| Day | Hour | Type Event |
Name Lang | Event name | Short Event | Extended Lang | Extended Event |
| 01/05 | 07h30>10h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Breakfast | | nld | Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk |
| 01/05 | 10h30>14h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Essential Classics | | nld | Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. |
| 01/05 | 14h00>16h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Classical Live | | nld | Tom McKinney showcases the best performances by BBC orchestras, choirs, ensembles including baritone James Newby singing Schumann's Dichterliebe and Rimsky-Korsakov from Luxembourg |
| 01/05 | 16h00>17h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Choral Evensong | | nld | Live from Tewkesbury Abbey with music by Walton, Leighton and Hadley. |
| 01/05 | 17h00>18h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Composer of the Week: Debussy | | nld | Donald Macleod explores Debussy’s work as an outspoken critic, and in the aftermath of the scandal with soprano Therese Roger, there’s more shocking behaviour from the composer. |
| 01/05 | 18h00>20h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | In Tune | | nld | Katie Derham is joined by the Aquinas Trio, who play live in the studio. |
| 01/05 | 20h00>20h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Classical Mixtape | | nld | Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites. |
| 01/05 | 20h30>22h45 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Radio 3 in Concert | | nld | Dinis Sousa conducts the Royal Northern Sinfonia in Beethoven’s groundbreaking Symphony No 3 ‘Eroica’; Isata Kanneh-Mason joins them as soloist in Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto. |
| 01/05 | 22h45>23h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | The Essay: Letters to a Young Composer | | nld | Inspired by Rilke's letters to an aspiring poet, five leading composers write a personal letter to a young composer. |
| 01/05 | 23h00>00h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Night Tracks | | nld | Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. |
| 01/05 | 00h30>01h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | 'Round Midnight | | nld | Soweto Kinch picks the best jazz with a special focus on the UK. Guest - Robert Mitchell. |
| 01/05 | 01h30>07h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Through the Night | | nld | The Santa Cecilia Orchestra and conductor Antonello Manacorda perform Richard Strauss's orchestral suite Le Bourgeois gentilhomme. Danielle Jalowiecka presents. |
| 02/05 | 07h30>10h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Breakfast | | nld | Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk |
| 02/05 | 10h30>14h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Essential Classics | | nld | Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. |
| 02/05 | 14h00>17h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Classical Live | | nld | Tom McKinney showcases the best performances by BBC orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups including Schubert’s 9th Symphony from Luxembourg. |
| 02/05 | 17h00>18h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Composer of the Week: Debussy | | nld | Debussy ascends to a new level of fame as his opera Pelléas et Mélisande is premiered, but more lies and duplicity from the composer have tragic repercussions. |
| 02/05 | 18h00>20h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | In Tune | | nld | Katie Derham meets conductor Paul McCreesh to talk about his new recording of Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius. Plus, there’s live music from the Kukal Quartet. |
| 02/05 | 20h00>20h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Classical Mixtape | | nld | Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites. |
| 02/05 | 20h30>22h45 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Radio 3 in Concert | | nld | Jader Bignamini conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in French music: Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, Poulenc’s Gloria, with the BBC Symphony Chorus, plus music by Camille Pépin. |
| 02/05 | 22h45>23h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | The Essay: Letters to a Young Composer | | nld | Inspired by Rilke's letters to an aspiring poet, five leading composers write a personal letter to a young composer. |
| 02/05 | 23h00>00h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Night Tracks | | nld | Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. |
| 02/05 | 00h30>01h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | 'Round Midnight | | nld | Soweto Kinch picks the best jazz with a special focus on the UK. Guest - Robert Mitchell. |
| 02/05 | 01h30>07h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Through the Night | | nld | The Santa Cecilia Orchestra and Chorus, with conductor John Nelson and soloists, perform Handel's Messiah. Penny Gore presents. |
| 03/05 | 07h30>10h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Breakfast | | nld | Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with the Friday poem and music that captures the mood of the morning. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk |
| 03/05 | 10h30>14h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Essential Classics | | nld | Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. |
| 03/05 | 14h00>17h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Classical Live | | nld | Tom McKinney showcases the best performances by BBC orchestras, choirs, ensembles including Mendelssohn’s 'Italian' Symphony from the Luxembourg. |
| 03/05 | 17h00>18h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Composer of the Week: Debussy | | nld | There is scandal at the ballet and in the concert hall as Donald Macleod explores the end of Debussy’s life. Plus, as war erupts, the composer’s mountain of debt continues to grow |
| 03/05 | 18h00>20h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | In Tune | | nld | Katie Derham introduces live music in the studio from countertenor Hugh Cutting amongst others. |
| 03/05 | 20h00>20h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Classical Mixtape | | nld | Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites. |
| 03/05 | 20h30>22h45 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Friday Night is Music Night | | nld | Martin Yates conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in music from the iconic film franchise with singers Alice Fearn and Oliver Tompsett from Chichester Festival Theatre. |
| 03/05 | 22h45>23h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | The Essay: Letters to a Young Composer | | nld | Inspired by Rilke's letters to an aspiring poet, five leading composers write a personal letter to a young composer. |
