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Start your day with classical music
Join Hannah French every Saturday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
27 Jun 2026,·150 mins
Celebrating classical greats
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
26 Jun 2026,·210 mins
Mozart's 4th Horn Concerto from Wales
Live concert performances and exclusive concerts for the afternoon.
26 Jun 2026,·180 mins
Meditative music for late night solace
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
25 Jun 2026,·90 mins
Anonymous
Beyond Composers
When an author is absent, who else comes to the fore in music's story? With Donald Macleod
18 Jun 2026,·59 mins
Peaceful music for moments of calm
Soundtrack your day with blissful classical music to soothe your soul.
Beethoven from Barcelona
The Orchestre des Champs-Elysées perform Beethoven's 2nd and 8th symphonies.
27 Jun 2026,·360 mins
Sleep Goals: Get settled for sleep with help from Elis James
Elis James presents a soundtrack to settle your mind and help you drift off to sleep.
22 Jun 2026,·60 mins
Portsmouth Cathedral
From Portsmouth Cathedral.
24 Jun 2026,·59 mins
Your daily classical soundtrack
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
25 Jun 2026,·30 mins
1717: Singing Superstars
1717, Naples. With one brutal operation, a young boy becomes opera’s first superstar.
27 Jun 2026,·56 mins
Actor Helen George and pianist Ariel Lanyi
Katie Derham with live music from pianist Ariel Lanyi and actor-singer Helen George.
26 Jun 2026,·120 mins
Brahms and Bees
Anna-Maria Helsing and the BBC Concert Orchestra are joined by cellist Senja Rummukainen.
25 Jun 2026,·134 mins
Ruth Ozeki, writer
Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer and Zen Buddhist priest Ruth Ozeki.
21 Jun 2026,·86 mins
Gentle piano music for deep concentration
Enter a space of calm, steady concentration with two hours of calming piano music.
25 Jun 2026,·120 mins
Bach's Cello Suites in Building a Library with Joseph McHardy and Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor with the best new classical releases, and a survey of Bach's Cello Suites.
20 Jun 2026,·119 mins
Bring peace to your morning with calming classical harmonies
Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead.
22 Jun 2026,·180 mins
We sleep, we dream
Elizabeth Alker offers up ambient and gently experimental sounds for the shortest night.
21 Jun 2026,·60 mins
Britten's Peter Grimes
Allan Clayton stars as the outcast fisherman in Britten's masterpiece at the Royal Opera.
20 Jun 2026,·208 mins
The pianist and bandleader picks his favourite classical music
Jools is joined by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sumudu Jayatilaka.
20 Jun 2026,·59 mins
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
Erland Cooper: Series 7
Soundtrack for a rainy day ft. Jarvis Cocker
Erland Cooper selects songs inspired by petrichor, the smell of rain falling on dry ground
25 Apr 2026,·60 mins
Restoration England
Poetry, prose and play speeches from Charles II's England alongside music evoking the era.
14 Jun 2026,·74 mins
Christophe Rousset
Performance and news from the world of Early Music.
21 Jun 2026,·59 mins
Bach's Cello Suites
Joseph McHardy surveys recordings of JS Bach's Cello Suites and makes a recommendation.
22 Jun 2026,·46 mins
3 piano superstars in the studio: Jon Batiste and the Labeque sisters
Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend!
27 Jun 2026,·180 mins
Alfvén's Midsummer Vigil
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the musical landscape of Alfvén's joyous summer all-nighter.
21 Jun 2026,·89 mins
Three Hours of Classical Sparkle for the solstice
Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to celebrate the Summer solstice.
21 Jun 2026,·180 mins
Jess Gillam with... Rebecca Dale
Jess Gillam hosts a listening party with the composer Rebecca Dale.
13 Jun 2026,·60 mins
Lucy Railton's Listen List
Cutting-edge and experimental new music in live performance, plus interviews and features.
13 Jun 2026,·120 mins
