| 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 favourites. | ||
| 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 personal letter to a young composer. | ||
| 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 | A series of healing, emotional music presented by Aurora. | ||
| 04/05 | 01h30>02h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Essential Classics Mix | Georgia Mann guides you through a mix of the greatest classical music to refresh your day. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 27/04 | 06h30>09h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Breakfast | Join Linton Stephens to wake up the day with a selection of the finest classical music. | ||
| 27/04 | 09h00>12h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Saturday Morning | Tom Service plays the best classical playlist, with familiar favourites alongside hidden gems and new discoveries. Tom's guest, Anthony McGill plays live for Saturday Morning. | ||
| 27/04 | 12h00>13h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Earlier... with Jools Holland | Jools is joined by musician and composer Meg Ella, with music from Edward Elgar and Louise Farrenc to Fats Waller and Mercer Ellington. | ||
| 27/04 | 13h00>14h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | Music Matters: The Land Without... | ...Music?. 4/6. Richard Morrison explores the domestic state of music since the 1951 Festival of Britain and the founding of the Arts Council. His guests include Darren Henley and Gillian Moore. | ||
| 27/04 | 14h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Record Review | Jeremy Summerly's personal recommendation for Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610, plus the best of the week's new classical releases. | ||
| 27/04 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | Sound of Cinema | From the new Zendaya film "Challengers", to "Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind", every breakup brings its own challenges. Matthew Sweet tackles the subject of exes head on. | ||
| 27/04 | 17h00>18h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | This Classical Life | Jess is joined by the pianist Tom Poster to swap some of the music they love the most, including Berlioz and Handel, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Hisaishi and a horn concerto by Neruda. | ||
| 27/04 | 18h00>21h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Opera on 3 | Ryan Speedo Green and Latonia Moore star in Blanchard's drama of a young man's journey. Contains very strong language and upsetting scenes. | ||
| 27/04 | 21h30>22h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Music Planet | Lopa Kothari chats to experimental folk duo Fran & Flora about their new album Precious Collection, and we have new music from Spain, Scotland, Norway, Japan and Burkina Faso. | ||
| 27/04 | 22h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | New Music Show | Kate Molleson with music from yvind Torvund, Scott Wilson and Sara Caneva plus the latest new releases. | ||
| 27/04 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | László Fenyö joins the Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations, before Tchaikovsky's Symphony no.6, the 'Pathétique'. | ||
| 28/04 | 06h30>09h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Breakfast | Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of Sunday morning. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. | ||
| 28/04 | 09h00>12h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Sunday Morning | Sarah Walker chooses three hours of attractive and uplifting music to complement your morning, whether you're heading over to the allotment or settling down with a morning coffee. | ||
| 28/04 | 12h00>13h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Private Passions | Michael Berkeley's guest is the classicist Edith Hall. | ||
| 29/04 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Composer of the Week: Debussy | 1/5. Donald Macleod explores Debussy's wayward youth, as the rebellious streak he adopted from his father leads to habits which will last a lifetime. | ||
| 29/04 | 17h00>19h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | In Tune | Katie Derham is joined for live music in the studio by the Busch Trio. Plus, Ukrainian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk performs ahead of his concert at the Wigmore Hall. | ||
| 29/04 | 19h00>19h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Mixtape | Thirty minutes of back-to-back classical music, including works by Fauré, Locatelli, Ethel Smyth and Joaquin Turina. Produced by Michael Rossi. | ||
| 29/04 | 19h30>21h45 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Radio 3 in Concert | The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra plays Stravinsky's The Fairy's Kiss, Ravel's La Valse and Vales nobles et sentimentales and pianist Simon Trpceski joins them for Saint-Saëns. | ||
| 29/04 | 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. Tarik O'Regan explores the pressures of a life in music. | ||
| 29/04 | 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. | ||
| 29/04 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | 'Round Midnight | British piano player Robert Mitchell dips into his record collection. | ||
| 29/04 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Vladimir Jurowski conducts the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, with soloists and the Berlin Radio Chorus in a performance of Beethoven's mass. Penny Gore presents. | ||
| 30/04 | 06h30>09h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Breakfast | Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. | ||
| 30/04 | 09h30>13h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Essential Classics | Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. | ||
| 30/04 | 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 from Europe and around the globe. | ||
| 30/04 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Composer of the Week: Debussy | 2/5. Donald Macleod finds Debussy adopting a bohemian lifestyle. A romantic encounter seems set to lend some stability to his life... until Debussy makes a shock announcement. | ||
| 30/04 | 17h00>19h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | In Tune | Katie Derham meets dancers involved in the Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals tour. There's also live music from jazz pianist Sultan Stevenson. |