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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 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…"

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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
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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
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Radio 3 to air Jake Shears and Rufus Wainwright live at BBC Proms
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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 >>
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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 >>
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Playlist 18

Ethel Smyth - Violin Sonata in A minor, Op 7
19:30Ethel Smyth - Violin Sonata in A minor, Op 7
Philip Glass - Truman Sleeps, arr for guitar
17:58Philip Glass - Truman Sleeps, arr for guitar
Dmitry Shostakovich - Waltz (Jazz Suite No.1)
17:55Dmitry Shostakovich - Waltz (Jazz Suite No.1)
Sufjan Stevens - John My Beloved
17:50Sufjan Stevens - John My Beloved
Béla Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances
17:45Béla Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances
Louis Andriessen - De Staat
17:39Louis Andriessen - De Staat
Alasdair Roberts - Waxwing
17:34Alasdair Roberts - Waxwing
Igor Stravinsky - The Shrovetide Fair (Petrushka: Tableau 1)
17:28Igor Stravinsky - The Shrovetide Fair (Petrushka: Tableau 1)
Joni Mitchell - A Case Of You
17:22Joni Mitchell - A Case Of You
Miles Davis, Red Garland & Philly Joe Jones - It Never Entered My Mind
17:19Miles Davis, Red Garland & Philly Joe Jones - It Never Entered My Mind
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BBC Radio 3's programmes18

00:30 - Through the Night
Mahler's Symphony no 6 'The tragic'
RAI National Symphony Orchestra perform Gustav Mahler's 6th symphony.
06:30 - Breakfast
Start your weekend the Radio 3 way, with Saturday Breakfast
Elizabeth Alker sets up your Saturday morning.
09:00 - Saturday Morning
Tom Service talks to pianist Stephen Hough
Tom Service plays the best classical music alongside the latest stories in the arts world.
12:00 - Earlier... with Jools Holland
Jools with his pick of classical, jazz and blues
Jools is joined by musician Guy Garvey, with music by Grieg, Tabakova and Ray Charles.
13:00 - Music Matters
25 Years of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Sowing Seeds for an Orchestra
Clemency Burton-Hill marks the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra's 25th anniversary.
14:00 - Record Review
Debussy's Jeux in Building a Library with Flora Willson and Andrew McGregor
Flora Willson's ultimate recommendation for Debussy's ballet Jeux.
16:00 - Sound of Cinema
Imaginary Friends
From Castaway to Donnie Darko, Matthew Sweet celebrates imaginary friends in film.
17:00 - This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Olivia Chaney
Jess is joined by folk singer-songwriter Olivia Chaney to swap their favourite tracks.
18:00 - Opera on 3
Live from the Met: Kevin Puts's The Hours
Starring Renée Fleming, Kelli O'Hara and Joyce DiDonato as Virginia Woolf.
21:30 - Music Planet
Road Trip to Lima
The best roots-based music from across the world, plus a Road Trip to Lima, Peru.
22:30 - New Music Show
Tectonics Glasgow (2/2)
Kate Molleson with more highlights from Tectonics Glasgow 2024.