BBC Radio 3 Schedule Saturday 24 May 2025

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:30
  
  Through the Night—Bulgarian Culture and Cyrillic Day
  
  An Opera Gala from Sofia to celebrate the Bulgarian national holiday.
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Morning
1. 06:30
  
  Breakfast—Start the day on the right note with classical music
  
  Emma Clarke every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
2. 09:00
  
  Saturday Morning—American mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton drops by
  
  Tom Service meets singer Jamie Barton and plays the perfect classical soundtrack.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Earlier... with Jools Holland—Jools with some of his most-loved recordings
  
  Jools is ed by singer songwriter Billy Bragg.
2. 13:00
  
  Music Matters—Harmony in Neurodiversity, Anna Devin and Elizabeth Watts
  
  Sopranos Elizabeth Watts and Anna Devin explore neurodivergence and music.
3. 14:00
  
  Record Review—Stravinsky's Les Noces in Building a Library with Jonathan Cross and Andrew McGregor
  
  Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Stravinsky's Les Noces
4. 16:00
  
  Sound of Cinema—Jane Austen
  
  Matthew Sweet with Isobel Waller-Bridge and music from Jane Austen films. (R)
5. 17:00
  
  This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Enyi Okpara
  
  Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with the conductor Enyi Okpara
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Opera on 3—John Adams's Antony and Cleopatra
  
  Live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City: John Adams conducts his latest opera
2. 21:45
  
  Music Planet—Arabic Makam and polyphony from Norway
  
  Kathryn Tickell handpicks a selection of roots-based music from across the globe.
3. 22:45
  
  New Music Show—Japanese focus - works by Dai Fujikura and Misato Mochizuki
  
  Birmingham Contemporary Music Group perform works by Dai Fujikura and Misato Mochizuki
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Late
1. 00:30
  
  Through the Night—Boston Symphony Orchestra at the 2023 BBC Proms
  
  Jean-Yves Thibaudet s the BSO for Gershwin's Piano Concerto.

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