Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show, with the Friday poem. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Great classical music for your morning
3 hours, 30 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for 4 months
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. Show more
Classical Live
Czech Masterpieces and More Great Music From Denmark
2 hours, 58 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for 4 months
Tom McKinney showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, featuring Smetana's autobiographical first String Quartet and Dvorak's Cello Concerto Show more
Donald Macleod tells of a life cruelly cut short - as Maier’s brilliant performing and compositional career is slowly overcome by illness. Show more
Katie Derham is joined by violinist Fenella Humphreys and pianist Viv McLean, playing live in the studio. Soprano Soraya Mafi also performs live. Show more
Classical Mixtape
Classical music for focus or relaxation
30 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for 4 months
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites, featuring music by Hans Rott, Dohnanyi, Smetana and Offenbach. Show more
Singer Clare Teal joins the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Gavin Sutherland in light music associated with the fair by Bruce Montgomery, Phyllis Tate and Peter Hope. Show more
Archaeologist Rose Ferraby interprets ancient human marks left in the UK’s landscapes. On Exmoor’s high ground, she reflects on how the past can help us think about the future. Show more
Late Junction
Chris Corsano and Dis Fig in session
1 hour, 29 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for 4 months
Jennifer Lucy Allan presents an improvised session between drummer Chris Corsano and vocalist and producer Dis Fig, percussive sounds from Bolivia and grotty Midlands dub-punk. Show more
Label owner and DJ Rebecca Vasmant makes Soweto a ‘Round Midnight mixtape. Show more
Through the Night
Boston Symphony Orchestra at the 2023 BBC Proms
6 hours on BBC Radio 3
Available for 4 months
Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins the eminent Boston Symphony Orchestra for Gershwin's Piano Concerto plus music by Stravinsky, Ravel and Carlos Simon. John Shea presents. Show more