TODAY’S RADIO Good Morning Sunday

6AM, RADIO 2

Disease, illness and suffering are a terrible challenge to those who put their faith in religion. The pain and sorrow seem so at odds with the concept of a good and loving God. Caroline Wyatt, the BBC’s former religious affairs correspondent, talks to Jason Mohammad and Kate Bottley about the arguments she has had with her God when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Eric Bibb, the blues, gospel and Americana musician, currently touring the UK, is also on the show. Gardeners’ Question Time 2PM, RADIO 4

Light streams in to the newly restored Temperate House in Kew. The 1860s structure has been given a drastic overhaul, and this majestic Victorian glasshouse looks superb. The 10,000 plants held in the house – many of them rare – are flourishing as never before. Peter

To Rhyme And Chime For A Chair

4.30PM, RADIO 4

Welsh poetry is made all the more sonorous by the use of an ancient piece of word-craft, known as cynghanedd, which uses stress, alliteration and rhyme to create sound harmonies. It works best in the musical Welsh language, but you can catch the feel of cynghanedd in Dylan Thomas’s rendition of his poem Fern Hill. The Welsh poet Twm Morys gives further examples of cynghanedd on this poetry show. Clare Teal 9PM, RADIO 2

The ace musicians who make up Kansas Smitty’s House Band will be doing the musical honours on this broadcast from the Cheltenham Jazz Festival. They will be working alongside Clare Teal and China Moses to deliver a sparkling show of live music. Nightingales 12.30AM, RADIO 3

Carrying a flute, a cello, a violin and an African kora harp, four musicians tread softly as they enter a Sussex wood, set up their instruments, and play three hours of music alongside a watch of nightingales. SJ

Clare Teal (9pm, Radio 2) Gibb is joined by gardening experts James Wong and Anne Swithinbank for this edition of the gardening advice programme, which comes from the Temperate House.