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Arts & Ideas
Leading artists, writers, thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives & links between past & present and new academic research.
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Time Travellers
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough presents a collection of quirky tales from the corners of history, exploring a different theme in each weekly episode.
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This Classical Life
Saxophonist Jess Gillam is joined by a musical guest every week to swap tracks and share the music they love.
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Slow Radio
An antidote to today’s frenzied world. Step back, let go, immerse yourself: it’s time to go slow.A lo-fi celebration of pure sound.
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Between the Ears
Celebrating 20 years of innovative and thought-provoking features that make adventurous use of sound and explore a wide variety of subjects. Made by leading radio producers
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The Essay
Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise
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The Verb
Radio 3's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance
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The Radio 3 Documentary
Exploring different aspects of history, science, philosophy and the arts.
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Music Planet: Road Trip
Discover the world with music. Join local experts for a sonic journey around the globe.
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Music Matters
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
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Classical Fix
Our podcast has moved! To subscribe to our new feed, search for “Classical Fix” and click on the pic of Clemmie’s face.
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Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz does exactly what it says on the tin: a weekly selection of tracks through which Geoffrey Smith shares his passion for jazz from a personal perspective
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Record Review Podcast
An edited version of the regular Building a Library slot where guest experts review available recordings of a work from the classical music repertoire and give a recommendation.
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The Shakespeare Sessions
Is he the world’s greatest playwright? Make up your own mind with these original, innovative productions & casts that would sell out the West End in minutes. Lend them your ears.
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Unplucked
Composer and comedian Vikki Stone unbuttons the BBC Proms and asks the questions everyone else is afraid to ask.
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Modern Muses
Creative collaborations in new music. A series where the world’s leading composers and performers explain how they cooperate in the creation of new work.
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The Choir - The Choral Interview
Sara Mohr-Pietsch interviews performers about their choral passions. The Choir programme broadcasts every Sunday at 4pm, exploring all things choral, with performances and...
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Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition
The final shortlist of winning carols in the Breakfast Christmas Carol Competition. Composed by listeners, a setting of a poem by Susan Hill specially written for Radio 3
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Commonwealth Connections
World music from the Commonwealth countries for BBC Radio 3’s World on 3, Fridays. Musicians, sportspeople and cultural figures introduce music recorded on location.
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Britten 100
Britten 100. Highlights from Radio 3’s Britten centenary weekend in Aldeburgh with special features, interviews and on location reports recorded in Suffolk.
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The Lebrecht Interview
Classical music critic Norman Lebrecht talks to major figures in the field
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A History of Mozart in a Dozen Objects
Mozart’s world rediscovered in objects of his time. Professor Cliff Eisen looks at Mozart’s world through objects that were close to him. From BBC Radio 3.
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In Tune
Interviews with 2010 Proms Artists from Radio 3’s In Tune programme broadcast Monday to Friday from 5 to 730pm Presented by Sean Rafferty and Petroc Trelawny. Weekly on Friday evenings from July 23rd until September 10th.