Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and two shortlisted entries from the Carol Competition. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises. Show more
Kate Molleson explores Vaughan Williams’s early experiences of Christmas at his home, Leith Hill Place, and as a student. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
The Sixteen sing Christmas music from the Renaissance
57 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for 6 months
Live from Wigmore Hall: The Sixteen celebrate Christmas with a feast of music from the Renaissance along with some traditional carols from Ireland, England and the Basque Country. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Radio 3 Christmas Carol Competition
2 hours, 31 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for 6 months
Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva plays Chopin's Mazurka in D flat, and the BBC Singers perform music composed by the finalists in the Radio 3 Carol Competition. With Fiona Talkington. Show more
New Generation Artists
Tom Borrow plays Rachmaninov's Variations on a Theme of Corelli
30 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for 6 months
Chamber Music from Radio 3's New Generation Artists: Tom Borrow plays Rachmaninov's Variations on a Theme of Corelli - his only work for solo piano after leaving Russia in 1917. Show more
Choirmaster Gareth Malone joins Sean Rafferty live in the studio to talk about his special Christmas programmes for Radio 3, and pianist Angela Hewitt performs live in the studio.
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
Radio 3 in Concert
Rimsky-Korsakov and Ravel's Shéhérazade with Fatma Said
1 hour, 58 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for 6 months
Fatma Said sings Ravel's Shéhérazade and the Radio France Philharmonic plays Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade Suite and, to start, André Caplet's Conte fantastique. Show more
A reflective service of night prayer from the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Englefield Green, with the choir of Royal Holloway, University of London. Show more
Tom Service talks to John Rutter, beloved composer of Christmas carols and many other choral works. Show more
Professor Fiona Stafford explores the history and global affection for our favourite puddings, beginning with one hated from school dinners that’s now a fashion icon, tapioca. Show more
Hannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
Krzysztof and Anna Firlus perform viola da gamba sonatas by Abel at the Actus Humanus Festival in Gdansk. Presented by John Shea. Show more