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
Michael Berkeley’s guest is John Cleese. With Tchaikovsky, Scott Joplin and John Williams. Show more
Alim Beisembayev, winner of this year's Leeds International Piano Competition, performs Chopin's Preludes and Clementi's Sonata in F sharp minor, live at London's Wigmore Hall. Show more
Hannah French seeks the real Lucrezia Borgia through the music she knew and loved, in conversation with Professor Laurie Stras of the University of Huddersfield. Show more
Choral vespers for the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, live from Buckfast Abbey with the choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Show more
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you, with music from Charlie Barnet, Joe Sample and British quintet Man Overboard. Show more
The Listening Service
Handel's Messiah: Hallelujah!
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Tom Service lifts the lid on Handel's Messiah. Show more
Words and Music
Madame Bovary and independent women
1 hour, 14 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Episodes from Flaubert's Madame Bovary, published in 1856, are set alongside other descriptions of independent women by DH Lawrence, Margaret Atwood, Ibsen and Emily Dickinson. Show more
A journey into the Ireland of Louis MacNeice’s imagination, following lines from his poems. Show more
Don Juan’s amazing adventures, from the bedroom of a lady of Seville to the sultan’s harem, in a whirl of romance, satire and wit on a rollercoaster of sex and violence. Show more
Hannah French presents more music from the freshest recordings in classical music, including the recommended version of the Building a Library work, Shostakovich's Symphony No 7. Show more
Violinist and composer Pekka Kuusisto muses on improvisation, including a self-destructing Vivaldi concerto, Monteverdi and Dolly Parton’s Jolene as you’ve never heard it before. Show more
Linton Stephens hosts a new series of Classical Fix, mixing bespoke classical playlists for music-loving guests. This week Linton is joined by drag artist Cheddar Gorgeous. Show more
The Netherlands Chamber Choir perform at the 2020 New Zealand Festival of the Arts. With Jonathan Swain. Show more
