Ten Minute Meditations - Series 6
Nurture kindness and compassion: Sharon Salzberg
Find kindness and compassion for yourself and others with this guided meditation.
03 May 2026,·10 mins
Thea Musgrave
Kate Molleson talks to composer Thea Musgrave ahead of her Proms world premiere.
01 Aug 2026,·44 mins
Prog rock ripples and Jane Weaver's Listening Chair
Elizabeth Alker shares new and classic genre-defying music inspired by prog rock.
19 Jul 2026,·60 mins
2026 Proms season showcase - the Kleio Quartet
Haydn's 'Frog' Quartet and a jazz-infused clarinet sonata.
02 Aug 2026,·29 mins
Summer in the City: classical music at the Edinburgh International Festival.
Jamie looks at some of the Festival artists appearing in Edinburgh this August.
02 Aug 2026,·115 mins
Bwncath a'r Gerddorfa
Cyngerdd Bwncath a Cherddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC yn Tafwyl 2026.
27 Jul 2026,·57 mins
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Donald Macleod introduces George Frideric Handel's colourful cast of powerful patrons.
24 Jul 2026,·75 mins
Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony
Dr Katy Hamilton picks her top recording of Mendelssohn's 3rd Symphony, the 'Scottish'.
13 Jul 2026,·46 mins
Katie Derham live from the Royal Albert Hall
Live from the Royal Albert Hall on the day of the First Night of the Proms.
17 Jul 2026,·150 mins
Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 'Gran Partita'
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performers: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
19 Feb 2021,·50 mins
4. Róisín Ní Dhúill
Viola player Róisín Ní Dhúill chooses a selection of music for Sunday evening.
12 Jul 2026,·59 mins
Sreath 6, Prògram 1
Tha Iain MacFhionghain a' toirt thugaibh laoidhean, sailm agus sgeulachdan pearsanta.
09 Feb 2025,·30 mins
02/08/2026
John Toal with a mix of popular classical music, news, reviews and interviews.
02 Aug 2026,·117 mins
The Snowman by Howard Blake
A musician’s-eye view of classical music’s best-loved works
23 Dec 2025,·28 mins
John Adams: City Noir
John Adams's orchestral paean to post-war Hollywood, and the world of the film noir.
12 Dec 2013,·20 mins
Dominic Dromgoole
Rob's guest this week is the theatre and film director Dominic Dromgoole
08 Sep 2017,·69 mins
Playing in the Dark (Part 2)
Concert of readings and music from Neil Gaiman and friends with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
01 Jan 2020,·57 mins
The Practice of Practising
Celebrated pianist Stephen Hough reflects on a life spent practising.
28 Dec 2013,·45 mins
What's the point of Listening?
Tom Service reflects on digital listening and how it impacts our relationship with music.
31 Mar 2024,·28 mins
Episode 3
Sara Mohr-Pietsch and conductor Paul Goodwin answer your questions about Baroque music.
26 Mar 2013,·20 mins
Episode 2
Chi-chi Nwanoku turns musical detective in search of black composers and musicians.
02 Jun 2015,·30 mins
Tomkins, Cardoso and the New World
Peter Phillips shares his passion for the music of Thomas Tomkins and Manuel Cardoso.
08 Jul 2018,·34 mins
Mina Foley
Mina Foley, one of Kiri's 20 Favourite Voices, in this Radio 3 series.
5 mins
Sir Simon Rattle
Norman Lebrecht in conversation with world-renowned conductor, Sir Simon Rattle.
24 Aug 2024,·44 mins
Paul Mason explores dark matters of nationalism and desire in the opera Die Meistersinger
07 May 2013,·30 mins
Series 3
C minor
Ivan Hewett explores the key of C minor with Peter Donohoe.
18 May 2012,·15 mins
Bartok's Concerto For Orchestra
A celebration through handwritten manuscript of Bela Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.
20 Aug 2020,·28 mins
Live from Los Angeles
Georgia Mann presents the fourth and final leg of Radio 3's journey across the US.
12 Jan 2026,·210 mins
Cherry Healey
Linton Stephens tries out a classical playlist on presenter Cherry Healey.
25 Mar 2024,·29 mins
Rudely Truncated
Humphrey Carpenter on how the Third Programme captured the intellectual high ground.
06 Oct 1996,·45 mins
