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About BBC Radio 3

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BBC Radio 3 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. It 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 with Petroc Trelawny, and from 7am to 9am on weekends with Elizabeth Alker. The main function of broadcaster'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. On Wednesdays, a chosen artist is being introduced to the morning programme's listeners, and on Fridays, the morning show flashes a glance into the world of poetry.

Music genres: classic, opera, world music, jazz

You can tune in your traditional analogue radio on 90-93 FM in the UK, and the digital solutions are also optionable, we recommend the online radio stream.

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01:00 - Through the Night

Boston Symphony Orchestra at the BBC PromsBernstein and Shostakovich from the 2018 BBC Proms. Presented by John Shea.

05:00 - Tearjerker with Jorja Smith

27/02/2021Jorja Smith presents an hour of healing, emotional music.

06:00 - Downtime Symphony

Celeste’s mix of chilled tracks to ground youAn hour of wind-down music to help you press pause and reset your mind.

07:00 - Breakfast

Saturday - Elizabeth AlkerClassical music for breakfast time, plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.

09:00 - Record Review

Josquin with Elin Manahan Thomas and Andrew McGregorSinger Elin Manahan Thomas with her recommendation for music by Josquin des Prez.

11:45 - Music Matters

Anne QueffélecKate Molleson speaks to French pianist Anne Queffélec.

12:30 - This Classical Life

Jess Gillam with... Sasha ScottJess Gillam and composer and violinist Sasha Scott share the music they love.

13:00 - Inside Music

Composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad with music from Boccherini to BlurHear a leading musician open up a colourful selection of music from the inside.

15:00 - Sound of Cinema

Christopher LennertzMatthew Sweet talks to Christopher Lennert about his music for the new Tom and Jerry.

16:00 - Music Planet

Lopa Kothari with Omar SosaThe best roots-based music from across the world.

17:00 - J to Z

In tribute to Chick CoreaJulian Joseph celebrates one of the all-time greats of jazz piano, the late Chick Corea.

18:30 - Opera on 3

Massenet's Cendrillon from the New York Metropolitan OperaMassenet's Cendrillon from the Met starring Joyce DiDonato and Alice Coote.

22:00 - New Music Show

Aberdeen SoundMusic by Philippe Hurel, Maya Verlaak, Anthony Braxton and Marcus Schmickler