BBC R3 Hannah French presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. 2026-10-03 Tom meets the pioneering American composer as Radio 3 celebrates his 90th birthday. 2026-10-03 Jools is joined by journalist and writer Dylan Jones, with music by Bach, Poulenc and Ramsey Lewis. 2026-10-03 1832, Paris. Marie Taglioni's appearance on pointe shoes in La Sylphide helps usher in the age of Romantic ballet. 2026-10-03 Andrew McGregor with a thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations. 2026-10-03 Edith Bowman presents your weekly film music mix. This week, composer Natalie Holt joins to explore her score to the new Shaun the Sheep movie, released last month. 2026-10-03 Jess Gillam is joined by British composer Tom Coult, for a listening party, including music by Henry Purcell, Igor Stravinsky, and Tom Waits. 2026-10-03 Ermonela Jaho stars as Magda in Puccini's bittersweet romance alongside Iván Ayón-Rivas as Ruggero with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers conducted by Carlo Rizzi. 2026-10-03 This is BBC Radio. 2026-10-03 Specially recorded performances from some of Radio 3's current New Generation Artists, including Scandinavian string quartet Opus13's new recording of Mendelssohn. 2026-10-03 Kathryn Tickell presents the best in global roots-based music, and Sudanese singer and oud player Sulaf selects three tracks showcasing the musical traditions of Sudan. 2026-10-03 As Radio 3 celebrates the 90th birthday of the minimalist pioneer Steve Reich, Tom Service explores music by composers inspired by and building on his work. 2026-10-03 Cellist Monika Leskovar and pianist Martina Filjak play Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata in G minor as well as pieces by Pärt, Bersa, Piazzolla, and de Falla. 2026-10-03 Mark Forrest presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk. 2026-10-04 Sarah Walker with the perfect playlist to accompany your Sunday morning, including a brand new recording of Mozart's 20th Piano Concerto. 2026-10-04 Michael Berkeley's guest is the political scientist Francis Fukuyama, whose 1992 book The End of History and the Last Man was an international best-seller. 2026-10-04 As Steve Reich turns 90, Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores his groundbreaking minimalist work Music for 18 Musicians, with pieces by Bach, Debussy and Pauline Oliveros along the way. 2026-10-04 Radio 3 marks the 90th birthday of composer Steve Reich with highlights from a weekend of concerts brought to you live from the Glasshouse in Gateshead. 2026-10-04 The Steve Reich 90th birthday tribute weekend from the Glasshouse International Centre of Music in Gateshead continues with performances of some of Reich's most enduring music. 2026-10-04 Live from The Glasshouse, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra celebrates the music of Steve Reich with four landmark works, conducted by Colin Currie with guitarist Bryce Dessner. 2026-10-04 Paul Farley was born in the year Steve Reich released 'It's Gonna Rain'. By way of a birthday present to himself, he explores the piece that gifted phasing to the musical world. 2026-10-04 Hannah reveals the winners of the 2026 National Brass Band Championships which took place this weekend and finds out what it takes to be the best. 2026-10-04 Hannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. 2026-10-04 Elizabeth Alker is joined by Pet Shop Boys to share a new reworking of 'A man from the future', their musical homage to Alan Turing. 2026-10-04