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BBC R3 TV guide

BBC R3 today, and every day back to January 2023.

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CountryUnited Kingdom
Sun 18 Oct15 programmes
Listings fromJan 2023
CategoryGeneral
On now on BBC R311:51 UTC
On now
Essential Classics
08:30 to 12:00 UTC
9 minutes left
12:00Classical Live
15:00Composer of the Week: Tania León
16:00In Tune
18:00Classical Mixtape
ScheduleBBC R3 schedule

All times UTC. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_v6qxcd2d/schedule?date=2026-10-18&tz=UTC

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
23:30Through the NightThe Feldkirch Chamber Chorus with director Benjamin Lack sing Schubert's choral works, including the Deutsche Requiem in G minor and Deutsche Messe.6h
05:30BreakfastMark Forrest presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email [email protected].2h 30m
08:00Sunday MorningSarah Walker with a sparkling playlist for your Sunday morning, with classical music from across the globe.3h
11:00Private PassionsMichael Berkeley's guest is the best-selling writer and President of the Royal Society of Literature, Elif Shafak.1h 30m
12:30Music MapSara Mohr-Pietsch embarks on a musical journey towards the second movement of Schubert's Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major - one of the composer's f...1h 30m
14:00Music Matters: Outside InClive Myrie is talking with people of colour about their experiences of being classical musicians. What are some of the difficulties they have face...1h
15:00Jazz Record RequestsAlyn Shipton celebrates Black History Month featuring music from Courtney Pine, Ken Snakehips Johnson and his West Indian Band, Joe Harriot, Cassan...1h
16:00The Early Music ShowHannah French explores the life and music of JS Bach's eldest son, Wilhelm Friedemann, whose success as a composer and organist was overshadowed by...1h
17:00Choral EvensongLive from Salisbury Cathedral, with music by Harris, Shephard, Parry and Alcock.1h
18:00Sunday Feature: Tom Munnelly and the Voice of IrelandIrish composer Hannah Peel sets out to find what drove Dubliner Tom Munnelly to spend four decades gathering Ireland's largest collection of Englis...45m
18:45Words and MusicFeaturing musical fathers and daughters Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Avril, Clara Schumann and Friederich Wieck, and Ravi Shankar, Anoushka and Nora...1h 15m
20:00Brass Banding with Hannah PeelHannah drops into McQueen's repair workshop, meeting the experts bringing damaged instruments back to life.1h
21:00Night TracksHannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.1h 30m
22:30UnclassifiedElizabeth Alker with a late-night journey through new music from today's most exciting genre-defying artists.1h
23:30Through the NightThe entire Hallé family of orchestra and choirs present James MacMillan's Timotheus, Bacchus and Cecilia and Mahler's life-affirming Fifth Symphony.6h
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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_v6qxcd2d/schedule?date=2026-10-18&tz=UTC"

# what is on now, and next
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_v6qxcd2d/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_v6qxcd2d/history?from=2025-10-13T00:00:00Z&to=2025-10-14T00:00:00Z"
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// GET /v1/channels/ch_v6qxcd2d/schedule?date=2026-10-18, the first programme
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    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_yp4jx0pw",
            "channel": "ch_v6qxcd2d",
            "start": "2026-10-17T23:30:00Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-18T05:30:00Z",
            "title": "Through the Night",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": "The Feldkirch Chamber Chorus with director Benjamin Lack sing Schubert's chor...",
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 15,
        "date": "2026-10-18",
        "tz": "UTC"
    }
}
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