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TODAY’S RADIO
The Island
6.30AM, 1.30PM, 8.30PM, RADIO 4 EXTRA
Despite the modern road bridge, caravan parks and housing developments, the Isle of Sheppey can still, on a misty morning, seem mysterious. This part of Kent, between the Thames and the Medway, is marshland that’s still grazed by sheep that gave Sheppey its name. Sara Parker explores Sheppey, and talks to families who’ve lived on
‘the Island’ for generations.
Blind Man Roams The Globe
11.30AM, WORLD SERVICE
The blind broadcaster Peter White visits the area around London Bridge, and talks to people living and working there about the aftermath of the recent, horrific terrorist attack. Peter also journeys into the Babel of the Stock Exchange to catch the sound of huge amounts of money changing hands without a clink or a rustle.
Science Stories
9PM, RADIO 4
The physics and mathematics of plants and animals fascinated D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson, who wrote about the mathematical formulas that dictate the structure of organisms. If you look at the complex spiral patterns on the seed head of a sunflower, you’ll get an idea of what Wentworth was writing about in his work On Growth And Form. Here, we hear about the work of the man who thought that maths, as much as evolution, has shaped the living world.
The Essay: Bliss Was It In That Dawn
10.45PM, RADIO 3
In this atmospheric essay, Michael Goldfarb shares his memories of growing up in 1950s America, when everyone’s dad seemed to have a job, there was always steak on the barbecue and a new car in the garage, and life was just going to get better and better.
Pet Shop Boys
11PM, RADIO 2
Graham Norton presents the first of the repeated four-part series about the hugely successful electronic pop duo. In this programme, Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe discuss their albums Please, Actually, Introspective, Behaviour, Very and Bilingual, and choose their favourite tracks.