TV & radio

Your comprehensive guide to what’s on BBC Radio 3 this month

**Past and present:** the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra celebrates St Cecilia’s Day

Three to look out for

Alan Davey, the controller of BBC Radio 3, picks out three great moments to tune into this November

Harlem Renaissance

Donald Macleod is joined all week by the composer and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis to explore the pivotal musical voices and the far-reaching impact of this cross-cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theatre, politics and scholarship.
Composer of the Week: 14-18 November, 12 noon

The Microphone

Oral historian and broadcaster Alan Dein examines how the invention of the microphone transformed the world we live in, and charts its journey of influence through culture, history and technology.
Sunday Feature: 13 November, 6.45pm

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

For St Cecilia’s Day, this esteemed German period ensemble celebrates music’s holy patroness with a captivating programme including Purcell’s eponymous Ode and Chacony in G minor, and Handel’s Trio Sonata in G, HWV 399 and anthem ‘As pants the hart’.
Radio 3 In Concert: 22 November, 7.30pm

November’s Radio 3 listings

Schedules may be subject to alteration. For up-to-date listings see Radio Times

1 Tuesday

6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Coleridge-Taylor
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert
2-5pm Afternoon Concert
5-7.30pm In Tune plus Mixtape
7.30-10pm Radio 3 In Concert from Hoddinott Hall. JS Bach Ricercar a 3, Lowell Liebermann Concerto for Flute, Op. 39, Schmidt Symphony No. 2. Matthew Featherstone (flute), BBC NOW/Jonathan Berman
10-10.45pm Free Thinking
10.45-11pm The Essay Early Music at the BBC
11pm-12.30am Night Tracks

2 Wednesday

6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Coleridge-Taylor
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert
2-4pm Afternoon Concert
4-5pm Choral Evensong
5-7.30pm In Tune plus Mixtape
7.30-10pm Radio 3 In Concert
10-10.45pm Free Thinking
10.45-11pm The Essay Early Music at the BBC
11pm-12.30am Night Tracks

3 Thursday

6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Coleridge-Taylor
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert
2-5pm Afternoon Concert
5-7.30pm In Tune plus Mixtape
7.30-10pm Radio 3 In Concert from Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Charles Mingus arr. Guy Barker Mingus Suite. Lakecia Benjamin (saxophone), BBC Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker
10.45-11pm The Essay Early Music at the BBC
11-11.30pm Night Tracks Mix
11.30pm-12.30am Unclassified with Elizabeth Alker

4 Friday

6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Coleridge-Taylor
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert
2-5pm Afternoon Concert
5-7.30pm In Tune plus Mixtape
7.30-10pm Radio 3 In Concert from Wigmore Hall. Schumann Arabeske, Op. 18, Waldszenen, Op. 82, Brahms Theme and Variations, Op. 18b, Bach Toccata, BWV 911, Chopin Piano Sonata No. 2. Eric Lu (piano).
10-10.45pm The Verb
10.45-11pm The Essay Early Music at the BBC
11pm-1am Late Junction

5 Saturday

7-9am Breakfast
9-11.45am Record Review
11.45am-12.30pm Music Matters
12.30-1pm This Classical Life
1-3pm Inside Music
3-4pm Sound of Cinema
4-5pm Music Planet
5-6.30pm J to Z
6.30-10pm Opera on 3
10pm-12am New Music Show
12 midnight-1am Freeness

6 Sunday

7-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon Sunday Morning
12 noon-1pm Private Passions William Kentridge
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert
2-3pm The Early Music Show
3-4pm Choral Evensong
4-5pm Jazz Record Requests
5-5.30pm The Listening Service
5.30-6.45pm Words and Music
6.45-7.30pm Between the Ears The Sonic Century
7.30-9pm Drama on 3 Churchill versus Reith
9-11pm Record Review Extra
11pm-12am Sunday Night Series Opera: Art of Emotions
12–12.30am Classical Fix

7 Monday

6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Verdi
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert
2-4.30pm Afternoon Concert
4.30-5pm New Gen Artists
5-7.30pm In Tune plus Mixtape
7.30-10pm Radio 3 In Concert
10-10.45pm Music Matters
10.45-11pm The Essay Between the Ears: Miniatures
11pm-12.30am Night Tracks

8 Tuesday

6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Verdi
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert
2-5pm Afternoon Concert
5-7.30pm In Tune plus Mixtape
7.30-10pm Radio 3 In Concert from Lighthouse, Poole. Bart´ok Romanian Dances, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, Beethoven Violin Concerto. Fedor Rudin (violin), Bournemouth SO/Kirill Karabits
10-10.45pm Free Thinking
10.45-11pm The Essay Between the Ears: Miniatures
11pm-12.30am Night Tracks

9 Wednesday

6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Verdi
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert
2-4pm Afternoon Concert
4-5pm Choral Evensong
5-7.30pm In Tune plus Mixtape
7.30-10pm Radio 3 In Concert from Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Wagner Parsifal: Prelude to Act I, Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending, Elgar Symphony No. 2. BBC Philharmonic/Mark Wigglesworth
10-10.45pm Free Thinking
10.45-11pm The Essay Between the Ears: Miniatures
11pm-12.30am Night Tracks

10 Thursday

6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Verdi
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert
2-5pm Afternoon Concert
5-7.30pm In Tune plus Mixtape
7.30-10pm Radio 3 In Concert
10-10.45pm Free Thinking
10.45-11pm The Essay Between the Ears: Miniatures
11-11.30pm Night Tracks Mix
11.30pm-12.30am Unclassified

11 Friday

6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Verdi
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert
2-5pm Afternoon Concert
5-7.30pm In Tune plus Mixtape
7.30-10pm Radio 3 In Concert from Royal Festival Hall. London Jazz Festival Gala. Kurt Elling, Caroll Thompson, Amythyst Kiah, Dana Masters (vocalists), EFG Ochestra/Guy Barker
10-10.45pm The Verb
10.45-11pm The Essay Between the Ears: Miniatures
11pm-1am Late Junction

12 Saturday

7-9am Breakfast
9-11.45am Record Review
11.45am-12.30pm Music Matters
12.30-1pm This Classical Life
1-3pm Inside Music
3-4pm Sound of Cinema
4-5pm Music Planet
5-6.30pm J to Z
6.30-10pm Opera on 3 – EBU
10pm-12am New Music Show
12 midnight-1am Freeness

13 Sunday

7-9am Breakfast
9-am-12 noon Sunday Morning
12-1pm Private Passions Julia Blackburn
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert
2-3pm The Early Music Show
3-4pm Choral Evensong
4-5pm Jazz Record Requests
5-5.30pm The Listening Service
5.30-6.45pm Words and Music

CHOICE 6.45-7.30pm Feature Sonic Century: The Microphone
7.30-9pm Drama on 3
9-11pm Record Review Extra
11pm-12am Sunday Night Series Opera: Art of Emotions
12–12.30am Classical Fix