TODAY’S RADIO

Asquith’s Fight For Equality

11AM, RADIO 4

Oona King uncovers the story of Asquith Xavier, a Dominican immigrant to Britain, whose

1966 fight for the right to work as a passenger guard at Euston Station – having been refused a transfer from Marylebone Station – put pressure on the government to strengthen the widely discredited Race Relations Act 1965. The former MP also wants to find out why Asquith’s story is largely forgotten – and what that says about the place of black people in the UK.

Radcliffe & Maconie

1PM, BBC 6 MUSIC

Mary Anne Hobbs has been sitting in for Mark and Stuart all week and today, she is joined by the promising young Oxford group Glass Animals. They were discovered by Adele’s producer, Paul Epworth, a man who knows a thing or two about how to launch a successful pop career.

Samantha Bond (11pm, Radio 4) The Full Works Concert

8PM, CLASSIC FM

Over the next three nights, Classic FM will be paying tribute to its house band. One of the world’s great orchestras, the Philharmonia, has been Classic FM’s Orchestra on Tour since 2003, bringing classical music to venues around the country. Tonight’s concert is dedicated to some of the Philharmonia’s most acclaimed recordings, starting with Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No 2.

BBC Radio 2 Young Choristers Of The Year 2016

10PM, RADIO 2 Songs Of Praise’s Diane Louise Jordan is at Manchester Cathedral to present the grand final of the competition, which is now in its 30th year. From the eight finalists, one girl and one boy will be awarded the title – but first, they have to impress the panel of expert judges, including world-renowned composer Bob Chilcott and celebrity vocal coach Carrie Grant.

Little Lifetimes

11PM, RADIO 4

Samantha Bond stars in the final monologue in Jenny Eclair’s series. Anthea is a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown, whose Christmas round-robin letter makes for very interesting reading. The year got off to a bad start after Anthea was hit in the eye by a popping champagne cork, and only went downhill from there…

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