| Day | Hour | Type Event | Name Lang | Event name | Short Event | Extended Lang | Extended Event |
| 02/05 | 09h30>13h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Essential Classics | Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. | ||
| 02/05 | 13h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Live | 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 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Composer of the Week: Debussy | 4/5. 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 | 17h00>19h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | In Tune | 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 | 19h00>19h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Mixtape | Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including medieval and romantic dance music, gently frolicking strings and music for harp, piano and string quartet. | ||
| 02/05 | 19h30>21h45 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Radio 3 in Concert | 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 | 21h45>22h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | The Essay: Letters to a Young... | ...Composer. Inspired by Rilke's letters to an aspiring poet, five leading composers write a letter to a young composer. Sally Beamish looks back on her life in light of a recent discovery. | ||
| 02/05 | 22h00>23h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Night Tracks | Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. | ||
| 02/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | 'Round Midnight | Soweto Kinch picks the best jazz with a special focus on the UK. Guest - Robert Mitchell. | ||
| 02/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | The Santa Cecilia Orchestra and Chorus, with conductor John Nelson and soloists, perform Handel's Messiah. Penny Gore presents. | ||
| 03/05 | 06h30>09h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Breakfast | Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show featuring the Friday poem. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. | ||
| 03/05 | 09h30>13h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Essential Classics | Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. | ||
| 03/05 | 13h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Live | Tom McKinney showcases the best performances by BBC orchestras, choirs, ensembles including Mendelssohn's 'Italian' Symphony from the Luxembourg. | ||
| 03/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Composer of the Week: Debussy | 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 | 17h00>19h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | In Tune | Katie Derham introduces live music in the studio from countertenor Hugh Cutting amongst others. | ||
| 03/05 | 19h00>19h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Mixtape | Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites. | ||
| 03/05 | 19h30>21h45 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Friday Night is Music Night | 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 | 21h45>22h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | The Essay: Letters to a Young... | ...Composer. Inspired by Rilke's letters to an aspiring poet, five leading composers write a personal letter to a young composer. | ||
| 03/05 | 22h00>23h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Late Junction | 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 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | 'Round Midnight | The Welsh ensemble perform selections from their latest album Cadair Idris. | ||
| 03/05 | 00h30>01h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Tearjerker | AURORA celebrates music that embraces your true self, with a selection of uplifting and inspiring tracks to get you moving. Featuring Hannah Peel and Jules Massenet. | ||
| 04/05 | 01h30>02h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Essential Classics Mix | An hour of gentle, relaxing classical music inspired by dreams and night-time. | ||
| 04/05 | 02h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Liszt, Mendelssohn and Richard Strauss in a concert from Budapest. Penny Gore presents. | ||
| 04/05 | 06h30>09h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Breakfast | Join Elizabeth Alker to wake up the day with a selection of the finest classical music. | ||
| 05/05 | 13h30>15h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Music Map | 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 | 15h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Choral Evensong | Live from Tewkesbury Abbey with music by Walton, Leighton and Hadley. | ||
| 05/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Jazz Record Requests | Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you including music marking the centenary of vocalist & pianist Blossom Dearie. | ||
| 05/05 | 17h00>18h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | The Early Music Show | Highlights from the 2023 London International Festival of Early Music from harpsichordist Jane Chapman, recorder player Erik Bosgraaf and Ensemble Pampinea. | ||
| 05/05 | 18h00>19h15 | (0xf0) ? | eng | Words and Music | 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 | 19h15>19h45 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | Between the Ears: Odes to Joy | Beethoven's Ode to Joy is 200 years old - how have politicians, protesters, advertisers and comedians made use of one of Classical Music's most iconic melodies? | ||
| 05/05 | 19h45>20h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | Sunday Feature: New Generation... | ...Thinkers. 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 | 20h00>22h25 | (0xf0) ? | eng | Drama on 3: The Tragedy of Macbeth | 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 | 22h25>23h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Night Tracks | Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. | ||
| 05/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Unclassified | Elizabeth Alker presents ambient and electronic sounds, while poet Paul Farely shares a track that has the power to transport him elsewhere. | ||
| 05/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Violinist Gil Shaham joins the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra to perform Korngold's Violin Concerto alongside works by Fagerlund and Nielsen. Presented by Danielle Jalowiecka. | ||
| 06/05 | 06h30>09h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Breakfast | Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. | ||
| 06/05 | 09h30>13h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Essential Classics | Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises. | ||
| 06/05 | 13h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Live | Tom McKinney showcases the best performances by BBC orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups, including countertenor Hugh Cutting, live from Wigmore Hall. | ||
| 08/05 | 19h00>19h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Mixtape | Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites. | ||
| 08/05 | 19h30>21h45 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Radio 3 in Concert | Conductor Anja Bihlmaier and the BBC Philharmonic in Bruckner's Seventh Symphony. They are joined by pianist Steven Osborne for Beethoven's 'Emperor' Concerto. | ||
| 08/05 | 21h45>22h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | The Essay: Dietrich in 5 Songs | Historian Karin Wieland reveals how 'In the Ruins of Berlin' took Dietrich back to the land she had categorically rejected with the rise of the Nazis and which remained hostile. | ||
| 08/05 | 22h00>23h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Night Tracks | Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. | ||
| 08/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | 'Round Midnight | Late night UK jazz presented by Soweto Kinch. Guest Amanda Whiting plays a record. | ||
| 08/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Walton's Viola Concerto with violist Tabea Zimmermann and Elgar's First Symphony performed with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Manze. Penny Gore presents. | ||
| 09/05 | 06h30>09h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Breakfast | Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. | ||
| 09/05 | 09h30>13h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Essential Classics | Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises. | ||
| 09/05 | 13h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Live | Tom McKinney showcases live recordings from around the globe, with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra playing Berlioz, and pianist Bertrand Chamayou performing Britten and Brahms. | ||
| 09/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Composer of the Week: CPE Bach | 4/5. After three decades working the same job, Bach moves to new city and makes a fresh start. Presented by Donald Macleod. | ||
| 09/05 | 17h00>19h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | In Tune | Katie Derham talks to the conductor and harpsichordist Christophe Rousset about the new recording with his ensemble Les Talens Lyriques of Cimarosa's opera L'Olimpiade. | ||
| 09/05 | 19h00>19h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Mixtape | Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music by Smetana, Gibbons, Beethoven, Bernstein, Florence Price, Ravel and Ola Gjeilo. | ||
| 09/05 | 19h30>21h45 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Radio 3 in Concert | The London Symphony Orchestra in music from the The Bad and the Beautiful, Vaughan Williams' wartime Fifth Symphony and Bertrand Chamayou joins them for Ravel's Piano Concerto. | ||
| 09/05 | 21h45>22h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | The Essay: Dietrich in 5 Songs | Writer Paul Morley alights on Where Have All the Flowers Gone. A Pete Seeger anti-war folk song that Dietrich transmuted into something tender and powerful, tempered by experience. | ||
| 09/05 | 22h00>23h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Night Tracks | Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. | ||
| 09/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | 'Round Midnight | Today's guest is Amanda Whiting. Soweto plays new music from Bex Burch and KOKOROKO. | ||
| 09/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Members of the Lotz Trio and Musica Florea, soprano Michaela Riener and their artistic director Róbert Sebesta in music by Telemann and his contemporaries. Penny Gore presents. |