Sunday Morning with Sarah Walker

Creating a weekly morning show for radio 3

Client: BBC Radio 3 / BBC Sounds

Brief: Three hour weekly live show: music to suit the Sunday mood, mixing familiar favourites with new musical discoveries.

Tandem process: Pitched for and fulfilled brief for production of a live weekly Radio 3 programme presented by Sarah Walker, including clips and digital assets for promotion.

Project

Sunday Morning with Sarah Walker offers Radio 3 listeners a welcoming and uplifting start to the day, whether they’re staying in or getting out and about. Each week, Tandem collaborates with Sarah to curate a specially selected collection of music, designed to inspire, delight, invigorate, and gently set the tone for Sunday.

Tandem carefully coordinates each broadcast to complement other programmes on Radio 3, contributing to station themes and highlights, which might include the BBC Proms, a focus on mental health or the anniversary of a leading musician. The programme also regularly features new classical releases to showcase some of today’s most exciting performers.

In the studio, a producer from the Tandem team guides the programme behind the scenes, working closely with the presenter and studio engineer to ensure the live broadcast runs smoothly and accurately to time.

Alongside developing a strong collaboration with Sarah Walker, Tandem builds positive working relationships with guest presenters, who have included Linton Stephens, Clive Myrie and Roderick Williams.

The team also creates promotional audio clips for the BBC website and social channels.