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Through the Night
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3hFri 28 Aug
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3hFri 28 Aug
Classical Live
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1hFri 28 Aug
Composer of the Week: Sally Beamish
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2hFri 28 Aug
In Tune
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30mFri 28 Aug
Classical Mixtape
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2h 30mFri 28 Aug
BBC Proms 2026
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1h 30mFri 28 Aug
Late Junction
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1hFri 28 Aug
'Round Midnight
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Sat29
Saturday 29 August
12 programmes
6hSat 29 Aug
Through the Night
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2h 30mSat 29 Aug
Breakfast
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3hSat 29 Aug
Saturday Morning
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1hSat 29 Aug
Earlier... with Jools Holland
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1hSat 29 Aug
Key Changes: Radio 3's...
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2hSat 29 Aug
Record Review
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1h 30mSat 29 Aug
BBC Proms 2026
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1hSat 29 Aug
This Classical Life
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1hSat 29 Aug
Music Planet
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2h 30mSat 29 Aug
BBC Proms 2026
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30mSat 29 Aug
New Generation Artists
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2hSat 29 Aug
New Music Show
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Sun30
Sunday 30 August
12 programmes
6hSun 30 Aug
Through the Night
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2h 30mSun 30 Aug
Breakfast
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3hSun 30 Aug
Sunday Morning
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1h 30mSun 30 Aug
Private Passions
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1h 30mSun 30 Aug
Music Map
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1hSun 30 Aug
The Colours in Sound, with Caroline Shaw
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1hSun 30 Aug
Jazz Record Requests
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1hSun 30 Aug
The Early Music Show
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1hSun 30 Aug
Choral Evensong
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3hSun 30 Aug
BBC Proms 2026
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1h 30mSun 30 Aug
Night Tracks
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1hSun 30 Aug
Unclassified
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Mon31
Monday 31 August
12 programmes
6hMon 31 Aug
Through the Night
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3hMon 31 Aug
Breakfast
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1h 30mMon 31 Aug
Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday
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2hMon 31 Aug
Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday
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1h 15mMon 31 Aug
Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday
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1h 30mMon 31 Aug
Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday
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1h 30mMon 31 Aug
Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday
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1h 45mMon 31 Aug
Radio 3's Proms Marathon Monday
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2h 30mMon 31 Aug
BBC Proms 2026
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30mMon 31 Aug
Classical Mixtape
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1h 30mMon 31 Aug
Night Tracks
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1hMon 31 Aug
'Round Midnight
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Tue1
Tuesday 1 September
10 programmes
6hTue 1 Sept
Through the Night
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3hTue 1 Sept
Breakfast
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3h 30mTue 1 Sept
Essential Classics
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3hTue 1 Sept
Classical Live
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1hTue 1 Sept
Composer of the Week: Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
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2hTue 1 Sept
In Tune
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30mTue 1 Sept
Classical Mixtape
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2h 30mTue 1 Sept
BBC Proms 2026
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1h 30mTue 1 Sept
Night Tracks
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1hTue 1 Sept
'Round Midnight
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Wed2
Wednesday 2 September
11 programmes
6hWed 2 Sept
Through the Night
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3hWed 2 Sept
Breakfast
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3h 30mWed 2 Sept
Essential Classics
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2hWed 2 Sept
Classical Live
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1hWed 2 Sept
Choral Evensong
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1hWed 2 Sept
Composer of the Week: Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
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1h 30mWed 2 Sept
In Tune
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2hWed 2 Sept
BBC Proms 2026
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1h 45mWed 2 Sept
New Generation Artists
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1h 30mWed 2 Sept
BBC Proms 2026
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45mWed 2 Sept
'Round Midnight
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Common questions
- What's on BBC Radio 3 now?
- Essential Classics is on BBC Radio 3 right now, airing until 13:00.
- What's on BBC Radio 3 tonight?
- On BBC Radio 3 tonight, Friday 28 August: Classical Mixtape at 19:00, BBC Proms 2026 at 19:30, Late Junction at 22:00.
- How many programmes are on BBC Radio 3 this week?
- There are 67 programmes scheduled on BBC Radio 3 this week, with 10 airing today.
- What's on BBC Radio 3 next?
- Classical Live is on next at 13:00 on BBC Radio 3.