TODAY’S RADIO

The Truth About Children Who Lie

4PM, RADIO 4 Young children tell lies without realising what they are doing as, for them, the boundaries between the real world and the land of make believe are blurred. As they get older, lying becomes a conscious act and, if it becomes a regular habit, a cause for concern. In this programme, psychotherapist Philippa Perry, wife of the ceramicist Grayson Perry, talks to parents, children, teachers and teenagers about the point at which lying becomes a problem.

Great Lives

4.30PM, RADIO 4 Dag Hammarskjold was a Swedish diplomat who became secretarygeneral of the United Nations. He was killed in a plane crash in 1961, while on a peacekeeping mission in Africa. Recently examined accounts from Zambian eyewitnesses suggest he was murdered. In this programme, journalist Georgina Godwin and David Cameron (8pm, Radio 4) academic Susan Williams talk about Hammarskjold’s life and work.

Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life

6.30PM, RADIO 4 Mark Watson is joined by his fellow comedians Sam Simmons and Will Adamsdale for this new series on life’s big questions. In this opener, Mark and the team wonder if we should always keep our shoulders to the wheel in order to get ahead, or if we should just muck about and let someone else take the strain.

Jamie Cullum

Michael Kiwanuka is a young British soul singer with a great voice and a long-standing love of jazz. He talks to Jamie about music and his new album, Love & Hate, this evening.

How We Voted Brexit

8PM, RADIO 4 Why did David Cameron decide to hold the referendum on Britain’s EU membership, which was to create huge divisions in the UK and Parliament? Anne McElvoy hears about Cameron’s attempts to reach a new deal with the EU, and speaks to members of the Leave and the Remain campaigns.

Nigel Ogden: The Organist Entertains

11PM, RADIO 2 Nigel Ogden includes the lively Judy Garland hit Swing, Mr Charlie.