Elizabeth Alker with her Breakfast melange of classical music, folk, found sounds and the odd Unclassified track. Start your weekend right.

Tom Service chooses his favourite recording of William Walton's First Symphony, the work which sealed his reputation as a major composer, plus the best new classical releases. Show more

Tom Service visits Blackpool to find out about its rich musical heritage, including Wurlitzer organs, dance music and ballrooms. He also looks at music education in the area. Show more

Jess is joined by cellist Max Ruisi, for a listening party including music by Monteverdi, Haydn, Cosmo Sheldrake and Herbie Hancock. Show more

Jeannette Sorrell opens up a selection of classical music from her point of view as a conductor and harpsichordist - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more

Michael Giacchino's score for Thor: Love and Thunder sets Matthew Sweet thinking about the movie appearances of the ancient gods of the Vikings. Show more

Kathryn Tickell presents the best roots-based music from across the world, and Ernesto Chahoud takes us on a Road Trip to Lebanon. Show more

Concert highlights from jazz legends John Scofield and Dave Holland, live at Tampere Jazz Happening 2021, plus rising star drummer Jas Kayser’s inspirations. Show more

Tom Service presents Puccini's operatic tragedy from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with Armenian soprano Lianna Haroutounian and British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso. Show more

The latest in new music, including Pak Yan Lau's Wander(E)ars, a haunting journey through the deepest layers of memory, and James Weeks's A Book of Flames and Shadows. Show more

Corey Mwamba with pioneering, boundary-blurring music from around the world, including organ-percussion duo Katelyn Clark and Isaiah Ceccarelli's improvisation on kyrie eleison. Show more

François Leleux plays Richard Strauss's Oboe Concerto with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Nicholas Collon. Jonathan Swain presents. Show more