TODAY’S RADIO

2.15PM, RADIO 4

Svetlana has lived in England for 25 years. Her English is excellent, she works as a lawyer, sometimes watches cricket – and hates Bulgarians. Svetlana fled to Britain with her baby, leaving her husband behind in Bulgaria. When news reaches her that her husband has died, leaving his apartment in Sofia to their daughter, it emerges that Svetlana has been living a lie. This drama gets off to a promising and intriguing start, but takes a disappointing turn for the obvious.

Radio 3 In Concert

7.30PM, RADIO 3

One of Frank Zappa’s works opens a concert given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Ilan Volkov. It is called The Perfect Stranger, and it starts with bells, followed by sliding strings and jazzy brass – plus castanets for good measure. The work has a

No Sex Please

8PM, RADIO 4

Some 45 per cent of single Japanese men and women between 18 and 34 are celibate; many Japanese marriages are sexless. There are a number of factors driving these statistics, including young people’s fear of being trapped in the roles of ‘salaryman’ drone and docile, stay-at-home wife. Chie Kobayashi and Ruth Evans hear some of the stories behind the statistics.

CMA Music Festival 2018

9PM, RADIO 2

Keith Urban grew up in New Zealand, but put down roots in Nashville in the 1990s. He will be in the line-up for this selection of highlights from the summer’s Country Music Association Fest. Morgan Evans presents tonight’s show, and he will also be including sets from

Sam Hunt, Chris Stapleton,

Jon Pardi and Dustin Lynch.

Serbia’s Femicide Crisis

10PM, WORLD SERVICE

Serbia has one of the highest rates of domestic violence – including murder, abduction and abuse – in Europe. Here, Nicola Kelly speaks to some of the victims and relatives, and hears how a new law on domestic violence has failed to improve these grim facts. SJ

Frank Zappa (7.30pm, Radio 3) cinematic sound, but is a mindstretcher rather than a toe-tapper.