Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Ian Skelly with Dvořák's Silent Woods and essential bird music
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly. Show more
Donald Macleod and Anastasia Belina consider the cultural outlets Augusta Holmès and Henri Duparc used to disseminate their music. With a specially recorded chamber work by Holmès. Show more
String quartets by Mozart and Shostakovich played by the Casals Quartet. Show more
A barber who never cuts any hair and a young woman in lockdown - an opera for our times? Georgia Mann presents Rossini's comic masterpiece from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Show more
Sean Rafferty talks to French horn player Sarah Willis, pianist Paul Lewis, and introduces a Home Session from The Rheingans Sisters. Show more
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, featuring music by Amy Beach, Jean-Baptiste Lully and John Williams amongst others. Produced by Lucy Eliot-Higgitt. Show more
The BBC Philharmonic in music by Martinů and Stravinsky written in 1940s America. Andrei Ionita joins the orchestra for Dvořák's Cello Concerto, a work begun in America. Show more
Free Thinking
The consolation of philosophy and stories
44 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Richard Holloway explores how stories help us come to a common understanding. Prof Seth Lerer and New Generation Thinker Kylie Murray study what Boethius wrote about happiness. Show more
Dina Rezk from the University of Reading looks at politics and the role of humour as she profiles Bassem Youssef, 'the Jon Stewart of Egyptian satire'. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
Elizabeth Alker talks to Max Richter about his new work Voices and features an exclusive preview of material from the forthcoming album. Show more
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis give a concert at St Peter's Church, Basel, in Switzerland. Presented by John Shea. Show more