TODAY’S RADIO

Ayres On The Air

7AM, 5PM, RADIO 4 EXTRA

‘The heart is gone from us; we are older, we are duller.’ Pam Ayres includes her poem about one of her sons leaving for university in this selection of verse, stories and sketches on the subject of home. Pam is joined on stage by Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead, who plays her long-suffering husband, Gordon. The poems include A September Song, My Little Grandson and Pollen On The Wind.

Bringing Up Britain

9AM, 9.30PM, RADIO 4

Mariella Frostrup and her guests share much hard-earned wisdom and experience on the fraught subject of bringing up children and teenagers in the 21st century. It’s no easy matter bringing up youngsters who have easy access to social media, and will be growing up in a world very different from the one their parents and grandparents knew. This week, Mariella and her guests look at the skills needed in the job markets of the future.

The Cut Out Girl

9.45AM (FM), 12.30AM, RADIO 4

Many Dutch people took Jewish children into their homes during the Nazi occupation, and saved those children from the death camps. It was a desperately dangerous thing to do, particularly as many other Dutch people had no qualms about helping the Nazis to round up the Jews. Bart van Es, who was born in the Netherlands, heard how some of his family had taken a Jewish girl into their home, putting their lives on the line. This account of his search for the story and the girl is read by Daniel Weyman.

Travelling In A Strange Land

10.45PM, RADIO 4

A middle-aged man drives through snow and ice, and takes the ferry across a wintry sea, heading towards a room that holds a tragedy.

Richard Orr reads David Park’s story about fatherhood and loss.

The Untold

11.30PM, RADIO 4

Will Dyson was walking across Westminster Bridge last March when a vehicle mounted the pavement and hit him from behind. Will tells Grace Dent about being a victim of the terror attack that left five people dead and more than 50 injured.

Pam Ayres (7am, Radio 4 Extra)