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TODAY’S RADIO
A Charles Paris Mystery
11.30AM, RADIO 4 Overexcited one morning by his exwife’s high-visibility cycling outfit, the raddled old actor Charles Paris (Bill Nighy) is thrust from the family home and forced to find his own breakfast. He plumps for a soul food sizzler to get him through a day full of challenges, plots – and death. The producer of the farce that Charles is appearing in has died and Charles, something of an amateur sleuth, finds himself mixed up in some very odd off-stage business. A script crackling with banter and wit – plus a tour de force from Mr Nighy – gives this comedy drama by Simon Brett real class.
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
1PM, RADIO 3 The sea song Tom Bowling, which brings a manly tear to many an eye at the last night of the Proms, is on the bill for this concert, recorded at last year’s Aldeburgh Festival.
Friday Night Is Music Night
8PM, RADIO 2 Heroes and villains seize the stage in this concert, recorded at the King’s Lynn Festival.
The BBC Concert Orchestra play swashbuckling stuff from Robin Hood, Game Of Thrones, Spartacus and other epic entertainments.
The fearless orchestra will be joined by soprano Jeni Bern, baritone Adrian Der Gregorian and the violin maestros Vladimir and Anton.
Ken Bruce is the compere and, in the interval, we’ll hear about that real-life villain King John and the crown jewels he was said to have lost near King’s Lynn in the Wash.
The Full Works Concert
8PM, CLASSIC FM The world-class trumpet player Alison Balsom performed Libertango to rapturous applause at 2009’s last night of the Proms. She brings a sinewy, bluesy quality to this work by Astor Piazzolla, as you can hear in her recording of the tango featured in tonight’s selection of music. Hugo Alvfen’s lovely, summery Swedish Rhapsody is also on the bill.
A Good Read
11PM, RADIO 4 Brian O’Nolan wrote inspired, funny, surreal books under the pen name of Flann O’Brien. You can get a taste of his mad wit on this book show, presented by Harriett Gilbert.