TODAY’S RADIO

Day Release

2.15PM, RADIO 4

The first series of this sharp drama, written by Peter Jukes and starring Lenny Henry, followed the story of Frank, a double murderer, coming to the end of a 30-year sentence. In this new three-parter, which continues on Tuesday and Wednesday, Frank is now working with ex-cellmate Geoff (Ralph Ineson) on a rehabilitation project for ex-offenders, but both men are struggling to shake free of their pasts.

Simon Mayo Drivetime

5PM, RADIO 2

Chris Beckett was a social worker and lecturer, and has written textbooks on social work. He is now a bestselling science fiction writer, with a devoted following of fans. Chris, who has a new book out, joins Simon to talk about it. Set

100 years into the future, America City tells an all too believable story of an America battered by extreme hurricanes and, in the south, parched by droughts.

In Tune

5PM, RADIO 3

The tenor Ian Bostridge and the pianist Julius Drake are giving a concert at Middle Temple Hall in London on Wednesday, marking 25 years of working together.

The concert has been sold out for weeks, but you can hear Ian and Julius performing songs that they will be including in the concert when they join Katie Derham for a live studio session. There will also be music from saxophonist Jess Gillam.

The Blues Show With Paul Jones

7PM, RADIO 2

Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle. Had he lived, today would have been his 75th birthday – but fierce, intense talent such as Jimi’s rarely makes for old bones. Jimi died in London in 1970 in circumstances that remain something of a mystery. Paul Jones marks Jimi’s birthday with a selection of tracks, talks about some of the many musicians inspired by the late guitarist, and shares his own memories of spending time with Jimi.

Document

8PM, RADIO 4

Jo Fox discovers the wartime transcripts of Lord Haw-Haw’s notorious propaganda talks, broadcast from a secret Nazi radio station to the UK, and considers their historical importance.

Jimi Hendrix (7pm, Radio 2)