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TODAY’S RADIO
Good Morning Sunday
7AM, RADIO 2
Fern Britton sits in for Clare Balding this morning, and launches this year’s Faith In The World week. Over the next seven days, a series of features and interviews will air on Radio 2, exploring the theme of beauty and the moral, religious and ethical issues surrounding it. Fern’s guests this morning for what should be a thought-provoking debate are Mariah Idrissi, a hijab-wearing model; the 2013 winner of The X Factor, Sam Bailey; and Dina Brawer, founder of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance.
Paperback Writers
1PM, BBC 6 MUSIC
The bestselling author Margaret Atwood – whose new novel, HagSeed, revisits Shakespeare’s The Tempest – is in the studio to play some of her favourite music. Expect tunes from her fellow Canadians Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Alanis Morissette and Gordon Lightfoot as she talks about what the artists and songs mean to her, and how they have influenced her writing.
The Weekend Documentary: The Debates Dissected
2PM, WORLD SERVICE
The BBC’s brilliant Washington correspondent, Gary O’Donoghue, dissects the recent televised clashes between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. He looks at how much the candidates have revealed about themselves and their policies, and which has shown themselves to be best suited to become the 45th President of the United States.
The Quest Of Donal Q
4PM, RADIO 4 EXTRA
In 2011, two Scottish heavyweights, Brian Cox and Billy Connolly, were brought together for this comedy drama based on the template of Don Quixote. It’s an entertaining yarn that tells the story of two rival brothers who journey through Scotland in search of a childhood sweetheart.
Mary Rose
9PM, RADIO 3
J.M. Barrie’s ghostly play about a sinister Scottish island and a girl who never grows up is brought to life in haunting fashion by the singer and cellist Laura Moody, whose unsettling score is perfectly suited to this eerie story.