BBC Radio 3
Classical, jazz, world music, drama, documentaries, features… and light in the darkness.
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BBC Radio 3 is a British radio network operated by the BBC. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature.Wikipedia
| Editorial area | UK |
|---|---|
| Format | Classical |
| Most played | BBC Concert Orchestra & Barry Wordsworth, John Williams, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra AmsterdamRadiomonitor |
| Launched | 30 September 1967 |
| Owner | BBC |
| Former names | The Third Programme The Third Network |
Contact BBC Radio 3
| Postal address | BBC Broadcasting House, London, W1A 1AA |
|---|---|
| Telephone | +44 20 8743 8000 |
| Official website | bbc.co.uk/radio3 |
| Wikipedia | BBC_Radio_3 |
| YouTube | BBC |
| Personal email | firstname.lastname@bbc.co.uk |
Social media
| @BBCRadio3 (130,081 followers) compare | ||
| Twitter: Press Office | @bbcpress (215,092 followers) compare | |
| Twitter: Jobs | @BBCCareers (129,439 followers) compare | |
| BBC Radio 3 ( Data is from 2019. Feature awaiting Facebook re-authorisation. | ||
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| audioBoom | BBCRadio3 (0 followers) compare |
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Alan Davey Controller
Aled Jones Presenter
Alyn Shipton Presenter
Andy Kershaw Presenter
Brian Kay Presenter
Catherine Bott Presenter
Charles Hazlewood Presenter
Claire Martin Presenter
Donald Macleod Presenter
Fiona Talkington Presenter
John Shea Presenter
Katie Derham Presenter
Les Pratt Producer
Louise Fryer Presenter
Lucie Skeaping Presenter
Martin Handley Presenter
Matthew Sweet Presenter
Max Reinhardt Presenter
Michael Berkeley Presenter
Norman Lebrecht Presenter
Petroc Trelawny Presenter
Rhian Roberts Digital Editor
Rob Cowan Presenter
Sara Mohr-Pietsch Presenter
Sarah Walker Presenter
Steve Bowbrick Interactive Editor
Susan Rae Presenter
Suzy Klein Presenter
Aled Jones Presenter
Alyn Shipton Presenter
Andy Kershaw Presenter
Brian Kay Presenter
Catherine Bott Presenter
Charles Hazlewood Presenter
Claire Martin Presenter
Donald Macleod Presenter
Fiona Talkington Presenter
John Shea Presenter
Katie Derham Presenter
Les Pratt Producer
Louise Fryer Presenter
Lucie Skeaping Presenter
Martin Handley Presenter
Matthew Sweet Presenter
Max Reinhardt Presenter
Michael Berkeley Presenter
Norman Lebrecht Presenter
Petroc Trelawny Presenter
Rhian Roberts Digital Editor
Rob Cowan Presenter
Sara Mohr-Pietsch Presenter
Sarah Walker Presenter
Steve Bowbrick Interactive Editor
Susan Rae Presenter
Suzy Klein Presenter
…at BBC
Amol Rajan Media Editor
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson Non-Executive Director
Beth Parsons Broadcast Journalist, BBC Look North Yorkshire
Bob Shennan Group Managing Director
Charlotte Moore Chief Content Officer
Chris Roberts Project Engineer
Dame Elan Closs Stephens Member for Wales
Deborah Turness CEO of News and Current Affairs
Gautam Rangarajan Group Director of Strategy and Performance
Glyn Isherwood Chief Operating Officer (2)
Helen Boaden Director of BBC Radio
Ian Hargreaves Non-Executive Director
June Sarpong Director of Creative Diversity
Ken MacQuarrie Director of Nations & Regions
Kerris Bright Chief Customer Officer
Leigh Tavaziva Chief Operating Officer
Richard Sharp Chairman
Robbie Gibb Member for England
Shirley Garrood Non-Executive Director
Sir Nicholas Serota Senior Independent Director
Steve Morrison Member for Scotland
Tim Davie Director General
Tom Fussell CEO - BBC Studios
Tom Glenwright Producer
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson Non-Executive Director
Beth Parsons Broadcast Journalist, BBC Look North Yorkshire
Bob Shennan Group Managing Director
Charlotte Moore Chief Content Officer
Chris Roberts Project Engineer
Dame Elan Closs Stephens Member for Wales
Deborah Turness CEO of News and Current Affairs
Gautam Rangarajan Group Director of Strategy and Performance
Glyn Isherwood Chief Operating Officer (2)
Helen Boaden Director of BBC Radio
Ian Hargreaves Non-Executive Director
June Sarpong Director of Creative Diversity
Ken MacQuarrie Director of Nations & Regions
Kerris Bright Chief Customer Officer
Leigh Tavaziva Chief Operating Officer
Richard Sharp Chairman
Robbie Gibb Member for England
Shirley Garrood Non-Executive Director
Sir Nicholas Serota Senior Independent Director
Steve Morrison Member for Scotland
Tim Davie Director General
Tom Fussell CEO - BBC Studios
Tom Glenwright Producer
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