On Air: 19:30 – 22:00
Radio 3 in Concert
Next: 22:00 – 22:45
Free Thinking
Darwin's The Descent of Man (1871)
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra perform Brahms, Mozart and Mendelssohn. Read more
Could virtual nature experiences help us beat the lockdown blues?
Take part in an online experiment on how nature might impact wellbeing.
Clemency Burton-Hill: I choose life
Radio 3's Classic Fix presenter on her recovery from a near-fatal haemorrhage.
Why are sea shanties trending on social media?
Meet the folk artist and TikTokker behind one of 2021's biggest viral hits.
Exploring the Symphonic Universe, with Prof. Brian Cox
Britain's most popular stargazer explores the cosmos, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Experience Classical
A new way to discover classical music, featuring hundreds of unique BBC audio recordings.
Postcards from Composers
New 30-second works for solo instrumentalists by UK-based composers.
Autism, Film and Patterns
From Rain Man to Atypical. Matthew Sweet looks at autism on screen and in everyday life.
Da da da DAAAAA!
Rachel Parris leads us on an irreverent tour of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.
Open Improvisation
Three giants of jazz explore the principles of open improvisation.
Music for the evening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
Classical music for your journey
In Tune's mixtape including music by Richard Rodney Bennett, Bizet and Coleridge-Taylor.