06:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Breakfast
Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
09:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Essential Classics
Georgia 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 an afternoon of specially made recordings including music from Leipzig and chamber performances from the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists.
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Composer of the Week: Saint-Saëns
5/5. Donald Macleod explores Saint-Saëns's journeys through Europe and North Africa, where travel, recovery and creative renewal coloured the final chapters of his musical life.
05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
In Tune
London Concertante - in an 8-piece ensemble - perform live in studio, presenting a selection of tango pieces.
07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Classical Mixtape
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites, including music by Pejacevic, Faure and Esenvalds.
07:30 PM - 09:45 PM
Friday Night is Music Night
To honour 80 years of spying in Cheltenham in 2026 the BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Karen Ni Bhroin and singer Clare Teal present music associated with espionage.
09:45 PM - 10:00 PM
The Essay: The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe
10/10. Jerry Brotton returns to Deptford to investigate the claims that Kit Marlowe was murdered and explores Marlowe's legacy.
10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Late Junction
Jennifer Lucy Allan shares ear-bending music by artists encountered at Glasgow's Counterflows Festival, including highlights from live performances recorded at this year's edition.
11:30 PM - 12:30 AM
'Round Midnight
In this Friday's edition of 'Round Midnight, Soweto presents music from London alto saxophonist Donovan Haffner and his quintet, recorded live at JPN 2025.
12:30 AM - 06:30 AM
Through the Night
The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and conductor Dalia Stasevska perform Holst's The Planets, John Williams's Star Wars Suite and Caroline Shaw's The Observatory.