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“In these days of ‘managerialism' and relentless commercial competition – not to mention the BBC’s own controversial attempts to compete with its commercial rivals – Radio 3 will continue to be at risk.” (Humphrey Carpenter, The Envy of the World)
From the time that the BBC Third Programme was first conceived – immediately after the war – as a cultural network for classical and other musics, for the spoken arts and for discussion on topics of cultural significance, there have been people needed, and ready, to defend its quality, range and scope from inimical cultural agendas.
The Third's successor, Radio 3, has also had to face threats to its intellectual integrity: FoR3 is no more than the latest (and longest-surviving) listener group established to defend this valuable BBC service.
May 19, 2017: Two steps forward, one step back
A poor RAJAR result for Quarter 1, but two very comfortable quarters last year mean that the yearly average for 2016/17 stands up well. More here …
June 15, 2017: Review: On This day
This year's annual BBC Music Day was not as awful as in past years. Radio 3 was allowed to do its own thing and offered six short dramatic monologues illustrating life-changing moments in the lives of six very different individuals, each one built round a piece of classical music. No compromising of Radio 3's unique purpose. More here …
Radio 3 listings: Andrew Slater's listings website has direct links to the iPlayer which function once the programme has been broadcast. There are also downloadable pdfs (in 6pt, 3 cols per page, and 8pt, 2 cols per page, depending how many pages you prefer). The listings will be automatically updated on Friday evenings and the website will gradually displace the old Mediafire archive.
Now iPlaying: Hannu Lintu conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Works by Stravinsky and John Adams, the UK premiere of Bernard Rands' Symphonic Fantasy, and Alexander Malofeev is the soloist in Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3.
Available until 17th March.
Now iPlaying: Oleanna
by David Mamet
Mark Bonnar and Cecilia Appiah star as professor and student in a play that divided audiences so much they were fighting in the aisles.
Available until 19th March.
Now iPlaying: Freeness: Phantasmagoria
Corey Mwamba presents improvised music blurring the lines between worlds - ancient to future, physical and dream, outer space and inner imaginaries.
Available until 19th March.
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Radio 3 Forum:
Hot topic, BaL 3.02.24 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E♭ major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"
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