06:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Breakfast
Al Ryan presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
On air
09:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Essential Classics
140 minutes leftGeorgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Classical Live
Linton Stephens introduces highlights from the BBC Proms including Elgar's 1st Symphony from the BBC Scottish Symphony; plus chamber highlights from the recent Aldeburgh Festival.
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Composer of the Week: Alice Smith
5/5. Donald Macleod dives into Smith's final years and explores her last orchestral works, with guests Ian Graham-Jones and Leanne Langley.
05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
In Tune
Katie welcomes composer Dani Howard and mezzo-soprano Niamh O'Sullivan to In Tune.
07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Classical Mixtape
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites, including music by Bach, Barber, Mahler and Bruckner.
07:30 PM - 10:00 PM
BBC Proms 2026
Live at the BBC Proms: Omer Meir Wellber conducts the Bremen orchestra playing Haydn & Robert Schumann, with Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich joining them for Bruch's concerto.
10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Late Junction
Jennifer Lucy Allan shares a kaleidoscopic mixtape crafted by cult musician, film-maker and producer, Makoto Kubota. Plus breathy sax workouts and a moment of orchestral silence.
11:30 PM - 12:30 AM
'Round Midnight
Tonight, Soweto welcomes multi-Grammy and Academy Award winner, and friend, Jon Batiste as his Friday Night guest.
12:30 AM - 06:30 AM
Through the Night
Handel's Dixit Dominus, Nisi Dominus and Salve Regina performed by soloists with the Hungarian Radio Chorus and Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in the Matthias Church, Budapest.