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About BBC Radio 3

Listen online to the internet radio of BBC Radio 3 live, the second most-listened-to classical music broadcaster radio station in the UK. Listeners are drawn to it for its conservative approach to entertainment. BBC Radio 3 offers a balanced mix of speech-related programmes and classical music. Those who love orchestral concerts will find their interests catered to in the schedule, with "Radio 3 in Concert" airing from 7:30pm to 10pm on weekdays, featuring live concert broadcasts. Every summer, the renowned "BBC Proms" concerts are broadcast live during evening hours on every day of the week. In addition to classical music, the schedule also includes dedicated slots for full-time dramas and discussions about arts and culture. The station's morning programme provides a daily starting point, with Petroc Trelawny hosting on weekdays from 6:30am to 9am, Tom McKinney on weekends from 6:30am to 9am.

BBC Radio 3 slogan: "Adventures in classical."

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Charlotte Church talks creativity and imagination on BBC Radio 3 Unwind
The Music & Meditation Podcast hosted by Izzy Judd on BBC Radio 3 Unwind will hear from Charlotte Church talking about inner creativity and imagination.More >>
ontheradio.co.uk - 26.03.2025
Edith Bowman and AFRODEUTSCHE among hosts for BBC Radio 3 Unwind
BBC Radio 3 Unwind launches on BBC Sounds this morning, Monday 4th November at 6am with presenters including Edith Bowman and AFRODEUTSCHE.More >>
radiotoday.co.uk - 04.11.2024
Voice-over Emma Clarke to host BBC Radio 3 Saturday Breakfast
BBC Radio 3 has hired voice-over Emma Clarke as its new Saturday Breakfast presenter.More >>
radiotoday.co.uk - 21.09.2024
BBC Radio 3 schedule changes include Tom McKinney hosting weekday Breakfast
BBC Radio 3 Sunday Breakfast presenter, Tom McKinney is to take over weekday Breakfast as current host Petroc Trelawny will move to present In Tune with Katie Derham.More >>
radiotoday.co.uk - 26.06.2024
BBC Radio to broadcast rediscovered historic dramas
BBC Radio 4, 4 Extra and Radio 3 are to broadcast a season of plays that have been returned to the BBC Archives.More >>
radiotoday.co.uk - 12.03.2024
BBC Radio 3 to broadcast daily jazz show hosted by Soweto Kinch
A new jazz show is heading to BBC Radio 3 produced by Folded Wing and hosted by saxophonist, composer and MC Soweto Kinch. The nightly show, Round Midnight, will air Monday to Friday evenings from 11.30 for an hour championing the British jazz scene.More >>
radiotoday.co.uk - 26.02.2024
Scotland and Northern Ireland to create more BBC network radio content
The BBC is moving more Radio 3, Radio 4 and World Service radio shows out of London with new network hubs in Scotland and Northern Ireland.More >>
radiotoday.co.uk - 06.12.2023
First-time radio producers get work on BBC Radio via Multitrack Audio Producer Fellowship
Eight first-time radio producers From backgrounds underrepresented in the audio industry are getting their work aired on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4. New documentaries on a rich array of stories have been created via the Multitrack Audio Producer Fellowship for a third year.More >>
radiotoday.co.uk - 13.11.2023
Elle Osili-Wood is the new voice of BBC Radio 3’s Sound of Gaming
TV presenter and broadcaster Elle Osili-Wood is the new voice of BBC Radio 3’s Sound of Gaming, the station’s monthly exploration of the world of gaming soundtracks.More >>
radiotoday.co.uk - 28.09.2023

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Playlist 30

Darius Milhaud - Scaramouche
02:18Darius Milhaud - Scaramouche
Benjamin Britten - Serenade for tenor, horn and string orchestra, Op 31
01:55Benjamin Britten - Serenade for tenor, horn and string orchestra, Op 31
Béla Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra, Sz.116
01:15Béla Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra, Sz.116
Johann Sebastian Bach - Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV.645
01:11Johann Sebastian Bach - Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV.645
Franz Liszt - Au Lac de Wallenstadt from Années de pèlerinage I, S.160
01:08Franz Liszt - Au Lac de Wallenstadt from Années de pèlerinage I, S.160
Franz Liszt - Piano Concerto no 2 in A, S.125
00:47Franz Liszt - Piano Concerto no 2 in A, S.125
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BBC Radio 3's programmes30

00:30 - Through the Night
Francesco Piemontesi plays Liszt's Piano Concerto no 2
The RAI National Orchestra performs Liszt's second piano concerto.
06:30 - Breakfast
Embrace the morning calm of classical music and birdsong
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:30 - Essential Classics
Your perfect classical playlist
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
13:00 - Classical Live
Rachmaninov's Isle of the Dead from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Mark Forrest showcases unique recordings from the UK and beyond.
15:00 - Choral Evensong
St Paul’s Knightsbridge, London
St Paul’s Knightsbridge, London with the BBC Singers.
16:00 - Composer of the Week
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729), It’s a Lyrical Life
3/5 Jacquet de La Guerre plunges into mythical stories to write her very first opera.
17:00 - In Tune
Live classical music for your drive
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
19:00 - Classical Mixtape
Switch up your listening with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30 - Radio 3 in Concert
Piano music by Chopin and Schubert
Pianist Eric Lu plays Chopin and Schubert, recorded at a Wigmore Hall recital
21:45 - The Essay
The Little Secrets of Great Works, The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Sam Leith on his fascination with a background figure in Judith Kerr's classic book. (R)
22:00 - Night Tracks
Eclectic music for after dark
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30 - 'Round Midnight
Brand new from Fini Bearman
One from the UK singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and educator’s new album.