Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Turina's La oración del torero, Glenda Jackson, Havergal Brian's Gothic
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented Ian Skelly. Show more
Donald Macleod accompanies Mendelssohn on his travels through Italy. Show more
Great Mountains Festival from Pyeongchang, South Korea, home of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Music by Dvorak, Debussy and Julius Klegel. With Sarah Walker. Show more
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra plays Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Elgar as part of its first ever tour to Japan. Show more
Sean Rafferty is joined by vocal ensemble Gesualdo Six, pianist Dmytro Choni, and conductor Gianandrea Noseda. Show more
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music exploring time and eternity. Show more
Nelson Goerner performs a programme that explores the spirit of romanticism in works by Fauré, Brahms and Liszt. Show more
Free Thinking
Is the Shadow of Mao still hanging over China?
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Rana Mitter talks to historians of China: Jung Chang and Julia Lovell, and reporter Cindy Yu. Plus a cold war chess match restaged by playwright Tom Morton-Smith. Show more
Toby Jones stars as Hans Christian Andersen in five fairy-tale adaptations by Lucy Catherine. A young girl's escape from poverty comes at a terrible price. Show more
An adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
Augustin Hadelich joins the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra for Beethoven's Violin Concerto before the orchestra takes centre stage with Schubert's Symphony No 4. With Jonathan Swain. Show more
