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The Essay Episodes

  1. Monday 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Dean: Abi Thompson, Sheffield CathedralTowards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Choral Evensong.

  2. Tuesday 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Lay Clerk: Timothy Popple, Bristol CathedralTowards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Choral Evensong.

  3. Wednesday 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Composer: Roxanna Panufnik, Westminster AbbeyTowards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Choral Evensong.

  4. Next Thursday 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Dean's Verger: David Maw, Sheffield CathedralTowards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Choral Evensong.

  5. Next Friday 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Director of Music: Daniel Hyde, King's College, CambridgeTowards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the BBC’s broadcasting of Choral Evensong.

  6. Next Saturday 10:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  7. Next Saturday 15:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  8. Next Saturday 21:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  9. Sun 11 Oct 2026 05:35
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  10. Mon 12 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Rue BoissonadeThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    A street in the Montparnasse area of Paris has been home to important artists for decades.

  11. Tue 13 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Gardens shaping creative imaginationsThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    How a small patch of Paris became home to generations of influential artists and writers. (R)

  12. Wed 14 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Composers, singers - and Chopin's pianoThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    The patch of Paris that's been home to generations of composers, musicians and singers. (R)

  13. Thu 15 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Writers and spiritualityThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    The patch of Paris that has been home to influential writers, and a unique spirituality. (R)

  14. Fri 16 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The living and the deadThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    The patch of Paris that's been home to generations of influential artists and writers. (R)

  15. Sat 17 Oct 2026 10:40
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  16. Sat 17 Oct 2026 15:40
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  17. Sat 17 Oct 2026 21:40
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  18. Sun 18 Oct 2026 05:40
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  19. Mon 19 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Auntie Elsie’s Upright PianoJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  20. Tue 20 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Royal College of ArtJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  21. Wed 21 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Marble Arch StudiosJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  22. Thu 22 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    Harold Budd and TranslucenceJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  23. Fri 23 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    The Piano of the FutureJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  24. Mon 26 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    26/10/2026Solo

    A soloist’s-eye-view of some of classical music’s miniature masterpieces.

  25. Tue 27 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    27/10/2026Solo

    A soloist’s-eye-view of some of classical music’s miniature masterpieces.

  26. Wed 28 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    28/10/2026Solo

    A soloist’s-eye-view of some of classical music’s miniature masterpieces.

  27. Thu 29 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    29/10/2026Solo

    A soloist’s-eye-view of some of classical music’s miniature masterpieces.

  28. Fri 30 Oct 2026 21:45
    BBC Radio 3

    30/10/2026Solo

    A soloist’s-eye-view of some of classical music’s miniature masterpieces.