Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including a Sunday morning Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk
Sarah Walker chooses three hours of attractive and uplifting music to complement your morning. Show more
Comedian and classicist Natalie Haynes talks to Michael Berkeley about her favourite music, making the classics funny and the joy of running. Show more
Live from London's Wigmore Hall, Sarah Connolly and Mahan Esfahani perform songs and keyboard music spanning five centuries, from Dowland to Andriessen with WF Bach in between. Show more
For this year's Father's Day, Chineke!'s Mark Seow has penned some imaginary voicemails between CPE Bach and his dad, marking certain big moments in Bach junior's life and career. Show more
Live from the Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, with music by Ley, Wood, Bairstow, Ireland and Parry. Show more
Alyn Shipton presents more of your favourite jazz recordings including music from Miles Davis, Nina Simone and John Scofield. Show more
Tom Service dispenses style counsel - what are the different eras in music history, and how can you tell them from each other? And is there a distinguishing contemporary style? Show more
With writings by Caleb Femi, Marwa al-Sabouni, Susanna Clark, Thomas Hardy, Andrew Marvell and Elizabeth Bishop and a soundscape ranging from Hildegard of Bingen to Iain Chambers. Show more
What happens to a creative mind when it has everything taken away? Dr Kate Kennedy traces composer and poet Ivor Gurney’s 15 years in an asylum, uncovering unseen poems and music. Show more
Bold new version by Dan Rebellato of classic French drama by Alfred de Musset about politics, liberty and corruption. Starring Tom Hughes, Toby Jones and Tanya Moodie. Show more
Hannah French presents more music from the freshest recordings in classical music, including the recommended version of the Building a Library work, Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. Show more
The Art of Simplicity with Stuart Maconie
The Grand Scheme of Things
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Simple music that emulates monolithic austerity and colossal form. Exploring how composers seeking purity in their music has resulted in different things at different times. Show more
Linton Stephens hosts a new series of Classical Fix, mixing bespoke classical playlists for music-loving guests. This week's guest is comedian, actress and writer Isy Suttie. Show more
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in a programme of Stravinsky and Shostakovich are joined by pipa player Wu Man in Lou Harrison's Pipa Concerto. John Shea presents. Show more