BBC Radio 3 Schedule Wednesday 4 June 2025

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:30
  
  Through the Night—American Sounds
  
  Alison Balsom plays Wynton Marsalis's Trumpet Concerto with the Swedish RSO.
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Morning
1. 06:30
  
  Breakfast—Kickstart your day with the best classical music
  
  Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
2. 09:30
  
  Essential Classics—A classical soundtrack for your morning
  
  Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
1. 13:00
  
  Classical Live—Radio 3 New Generation Artists Andrei Ioniță and Alim Beisembayev perform Brahms
  
  Specially recorded music from the BBC Performing Groups, the EBU and more.
2. 15:00
  
  Choral Evensong—Canterbury Cathedral
  
  Live from Canterbury Cathedral to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Gibbons.
3. 16:00
  
  Composer of the Week—Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Reality bites
  
  3/5 Carmen is falling for José but she's soon distracted by another man! With Donald Macleod.
4. 17:00
  
  In Tune—Classical music live from the BBC
  
  Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
1. 19:00
  
  Classical Mixtape—30 minutes of classical inspiration
  
  Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
2. 19:30
  
  Radio 3 in Concert—Mahler's 5th Symphony
  
  Ryan Bancroft and the BBC NOW perform Mahler and violinist James Ehnes s for Bartok
3. 21:45
  
  The Essay—An Actor's Life - Kenneth Cranham, 3. Harold Pinter
  
  Kenneth Cranham's acting life, in conversation with Neil Dudgeon.
4. 22:00
  
  Night Tracks—Blissful sounds for after-hours
  
  Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
5. 23:30
  
  'Round Midnight—Fresh from Finn Rees and Allysha Joy
  
  Long-term collaborator duo Finn Rees and Allysha Joy are back with a heady new release.
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Late
1. 00:30
  
  Through the Night—Rameau, Handel, Farrenc and Mozart
  
  The German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin are ed by soprano Anna Prohaska.

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