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TODAY’S RADIO
A Service Of Thanksgiving
12 NOON, RADIO 2 Taking place at Westminster Abbey in central London, this special memorial service celebrates the life and career – including 50 years at the BBC – of dear old Terry Wogan, who died in January.
A History Of The Infinite
1.45PM, RADIO 4 Adrian Moore continues with his mind-bending ten-part journey into infinity. In today’s investigation, Adrian hears how our brains have an inherent problem in considering infinity. He also hears of the crisis in mathematics brought about by the finite/infinite divide, and of new research that bridges that divide.
The Kitchen Cabinet
3PM, RADIO 4 Jay Rayner is in Northern Ireland for the first show of this returning culinary panel programme. He will be joined for recipes, foodie
Costing The Earth
3.30PM, RADIO 4 These days, the growing season starts earlier and goes on for longer because the rise in carbon dioxide levels is speeding up plant growth rates. In the short term, this is a bonus for farmers and gardeners, but Peter Gibbs looks at some of the consequences of these changes.
Great Lives
4.30PM, RADIO 4 Dadabhai Naoroji became the MP for Finsbury Central in north London in 1892, making him Britain’s first Asian MP. Naoroji, who was a Parsi, was a cotton trader, an educator, a man of great vision and intellect, and one of the leading figures in India’s struggle for independence. In this programme, the chef Cyrus Todiwala tells the story of the man affectionately known as the Grand Old Man of India.
The Full Works Concert
8PM, CLASSIC FM Today is the anniversary of the birth of Louis XIII, an event that is seldom celebrated on these shores. Jane Jones marks the Bourbon’s birthday with a selection of French-themed music. There will be works by Lully and Charpentier, plus a recording by the orchestra Les Violons du Roy, which was inspired by an ensemble founded during Louis’s reign.