TODAY’S RADIO

Good Morning Sunday

6AM, RADIO 2

When Patrick Gale started school, his teacher asked the class to draw a picture of home. Patrick set about the task with gusto, drawing a big building with lots of bars on the many windows. It was only when he looked at the other drawings that he realised his life was a little different from the lives of his classmates. Patrick’s father was the governor of HMP Wandsworth and, in those days, it was normal for the governor and family to live in the prison grounds. Patrick, now a writer and novelist, joins Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad to talk about his early life in institutions.

Living World

6.35AM, RADIO 4

The Wyre forest straddles the border between Worcestershire and Shropshire, and is one of the largest ancient lowland coppice oak woodlands in Britain. Its varied

Michael Ball (11am, Radio 2)

trees and shrubs are home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, including wood warblers and long-eared owls. Lindsey Chapman features an archive recording of a visit by Brett Westwood to this woodland, and gives an update on the conservation work being carried out in the forest.

The Michael Ball Show

11AM, RADIO 2

The Coral got going in the early days of this century, but the band took a bit of a break in 2012. Re-forming, they released their album Distance Inbetween in 2016, and brought out Move Through The Dawn this summer. The band will be joining Michael Ball this brunchtime for a live session of new and past tracks.

Turbulence

7.45PM, RADIO 4

Worried about her middle-aged son’s health, a woman falls ill on a plane. A doctor comes to her assistance, and it seems to the woman that, during the flight, she makes a deal with God. Sara Kestelman reads the first of 12 stories by David Szalay that will take listeners around the world.

Analysis

9.30PM, RADIO 4

Rosie Campbell wonders if the Conservative Party can find a way to gain significant increases in the number of its votes from black and minority ethnic electors.