| Day | Hour | Type Event | Name Lang | Event name | Short Event | Extended Lang | Extended Event |
| 02/05 | 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. | ||
| 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 music, including medieval and romantic dance music, gently frolicking strings and music for harp, piano and string quartet. | ||
| 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 letter to a young composer. Sally Beamish looks back on her life in light of a recent discovery. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 05/05 | 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 walking your dog or catching up with friends. | ||
| 05/05 | 12h00>13h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Private Passions | Michael Berkeley's guest is the American writer Percival Everett. | ||
| 05/05 | 13h30>15h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Music Map | Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps a musical landscape around Schubert's Impromptu in C minor, listening in deeply to find sonic connections across time and space. | ||
| 05/05 | 15h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Choral Evensong | Live from Tewkesbury Abbey with music by Walton, Leighton and Hadley. | ||
| 05/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Jazz Record Requests | Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you including music marking the centenary of vocalist & pianist Blossom Dearie. | ||
| 05/05 | 17h00>18h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | The Early Music Show | Highlights from the 2023 London International Festival of Early Music from harpsichordist Jane Chapman, recorder player Erik Bosgraaf and Ensemble Pampinea. | ||
| 05/05 | 18h00>19h15 | (0xf0) ? | eng | Words and Music | Readings by Jane Horrocks and Art Malik take us from Charlotte Bronte to Hilaire Belloc and William Blake, whilst musical choices evoke water mills, windmills and cotton mills. | ||
| 05/05 | 19h15>19h45 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | Between the Ears: Odes to Joy | Beethoven's Ode to Joy is 200 years old - how have politicians, protesters, advertisers and comedians made use of one of Classical Music's most iconic melodies? | ||
| 05/05 | 19h45>20h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | Sunday Feature: New Generation... | ...Thinkers. New Generation Thinker Hetta Howes discovers the murder capital of medieval England, and it wasn't London or the medieval capital of York, but the elite university town of Oxford. | ||
| 05/05 | 20h00>22h25 | (0xf0) ? | eng | Drama on 3: The Tragedy of Macbeth | A Hidden Treasure play, first broadcast, live, in July 1971. An innovative stereo version of The Tragedy of Macbeth, starring Joss Ackland, Googie Withers and Robert Hardy. | ||
| 05/05 | 22h25>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. | ||
| 05/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Unclassified | Elizabeth Alker presents ambient and electronic sounds, while poet Paul Farely shares a track that has the power to transport him elsewhere. | ||
| 05/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Violinist Gil Shaham joins the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra to perform Korngold's Violin Concerto alongside works by Fagerlund and Nielsen. Presented by Danielle Jalowiecka. | ||
| 07/05 | 13h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Live | Tom McKinney showcases live recordings from around the globe, with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra playing Beethoven, and pianist Bertrand Chamayou playing Schumann. | ||
| 07/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Composer of the Week: CPE Bach | 2/5. Donald Macleod follows CPE Bach to Berlin, where he's apparently been headhunted for a prestigious position working for King Frederick the Great. | ||
| 07/05 | 17h00>19h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | In Tune | Katie Derham is joined by tenor and conductor Nicholas Mulroy, who is about to embark on a tour of Scotland with Dunedin Consort, and pianist Angelo Villani plays live. | ||
| 07/05 | 19h00>19h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Mixtape | Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites. | ||
| 07/05 | 19h30>21h45 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Radio 3 in Concert | The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and principal conductor Ryan Bancroft perform Barber's Violin Concerto with Benjamin Baker, alongside his Adagio and Charles Ives' 2nd Symphony. | ||
| 07/05 | 21h45>22h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | The Essay: Dietrich in 5 Songs | Film writer David Thomson picks apart the elaborate creation of Dietrich's personae through her collaboration with director Joseph von Sternberg and songs like When Love Dies. | ||
| 07/05 | 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. | ||
| 07/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | 'Round Midnight | Soweto Kinch celebrates new British jazz. Guest Amanda Whiting plays a record. | ||
| 07/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Pianist Alexandra Dariescu joins the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and conductor Giordano Bellincampi in Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto. Danielle Jalowiecka presents. | ||
| 08/05 | 06h30>09h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Breakfast | Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. | ||
| 08/05 | 09h30>13h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Essential Classics | Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, featuring new discoveries, some musical surprises and plenty of familiar favourites. | ||
| 08/05 | 13h00>15h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Live | Tom McKinney showcases live recordings from around the globe, with the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra playing Grieg, and pianist Bertrand Chamayou playing Ravel. | ||
| 08/05 | 15h00>16h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Choral Evensong | Live from St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, on the Eve of the Ascension, with music by Mathias, Lucy Walker and Howells. | ||
| 08/05 | 16h00>17h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Composer of the Week: CPE Bach | 3/5. Bach makes plans to give up his job as the King's personal accompanist. How will his boss respond? Presented by Donald Macleod. | ||
| 08/05 | 17h00>19h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | In Tune | Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian joins Katie live from New York. Katie also introduces live music from saxophonist Huw Wiggin and pianist Noriko Ogawa. | ||
| 08/05 | 19h00>19h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Classical Mixtape | Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites. | ||
| 08/05 | 19h30>21h45 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Radio 3 in Concert | Conductor Anja Bihlmaier and the BBC Philharmonic in Bruckner's Seventh Symphony. They are joined by pianist Steven Osborne for Beethoven's 'Emperor' Concerto. | ||
| 08/05 | 21h45>22h00 | (0x20) news current affairs (general) | eng | The Essay: Dietrich in 5 Songs | Historian Karin Wieland reveals how 'In the Ruins of Berlin' took Dietrich back to the land she had categorically rejected with the rise of the Nazis and which remained hostile. | ||
| 08/05 | 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. | ||
| 08/05 | 23h30>00h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | 'Round Midnight | Late night UK jazz presented by Soweto Kinch. Guest Amanda Whiting plays a record. | ||
| 08/05 | 00h30>06h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Through the Night | Walton's Viola Concerto with violist Tabea Zimmermann and Elgar's First Symphony performed with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Manze. Penny Gore presents. | ||
| 09/05 | 06h30>09h30 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Breakfast | Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. | ||
| 09/05 | 09h30>13h00 | (0x30) show game show (general) | eng | Essential Classics | Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises. |