Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Borodin and Tchaikovsky String Quartets
John Shea presents a 70th anniversary concert given by the Borodin Quartet in Russia.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents the breakfast show with a new work by Composer in 3 Matthew Kaner
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09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Sarah Walker with Ken Loach
Including Artists of the Week: Netherlands Chamber Choir, featured in Palestrina and Part.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959), The Nomad
5/5 Donald Macleod assesses Martinu's complicated relationship with his homeland.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Verbier Festival 2016, Episode 4
4/4 Music by Dvorak and Schubert performed at the 2016 Verbier Festival.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Berlin Philharmonic, Episode 4
4/4 The Berlin Philharmonic performs music by Grieg, Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Dvorak.
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16:30
In Tune—Alex McCartney, Catherine Ennis, Kate Rusby and Damien O'Kane
Sean Rafferty's guests include lutenist Alex McCartney and singer Kate Rusby.
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Evening
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18:30
Composer of the Week—Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959), The Nomad
5/5 Donald Macleod assesses Martinu's complicated relationship with his homeland.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—成人快手 Philharmonic - Mozart, Sibelius, Dvorak
Ben Gernon conducts the 成人快手 Philharmonic in music by Mozart, Sibelius and Dvorak.
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21:55
Three Score and Ten—RS Thomas
12/50 Archive broadcast from 1965 in which RS Thomas reads his poetry at the Edinburgh Festival.
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22:00
The Verb—Poetry Book Club with Wendy Cope
A special Poetry Book club with Wendy Cope on Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis.
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22:45
The Essay—Brick, Stone, Glass, Steel, Novelist Kit de Waal reflects on the architecture of the prison where she worked.
5/5 Novelist Kit de Waal reflects on the architecture of the prison where she once worked.
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23:00
World on 3—Kathryn Tickell - Jon Boden in session
Kathryn Tickell introduces a live session with Brit folk star Jon Boden, plus new releases
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Late
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01:00
Through the Night—Hesperion XXI and Jordi Savall at the 2016 Lucerne Festival
John Shea presents traditional melodies from Jewish, Muslim and Christian sacred music.
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