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• Tom Service hosts a new live Saturday morning programme featuring three

hours of diverse classical repertoire and interviews. He is joined by guests to
discuss and unpack the latest stories in the arts world
• Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a new Sunday afternoon programme, exploring
classical pieces in the context of their history, legacy and connections to other
works
• Radio 3 relaunches Friday Night is Music Night, a new home for the BBC
Concert Orchestra to explore repertoire ranging from the golden age of light
music to the best in film and TV scores
• Strengthening its commitment to live and specially-recorded music, Radio 3
introduces a three-hour weekday afternoon programme from Salford,
Classical Live, showcasing the best performances from the UK and beyond,
recorded by the BBC and our partners in the European Broadcasting Union
• Speech programmesinclude: historian Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough on the
music of the Vikings, composer Erland Cooper focusing on the myth of
phantom islands, a musical celebration of MGM at 100 with broadcaster Neil
Brand, Katie Derham on how plants and gardens have inspired composers
through the ages, and an exploration of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and its
enduring popularity

• Further highlights include the extension of Radio 3 Breakfast with Petroc
Trelawny, Essential Classics with Georgia Mann and Private Passions with
Michael Berkeley, and the long-running Composer of the Week with
Donald Macleod and Kate Molleson at a new time of 4pm

New programmes on Radio 3 from April 2024 include:

Radio 3’s long-running Music Matters moves to a new time with a new format
(Saturdays, 1pm-2pm) A series of programmes telling exceptional stories through
music and diving deep into topics where history, news and classical music intertwine.

This includes: Clemency Burton-Hill returning to Radio 3 to mark the
th
25 anniversary of the ground-breaking West-Eastern Divan
Orchestra, including an exclusive interview with acclaimed conductor, pianist
and ensemble co-founder Daniel Barenboim, recorded in Berlin.

Acclaimed violinist and former BBC Young Musician winner Nicola Benedetti -
Director of the Edinburgh International Festival - makes her Radio 3 presenting
debut in a seriesthat explores the role of the Festival in shaping culture in Scotland
and beyond.

The Times’ Chief Culture Writer Richard Morrison hosts The Land Without
Music? After a challenging year where classical music in the UK has been regularly
in the news, Morrison explores whether the country is still committed to the art form.