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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 of BBC Radio 3 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 9:30am, Tom McKinney on weekends from 6:30am to 9am.

BBC Radio 3 slogan: "Adventures in classical."

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Playlist 28

14:01Gustav Mahler - Symphony No 6 in A minor "Tragic"

13:38Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in C, Op. 20/2, Hob. III:32

13:28Benjamin Britten - Proud Songsters - 'Thrushes, finches and nightingales' (Winter Words, Op.52)

13:23Victoria Wood - Litter Bin

13:20Libby Larsen - Pregnant (The Birth Project, 2015)

13:16Richard Strauss - Zueignung (Acht Lieder aus Letzte Blätter, Op.10)

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BBC Radio 3 Schedule28

00:30 - Through the Night

Trumpet Concerto Double Bill
Ole Edvard Antonsen delivers Trumpet Concertos by Haydn and Tartini.

06:30 - Radio 3 Breakfast

Ease into the day with classical music
Join Al Ryan this Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.

09:30 - Essential Classics

A feast of great music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.

13:00 - Classical Live

Mahler's 6th Symphony from the BBC Proms
Exclusive concert recordings reflecting a great summer of music-making

16:00 - Composer of the Week

Alice Mary Smith (1839-1884), Marriage on the horizon
2/5 Donald Macleod explores the early years of Smith’s marriage to Frederick Meadows White

17:00 - In Tune

Classical music live from violinist Carolin Widmann
Katie welcomes Carolin Widmann to In Tune. Phelim McDermott on directing Tao of Glass.

19:00 - BBC Proms

2026, Sibelius’s Second Symphony
Live at the BBC Proms: the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo.

22:00 - Night Tracks

Music for the darkling hour
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.

23:30 - 'Round Midnight

A classic from Don Cherry
Soweto spins a poetic track from the masterful trumpeter.