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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, Elizabeth Alker on Saturdays from 7am to 9am, and Martin Handley on Sundays from 7am to 9am.
BBC Radio 3 slogan: "Classical, jazz, folk and world music, drama, documentaries, features…"
BBC Radio 3 slogan: "Classical, jazz, folk and world music, drama, documentaries, features…"
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Aberdare area - 91.4 FMAberdeenshire - 90.9 FMAberfeldy - 91.4 FMAbergavenny - 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 - 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 FMBBC Radio 3 Frequency map
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News about BBC Radio 3
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
BBC to create four new commissioning roles in Network Radio
Four new roles are being created across BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live in Commissioning.More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 12.09.2023
Radio 3 to air Jake Shears and Rufus Wainwright live at BBC Proms
Former Scissor Sisters front man Jake Shears will join Rufus Wainwright at the Royal Albert Hall for a BBC Prom being broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 31.08.2023
Petroc Trelawny to take Radio 3 Breakfast across Northern Ireland
BBC Radio 3’s Breakfast programme is going on the road again with Petroc Trelawny presenting a week of live broadcasts across Northern Ireland.More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 29.08.2023
Latest New Generation Artists announced at BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 has revealed the names of the New Generation Artists joining the station’s talent development scheme in September 2023. The New Generation Artists joining the scheme this year are: British baritone James Atkinson, Kazakh pianist Alim Beisembayev...More >>radiotoday.co.uk - 06.06.2023
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Playlist 19
00:35Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantata: 'Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden', BWV.6
00:32Johann Sebastian Bach - Sinfonia from 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis' BWV.21
00:08Pierluigi Billone - Sgorgo Y
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23:37Mirela Ivičević - Überlala - Song of Million Paths
23:26Ka Baird - Live at Tectonics 2024
23:08Carola Bauckholt - Im Auge des Klangs
22:57Koichi Makigami & Roger Turner - Live at Tectonics 2024
22:36Charles Uzor - Breaking of the Vessels
22:28Blick Bassy - Mbondi (feat. Ry X)
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BBC Radio 3's programmes19
00:30 - Through the Night
Three Bach Cantatas from Copenhagen
Concerto Copenhagen with conductor Lars Ulrik Mortensen perform cantatas by JS Bach.
Concerto Copenhagen with conductor Lars Ulrik Mortensen perform cantatas by JS Bach.
06:30 - Breakfast
Start your Sunday the Radio 3 way with Tom McKinney
Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00 - Sunday Morning
An inspiring classical selection for Sunday
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
12:00 - Private Passions
Harry Cliff
Michael Berkeley's guest is the physicist Harry Cliff.
Michael Berkeley's guest is the physicist Harry Cliff.
13:30 - Music Map
A journey to Vivaldi's Spring
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the sonic connections between music across time and space.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the sonic connections between music across time and space.
15:00 - Choral Evensong
Exeter Cathedral
Live from Exeter Cathedral. (R)
Live from Exeter Cathedral. (R)
16:00 - Jazz Record Requests
Lush Life : Ella Fitzgerald, Awen Ensemble, Peter King, Sidney Bechet and Dinah Washington
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
17:00 - The Early Music Show
Music for Melancholy
Hannah French chooses music to balance the humours and transform the spirit. (R)
Hannah French chooses music to balance the humours and transform the spirit. (R)
18:00 - Words and Music
Birdsong
Nightingales, robins, blackbirds in music, readings by Julia Winwood and Jonathan Keeble.
Nightingales, robins, blackbirds in music, readings by Julia Winwood and Jonathan Keeble.
19:15 - Sunday Feature
The Cello and the Nightingale
Kate Kennedy examines the events surrounding one of the BBC's first outside broadcasts.
Kate Kennedy examines the events surrounding one of the BBC's first outside broadcasts.
20:00 - Drama on 3
Maupassant’s Confessions of a Hedonist
A phantasmagorical journey through the most personal short stories of Guy de Maupassant. (R)
A phantasmagorical journey through the most personal short stories of Guy de Maupassant. (R)
21:15 - New Generation Artists
The Leonkoro Quartet play Schubert
Chamber works by Schubert and Beethoven performed by Radio 3 New Generation Artists.
Chamber works by Schubert and Beethoven performed by Radio 3 New Generation Artists.
22:00 - Night Tracks
Soundtrack for night
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30 - Unclassified
Brass, bells and Whitsun wells
New experimental and ambient takes on brass band and Morris traditions for Whitsuntide.
New experimental and ambient takes on brass band and Morris traditions for Whitsuntide.