| 03/05 | 23h00>00h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Late Junction | | nld | Join Verity Sharp in the doghouse for a selection of songs dedicated to man’s best friend, from Finnish jazz to electroacoustic experiments from Argentina. |
| 03/05 | 00h30>01h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | 'Round Midnight | | nld | The Welsh ensemble perform selections from their latest album Cadair Idris. |
| 03/05 | 01h30>02h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Tearjerker | | nld | AURORA brings together a playlist to embrace your true self, with a selection of uplifting and inspiring music to get you moving. Featuring Hannah Peel and Jules Massenet. Plus, Sam Fender is selected by a listener as the "Song That Saves Me". |
| 04/05 | 02h30>03h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Essential Classics Mix | | nld | Relax and unwind before bed with a specially chosen playlist of relaxing classical music inspired by dreams. Enjoy evocative piano music by Teresa Carreño, music from Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream and dreamy guitar music by Francisco Tarrega. |
| 04/05 | 03h30>07h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Through the Night | | nld | Liszt, Mendelssohn and Richard Strauss in a concert from Budapest. Penny Gore presents. |
| 04/05 | 07h30>10h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Breakfast | | nld | Join Elizabeth Alker to wake up the day with a selection of the finest classical music. |
| 04/05 | 10h00>13h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Saturday Morning | | nld | Tom Service is joined by the Ukrainian conductor Kirill Karabits delves into the week's biggest music stories and plays the best classical music for your Saturday morning |
| 04/05 | 13h00>14h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Earlier... with Jools Holland | | nld | Jools is joined by guitarist and producer Phil Manzanera, with music from Mozart and Marianna Martines to Astor Piazzolla, Duke Ellington and Professor Longhair. |
| 04/05 | 14h00>15h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Music Matters: The Land Without Music? | | nld | Richard Morrison explores the state of music education, the key to the future of musical life across the whole of the UK. His guests include Nicola Benedetti and Stephen Maddock. |
| 04/05 | 15h00>17h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Record Review | | nld | In Building a Library Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, and Emily MacGregor shares a clutch of exciting new releases. |
| 04/05 | 17h00>18h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Sound of Gaming | | nld | Elle Osili-Wood hosts Beyond the Console, a programme of live orchestral gaming music from the Royal Concert Hall Nottingham. Featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra and Robert Ames. |
| 04/05 | 18h00>19h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | This Classical Life | | nld | Jess and composer/guitarist Bryce Dessner swap favourite music, including Stravinsky's glittering Firebird, Vikingur Olafsson in Bach and a haunting cover of Song of the Siren |
| 04/05 | 19h00>22h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Opera on 3 | | nld | Live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, John Adams's acclaimed opera-oratorio. El Niño. Marin Alsop conducts a cast including Julia Bullock and Davóne Tines. |
| 04/05 | 22h30>23h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Music Planet | | nld | Lopa Kothari is joined in the studio by Grammy Award-winning Spanish singer-songwriter Buika, performing her unique blend of flamenco, soul and rumba. |
| 04/05 | 23h30>01h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | New Music Show | | nld | Music recorded in live in concert in Glasgow and Manchester, including Stefan Prins's under_current and Alissa Firsova's song-symphony Spell of Creation with contralto Jess Dandy. |
| 04/05 | 01h30>07h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Through the Night | | nld | From Berlin, music by Reinvere, Tüür and Pärt with the RIAS Chamber Chorus and conductor Daniel Reuss. Penny Gore presents. |
| 05/05 | 07h30>10h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Breakfast | | nld | Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of Sunday morning. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk |
| 05/05 | 10h00>13h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Sunday Morning | | nld | Sarah Walker chooses three hours of attractive and uplifting music to complement your morning, whether you’re walking your dog or catching up with friends. |
| 05/05 | 13h00>14h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Private Passions | | nld | Michael Berkeley's guest is the American writer Percival Everett. |
| 05/05 | 14h30>16h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Music Map | | nld | Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps a musical landscape around Schubert's Impromptu in C minor, listening in deeply to find sonic connections across time and space. |
| 05/05 | 16h00>17h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Choral Evensong | | nld | Live from Tewkesbury Abbey with music by Walton, Leighton and Hadley. |
| 05/05 | 17h00>18h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Jazz Record Requests | | nld | Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you including music marking the centenary of vocalist & pianist Blossom Dearie. |
| 05/05 | 18h00>19h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | The Early Music Show | | nld | Highlights from the 2023 London International Festival of Early Music from harpsichordist Jane Chapman, recorder player Erik Bosgraaf and Ensemble Pampinea. |
| 05/05 | 19h00>20h15 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Words and Music | | nld | Readings by Jane Horrocks and Art Malik take us from Charlotte Bronte to Hilaire Belloc and William Blake, whilst musical choices evoke water mills, windmills and cotton mills. |
| 05/05 | 20h15>20h45 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Between the Ears: Odes to Joy | | nld | Reflections and refractions of classical music’s most famous melody. The Ode to Joy is 200 hundred years old, and it’s seen some things in its time! |
| 05/05 | 20h45>21h00 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Sunday Feature: New Generation Thinkers | | nld | New Generation Thinker Hetta Howes discovers the murder capital of medieval England, and it wasn’t London or the medieval capital of York, but the elite university town of Oxford. |
| 05/05 | 21h00>23h25 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Drama on 3: The Tragedy of Macbeth | | nld | A Hidden Treasure play, first broadcast, live, in July 1971. An innovative stereo version of The Tragedy of Macbeth, starring Joss Ackland, Googie Withers and Robert Hardy. |
| 05/05 | 23h25>00h30 |
(0x00) ? | nld | Night Tracks | | nld | Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. |