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programmes unlike anything available elsewhere. This new schedule, coupled with

our forthcoming BBC Proms season which is shaping up to be one of our most
ambitious yet, makes this an exciting time for music at the BBC.”

Suzy Klein, Head of BBC Arts and Classical Music TV says: “I am delighted to
announce the classical music highlights for 2024. A record-breaking year for the

Proms on television and iPlayer last year showed just how much of an appetite there
is from TV audiences for classical music programmes which inspire, delight and
provoke. Our plans for the coming year include a major new documentary on the true
story of Mozart’s life and work; a new TV film of Britten’s Curlew River; gold-standard
performances including The Merry Widow and the European premiere of Gospel
Messiah, and Arena documentaries on Steven McRae and Maria Callas. I can’t wait
to bring this exciting range of music programmes to BBC audiences.”

BBC Radio 3

BBC Radio 3 unveils its new schedule with a raft of new programmes at its heart.
Favourites such as Breakfast, Essential Classics and Private Passions are
extended. Clemency Burton-Hill returns to BBC Radio 3, and the station welcomes
new presenters including Soweto Kinch, Nicola Benedetti, Jools
Holland and Clive Myrie. Meanwhile regulars Tom Service and Sara Mohr-

Pietsch host new programmes exploring a wide range of historic and contemporary
repertoire.

• Clemency Burton-Hill returns to Radio 3 with an exclusive interview
with Daniel Barenboim, as part of a new series celebrating the West-Eastern

Divan Orchestra at 25
• In The Land Without Music? The Times’ Chief Culture Writer Richard
Morrison explores the state of classical music and music education in this
country
• Violinist and Edinburgh International Festival Director Nicola Benedetti makes
her Radio 3 presenting debut in a series focusing on the history and impact of
the International Festival in Scotland and beyond
• Clive Myrie hosts Music on the Frontline, talking to fellow journalists about
the way in which classical music has sustained them while reporting on some of
the most relevant and challenging news stories of our times
• New nightly programme ’Round Midnight with saxophonist and broadcaster
Soweto Kinch showcases the very best jazz, with a particular focus on the
British scene
• Jools Holland shares his love and knowledge of classical music in a new
Saturday lunchtime programme, Earlier…with Jools Holland