Welcome to Friends of Radio 3's new website
FoR3 is a listeners' group independent of Radio 3 and the BBC. We are pleased to help with any queries if we can, but for detailed information about the station you will need to contact the BBC directly. Please note that this is not a BBC site.
Looking ahead ~
Friday 3 September, 7.30pm: Prom 65 - The first of two concerts on successive nights for the Berlin Philharmonic and Simon Rattle. On Friday, it's Beethoven 4 and Mahler 1. On Saturday, a programme of Wagner and Strauss, followed by Webern/Schoenberg/Berg. With Karita Mattila in the Four Last Songs. Details of Prom 65
Now iPlaying ~
From The Other Festival, up in Edinburgh, an unusual programme featuring the Skampa Quartet and Melvyn Tan: arrangements of Mozart's piano concerto no 11 in F K413 and Chopin's second piano concerto, Op. 21, in F minor, separated by the quartet's performance of Janáček's string quartet no 2, Intimate Letters. Available until 2.22pm, 2 September. Listen'Radio Interactive'
The policy of 'interactivity' introduced across BBC radio has not received a universal welcome. What is it for? It has difficulty rising above banality which at best exasperates listeners, at worst causes them to switch off. BBC radio already offers a wide range of casual entertainment listening. How does one more brand of the same thing make the BBC better value? More…Radio 3 listings
Did you know you can download a printable file of Radio 3's programmes each week?Bookmark this page - it's usually updated on Friday evenings. Andrew Slater's blog also has direct links to the iPlayer which function once the programme has been broadcast.
The Impact of 3
As the BBC Trust's review on Radio 3 goes out to consultation, we look at how the station performs in one of the key areas of measurement, Making an Impact . What does it mean? How is it achieved? Does Making an Impact serve Radio 3 in any way? Or should Radio 3 ask to be excused from this particular requirement? More...Announcements
Blogging: 'Live' music is central to Radio 3's schedule; live broadcasts are fewer than they once were. Timing a live performance so that it ends, when required, on the hour is well-nigh impossible. But should the live performance ever be faded out to allow the news to be read on time? Not fade away ...Listen live to Radio 3 here