Radio Week

ENTERTAINMENT

HighLites – Natural Bounce MONDAYFRIDAY, 10.45AM, 7.45PM, RADIO 4 Lorraine Ashbourne returns in triumph as the awful bossy Bev – a hairdresser from Hell. As ever, Bev will submit her clients to all kinds of humiliations if it will earn her a quick buck. Good to have this sharp comedy drama back. Simon Evans Goes To Market THURSDAY, 6.30PM, RADIO 4 Simon Evans, the tweedily dressed, well-spoken comedian, delivers mock lectures about life and money. Offbeat, clever and funny, he starts with the economic consequences of leaving home.

DOCUMENTARY

File On 4 SUNDAY, 5PM, RADIO 4 (FM) Police in Derbyshire are investigating claims that the late Kenneth Milner, a doctor at Aston Hall Hospital, treated the children in his care with inappropriate drugs and even physical abuse. This programme includes nightmare memories from Milner’s one-time patients. An Obsessive Type THURSDAY, 11.30AM, RADIO 4 The Doves Press typeface was elegant and clear, yet it met a messy, muddy fate at the bottom of the Thames. Nicky Birch tells a tale of a dramatic falling-out between printing business partners.

DRAMA

Brief Lives MONDAY, 2.15PM, RADIO 4 (FM) Frank Twist and his Manchester-based team of paralegals are ready to wade in when a citizen, good or bad, gets in trouble with the law. In this week’s case, Sarah finds herself having to defend a music teacher. Strangers In The Night FRIDAY, 2.15PM, RADIO 4 The sad story of ‘Battersea Bardot’ Carol White, who went to Hollywood after finding fame in Ken Loach’s film Cathy Come Home.

MUSIC

Bob Harris Country THURSDAY, 7PM, RADIO 2 Steve Earle and Shawn Colvin, who first performed together in 1987, have brought out an album of duets called Colvin & Earle. The two performers, who sound better than ever, join Bob in the studio for a session of duets.

ARCHERS UPDATE

Various hoodwinked villagers are taking a long, hard look at their past dealings with Rob. Shula, who said nothing to PC Burns about Rob punching a hunt saboteur, confesses all to Caroline. Could Fallon, who’s lurking in the background during the bean-spilling, have overheard? We do hope so. Ian also looks back to the many times he rejected Helen’s attempts to mend their friendship, and wonders if he can put things right. Anna visits Neil to hear tales of the young Helen. He paints a charming picture, but the sight of the law in the house brings out the inner Horrobin in Susan. Rob, meanwhile, plays a tactical game on the cricket pitch, while Toby takes one too many liberties with his fellow egg men.