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About BBC Radio 3
Listen online to the internet radio of BBC Radio 3 live, which is the second most listened to especially classical music broadcaster radio station in the UK, nearly 2 million weekly listeners choose it for its conservative perspective in entertainment. BBC Radio 3 offers a mild mixture of speech related programmes and classical music. The orchestra-concert lovers can find their interest in the schedule, because the “Radio 3 in Concert” takes place from 7:30pm to 10pm on each weekday, with live concert broadcasts. Every summer, the famous “BBC Proms” concerts are broadcasted live in this time-slot, expanded to the weekends. The “BBC Orchestras and Singers” are also part of the programme structure. Besides the classical music, shifts to full time dramas and talks about arts and culture diversify the schedule.
The station's morning programme on every day of the week, from 6:30am to 9am on weekdays, and on Saturday from 7am to 9am arrives with Petroc Trelawny, and from 7am to 9am on Sunday with Martin Handley. The main function of the radio's "breakfast show" is not to shrill for waking up the listeners, but to set the mornings' keynote by playing the classical music requests of the listeners besides the presenter's picks.
BBC Radio 3 's slogan: "Classical, jazz, world music, drama, documentaries, features… and light in the darkness."
The station's morning programme on every day of the week, from 6:30am to 9am on weekdays, and on Saturday from 7am to 9am arrives with Petroc Trelawny, and from 7am to 9am on Sunday with Martin Handley. The main function of the radio's "breakfast show" is not to shrill for waking up the listeners, but to set the mornings' keynote by playing the classical music requests of the listeners besides the presenter's picks.
BBC Radio 3 's slogan: "Classical, jazz, world music, drama, documentaries, features… and light in the darkness."
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Please begin the address on the envelope with the programme and the radio name which one You'd like to send your message to.
Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3
Phone: +44 0370 010 0300 (Check your phone provider about actual call costs)
E-mail: The programmes have their own e-mail addresses. You can find the programmes, and their individual e-mail address, or contact options on the official site – https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3
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BBC Radio 3 frequencies
Aberdare area, South Wales - 91.4 FMAberdeenshire - 90.9 FMAberfeldy - 91.4 FMAbergavenny & Usk Valley - 90.9 FMAbersychan - 90.7 FMAlexandria - 90.5 FMAmbleside - 90.5 FMAnglesey - 92.0 FMAngus - 90.5 FMAxminster - 91.7 FMAyrshire - 91.7 FMBakewell - 92.0 FMBallachulish - 90.3 FMBallycastle - 91.0 FMBarnoldswick area - 91.9 FMBasingstoke - 92.3 FMBath - 91.2 FMBeds - 92.3 FMBerks - 91.7 FMBerwick-upon-Tweed - 90.8 FMBexhill - 92.2 FMBlaenavon - 90.7 FMBlairgowrie - 91.8 FMBodmin area, Cornwall - 91.0 FMBorder Coast - 91.9 FMBorder Region - 91.3 FMBradford - 90.7 FMBrighton - 92.3 FMBristol - 91.5 FMBristol area - 92.1 FMBucks - 91.7 FMBurnley - 92.6 FMBuxton - 92.2 FMCalne - 90.4 FMCambridge area - 91.1 FMCambs - 92.3 FMCampbeltown - 90.6 FMCarmarthenshire - 90.6 FMCaterham - 91.9 FMCentral Lancashire - 90.8 FMCentral Northern Ireland - 92.3 FMCentral Scotland - 92.1 FMCentral Southern England - 90.7 FMCeredigion - 90.9 FMChalford - 91.4 FMChannel Islands - 91.1 FMChard - 91.1 FMCheltenham - 91.2 FMYou can follow the broadcast on the traditional analogue radio way and the digital solutions like DAB Digital Radio and DigitalTV are also available, we recommend the online radio stream.
DigitalTV: Freeview: Channel 703, Freesat: Channel 703, Sky: Channel 0103, Virgin: Channel 903, Virgin Ireland: 909
BBC Radio 3 Frequency map
DigitalTV: Freeview: Channel 703, Freesat: Channel 703, Sky: Channel 0103, Virgin: Channel 903, Virgin Ireland: 909
BBC Radio 3 Frequency map
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15:17Basil Harwood - Magnificat in A flat
15:11Martin How - Psalm 48
15:02Plainsong - Litany of the Saints
14:57Jean‐Philippe Rameau - Pieces de clavecin en concerts: Concert no.3 - Tambourin
14:53François Couperin - Concerts royaux: Concert no. 4 - Forlane
14:49Jean‐Baptiste Lully - Le Bourgeois gentilhomme: Gavotte
14:42Davide Perez - Gratias agimus tibi
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00:00 - Freeness
Pat Thomas plays Duke Ellington
The visionary and virtuoso pianist pays tribute to one of the jazz greats, Duke Ellington.
The visionary and virtuoso pianist pays tribute to one of the jazz greats, Duke Ellington.
01:00 - Through the Night
Thus Spake Zarathustra
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra perform Haydn, Mozart and Strauss. With Jonathan Swain.
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra perform Haydn, Mozart and Strauss. With Jonathan Swain.
07:00 - Breakfast
Sunday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Breakfast including a Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape.
Martin Handley presents Breakfast including a Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape.
09:00 - Sunday Morning
Sarah Walker with an exhilarating musical mix
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
12:00 - Private Passions
Francesca Stavrakopoulou
Michael Berkeley’s guest is Bible scholar Francesca Stavrakopoulou.
Michael Berkeley’s guest is Bible scholar Francesca Stavrakopoulou.
13:00 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Alisa Weilerstein
Live from London's Wigmore Hall, superstar cellist Alisa Weilerstein performs solo Bach. (R)
Live from London's Wigmore Hall, superstar cellist Alisa Weilerstein performs solo Bach. (R)
14:00 - The Early Music Show
il Pomo d'Oro from Montpellier
Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński sings Baroque arias with the orchestra il Pomo d'Oro.
Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński sings Baroque arias with the orchestra il Pomo d'Oro.
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From Edington Priory during the 2021 Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy.
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16:00 - Jazz Record Requests
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Alyn Shipton pays tribute to Charlie Watts and plays a rare John Coltrane recording.
17:00 - The Listening Service
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Tom explores Arvo Pärt's music - what makes it so unique and why is it so popular?
17:30 - Words and Music
Light and Shade
Today's theme explores contrasts in the art of Caravaggio, who was born on 29 Sep 1571.
Today's theme explores contrasts in the art of Caravaggio, who was born on 29 Sep 1571.
18:45 - Sunday Feature
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19:30 - Drama on 3
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21:00 - Record Review Extra
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Hannah French presents more music from the freshest recordings in classical music.
23:00 - Extraordinary Voices with Nora Fischer
Storytelling
3/3 Singer Nora Fischer celebrates the huge variety of sounds the human larynx can produce.
3/3 Singer Nora Fischer celebrates the huge variety of sounds the human larynx can produce.