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TODAY’S RADIO
Graham Norton
10AM, RADIO 2 Among the guests this morning are former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm, who will be discussing her new album, Version Of Me. But will Graham be able to persuade her to reveal why she is so reluctant to dig out the old Sporty Spice tracksuit and join Baby, Ginger and Scary on the reunion trail? Also in the studio will be the actors Gwen Taylor and Will Featherstone to chat about their new play, Night Must Fall.
Blood, Sex And Money By Emile Zola
2.30PM, RADIO 4 Inspired by the life and work of one of France’s most influential writers, this three-part series concludes with nine episodes in the final season, Money. Glenda Jackson is back as Dide, now 104 years old and trapped in her small room in the local asylum, but still omniscient as she broods over her extended family.
Glena Jackson (2.30pm, Radio 4) Opera On 3: Il Trovatore
6.30PM, RADIO 3 Along with Rigoletto and La Traviata, Il Trovatore was one of Verdi’s most popular operas in his lifetime, and it remains so today. Martin Handley presents this performance from Covent Garden, recorded this summer. The Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House are conducted by the Verdi specialist Gianandrea Noseda in a production by David Bosch.
Raw Meat Radio
7PM, RADIO 4 EXTRA In this rare treat, Mary Anne Hobbs presents a three-hour retrospective of the work of the great satirist
Chris Morris. It features an interview with Armando Iannucci, who, together with Morris, created the seminal 1990s radio show On The Hour, which expanded into the TV spin-off The Day Today.
A Natural History Of The Banker
8PM, RADIO 4 Here’s a timely documentary. With the global economy still recovering from the crash of 2008, the reputation of banks appears to be at an all-time low. But is bankerbashing a new phenomenon, or do its roots run far deeper? That’s the question at the heart of financial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin’s lively documentary, which traces the troubled reputation of bankers in Britain and America, from the 17th century to the present day.