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

JS Bach's St Matthew Passion in Building a Library with Joseph McHardy and Andrew McGregor. And Joanna MacGregor picks some exciting new releases to review. Show more

Tom Service with a programme exploring music and mental health, featuring an interview with composer Gavin Higgins. Show more

Jess Gillam and flautist Katherine Bryan share the music they love, with music from Gerald Finzi, Dusty Springfield, Christopher Rouse and Caroline Shaw. Show more

Conductor Edwin Outwater reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, from intergalactic Stravinsky to the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra crossed with Metallica. Show more

Matthew Sweet looks back on the story of widescreen cinema, on some of the films designed especially for it and looks at the impact that the idea has had on film scores.

Kathryn Tickell with latest releases and a specially recorded studio session from santoor player Eeshar Singh. Show more

In a rare interview, bass legend Ron Carter shares music and memories from his life in jazz. Show more

David Pountney directs Janacek's surreal opera from Grange Park Opera this summer. Peter Hoare sings the title role with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by George Jackson. Show more

Tom Service reports from the Venice Biennale Musica, and introduces concert performances with a focus on new forms of experimental music theatre. Show more

Corey Mwamba presents impressionistic moments of new and classic improvisation, including Jessica Pavone, Francine Luce and the late Pharoah Sanders. Show more

The Minnesota Orchestra perform Shostakovich's 'Leningrad' Symphony and Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto, with soloist Kirill Gerstein. Presented by Catriona Young. Show more