Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the Friday poem. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Refresh your morning with classical music
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3Available for 9 months
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Mendelssohn’s final visits to Britain and his triumph with the oratorio that crowned his reputation here: Elijah. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Verbier Festival (4/4) - Schubert's String Quintet
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for 9 months
Verbier Festival: Janine Jansen, Steven Isserlis and friends perform Schubert's String Quintet. Completed a few weeks before his death, it's a work of bottomless pathos. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Felix Mendelssohn's 5th Symphony
2 hours, 32 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for 9 months
Penny Gore with music from BBC and international orchestras including the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Masaaki Suzuki performing Felix Mendelssohn's 5th Symphony. Show more
The Listening Service
Jumping Fleas: the rise and rise of the Ukulele
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Tom Service explores the world of the Ukulele, from the Hawaiian Royal Court of King Kalakaua to Blackpool Pier, the Royal Albert Hall, and thousands of UK classrooms. Show more
Katie Derham welcomes Tetra Brass and Georgia Mancio to the In Tune studio. Show more
Classical Mixtape
30 minutes of classical inspiration
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for 9 months
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including music by Mozart plus Nico Muhly and John Wilbye. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
Haydn and Mozart with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
2 hours, 28 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for 9 months
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra marks its 50th anniversary in a live performance from Glasgow’s City Halls. Show more
Ian McMillan introduces poetry readings from the collections shortlisted for one of the major events in the poetry calendar, the TS Eliot Prize. Show more
Nuala O'Connor chooses the final episode of Ulysses - Penelope - in which Molly Bloom speaks to us. In the passage we hear, Molly reflects on her husband, and men in general. Show more
Late Junction
Bubbling swamps, apricot rats and hypnotic blues
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3Available for 9 months
Verity Sharp presents new adventurous music, including an intoxicating ballad from A Bad Diana and Lamina’s mysterious pieces inspired by the lifeforms that swarm underground. Show more
Devonté shines a spotlight on the cello, with a nod to the deep tones of the double bass. The playlist includes Elgar, Abdul Wadud, Lucinda Chua and Arthur Russell. Show more
Gameplay with Baby Queen
Inspiring soundtracks to help you rise to the challenge
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3Available for 9 months
Gaming fanatic Baby Queen mixes an inspiring playlist for mad skills, with tracks from Transistor, Sackboy and 60 Seconds. Show more
Pianist Su Yeon Kim joins the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra for Gershwin's Piano Concerto, plus dances from Bernstein and Ravel. Jonathan Swain presents. Show more
