TODAY’S RADIO

Heat And Dust

10.45AM, 7.45PM, RADIO 4 Abby Ford and Pippa Bennett-Warner star in this adaptation of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s novel. Travelling to India, a woman uncovers the story – and scandal – of her stepgrandmother’s life there 50 years earlier.

The Art Of StarCraft

11AM, RADIO 4 The video game StarCraft was launched in 1998, and was taken up with great enthusiasm. It has been through many incarnations, generated huge amounts of money, and boasts more than 135 million players. Its greatest fans are in South Korea, where the game is played in packed stadiums for big cash prizes. Stephen Evans reports on South Korea’s StarCraft obsession.

In Tune

4.30PM, RADIO 3 She’Koyokh (it means ‘nice one’ in Yiddish) perform live in the studio. The East End street band play klezmer music as well as music from Turkey and the Balkans, and will bring a festive feel to your afternoon.

I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue

6.30PM, RADIO 4 The Uxbridge English Dictionary returns in this second of the new series of the antidote to all panel games. Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tony Hawks and Tim Brooke-Taylor proffer their alternative definitions of words to a grumpy Jack Dee. Tonight’s definitions include ‘early – a bit like an earl’; ‘gear – what ventriloquists drink in pubs’; and ‘dossier – a posh tramp’.

The Philosopher’s Arms

8PM, RADIO 4 Matthew Sweet plays host in the pub where real ale is a metaphysical conundrum, and there’s always plenty of dry Ryvita for the stoics. In this first of a four-part series, Matthew is joined by a philosopher, a psychologist and a spin doctor to delve into the ethics of lying.

Abby Ford