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The full schedule in UTC time, what is on now and next, and the same data in your app with one call. Search any past day on the Archive plan.
All times UTC. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_v6qxcd2d/schedule?date=2026-10-19&tz=UTC
| Time | Programme | Episode | Category | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23:30 | Through 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 | ||
| 05:30 | BreakfastTom McKinney presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email [email protected]. | 3h | ||
| 08:30 | Essential ClassicsGeorgia Mann plays the best classical music for your morning, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. | 3h 30m | ||
| 12:00 | Classical LiveElizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including a live concert from the NOVO Quartet at Wigmore Hall in London. | 3h | ||
| 15:00 | Composer of the Week: Verdi1/5. Kate Molleson follows young Verdi, whose ambitions soon outgrow his surroundings. | 1h | ||
| 16:00 | In TuneLive music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians. | 2h | ||
| 18:00 | Classical MixtapeA beautiful soundscape of classical music including Delius's Cuckoo in Spring and Luise Adolpha Le Beau's piano concerto. | 30m | ||
| 18:30 | Radio 3 in ConcertPiano music by Robert and Clara Schumann and Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, plus a sonata by Shostakovich, played by the recent Radio 3 New Generatio... | 2h 15m | ||
| 20:45 | The Essay: John Foxx - Key MomentsJohn Foxx takes us through the history of the five pianos which have shaped his music. As the lead singer of Ultravox, and a solo artist, pianos ha... | 15m | ||
| 21:00 | Night TracksHannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between. | 1h 30m | ||
| 22:30 | 'Round MidnightSaxophonist Soweto Kinch picks jazz from all eras, with a focus on new British artists. | 1h | ||
| 23:30 | Through the NightShostakovich's First Violin Concerto, Sibelius's Second Symphony and the tone poem 'Pohjola's Daughter' from the WDR Symphony Orchestra in Cologne. | 6h |
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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \ "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_v6qxcd2d/schedule?date=2026-10-19&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"
$ch = curl_init("https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_v6qxcd2d/schedule?date=2026-10-19&tz=UTC"); curl_setopt_array($ch, [ CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ["Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("TVG_KEY")], ]); foreach (json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true)["data"] as $slot) { echo $slot["start"], " ", $slot["title"], "\n"; }
const r = await fetch("https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_v6qxcd2d/schedule?date=2026-10-19&tz=UTC", { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.TVG_KEY}` }, }); const { data } = await r.json(); data.forEach(s => console.log(s.start, s.title, s.flags.live ? "LIVE" : ""));
import os, requests r = requests.get( "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_v6qxcd2d/schedule", params={"date": "2026-10-19", "tz": "UTC"}, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['TVG_KEY']}"}, ) for slot in r.json()["data"]: print(slot["start"], slot["title"])
// GET /v1/channels/ch_v6qxcd2d/schedule?date=2026-10-19, the first programme { "data": [ { "id": "ls_4n3pq696", "channel": "ch_v6qxcd2d", "start": "2026-10-18T23:30:00Z", "stop": "2026-10-19T05:30:00Z", "title": "Through the Night", "sub_title": null, "description": "The entire Hallé family of orchestra and choirs present James MacMillan's Tim...", "category": [], "flags": { "new": false, "live": false } } ], "meta": { "count": 12, "date": "2026-10-19", "tz": "UTC" } }
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| Time | Monday 13 October 2025 | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Nothing held for that day. Try another date. | ||
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