katie Derham with a Christmas Special, featuring live music from guests including Cara Dillon, Alexander Armstrong, the BBC Singers and Michael Fabiano. Show more

This all-Bach mixtape dares to venture into the mind of the elderly, reflective Johann Sebastian Bach, to walk in his shoes as he reminisces about a life's work. Show more

From the Royal Albert Hall, John Butt and the Dunedin Concert perform JS Bach's St John Passion. Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Show more

Sara Mohr-Pietsch investigates a crisis in traditional instrument building, and Jennifer Walshe muses on the delights and horrors of Christmas musical kitsch. Show more

Prof Lyndal Roper profiles the brilliant and flawed father of the Reformation, Martin Luther. A complex character who made enemies easily, Luther was courageous and revolutionary. Show more

Soweto Kinch presents a tribute to the Scottish saxophonist Bobby Wellins, who died in 2015, from the Herts Jazz Festival in Welwyn Garden City. Show more

John Shea presents a performance of CPE Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann & Bach from the 2015 BBC Proms Saturday Matinees with Alina Ibragimova, Apollo's Fire and Jeannette Sorrell. Show more