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  1. Today21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Director of Music: Daniel Hyde, King's College, CambridgeTowards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Choral Evensong.

  2. Tomorrow10:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  3. Tomorrow15:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  4. Tomorrow21:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  5. Sunday05:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  6. Monday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Rue BoissonadeThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    A street in the Montparnasse area of Paris has been home to important artists for decades.

  7. Tuesday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Gardens shaping creative imaginationsThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    How a small patch of Paris became home to generations of influential artists and writers.(R)

  8. Wednesday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Composers, singers - and Chopin's pianoThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    The patch of Paris that's been home to generations of composers, musicians and singers.(R)

  9. Next Thursday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Writers and spiritualityThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    The patch of Paris that has been home to influential writers, and a unique spirituality.(R)

  10. Next Friday21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The living and the deadThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    The patch of Paris that's been home to generations of influential artists and writers.(R)

  11. Next Saturday10:40
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  12. Next Saturday15:40
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  13. Next Saturday21:40
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  14. Sun 18 Oct 202605:40
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  15. Mon 19 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Auntie Elsie’s Upright PianoJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  16. Tue 20 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Royal College of ArtJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  17. Wed 21 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Marble Arch StudiosJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  18. Thu 22 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Harold Budd and TranslucenceJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  19. Fri 23 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Piano of the FutureJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  20. Mon 26 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    26/10/2026Solo

    A soloist’s-eye-view of some of classical music’s miniature masterpieces.

  21. Tue 27 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Rodrigo’s Three Spanish PiecesSolo

    Guitarist Sean Shibe prepares to play a celebrated solo piece of classical repertoire.

  22. Wed 28 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Haydn's Trumpet ConcertoSolo

    Trumpet player Matilda Llloyd prepares to play Haydn's Trumpet Concerto.

  23. Thu 29 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Bach's Cello Suite No.1 in G majorSolo

    Cellist, Laura van der Heijden, rehearses a masterwork from the classical repertoire.

  24. Fri 30 Oct 202621:45
    BBC Radio 3

    30/10/2026Solo

    A soloist’s-eye-view of some of classical music’s miniature masterpieces.