SUSAN JEFFREYS’ Radio Week

Me, Cheeta: My Life In Hollywood

SATURDAY, 2.30PM, RADIO 4

John Malkovich plays Cheeta, the chimp who began his film career in the Tarzan movies of the 1930s. Cheeta tells us about his capture from the wild, his glitzy friends, the fancy parties and offscreen intrigue in a slyly funny, top-class drama.

In Extremis

MONDAY-FRIDAY,

9.45AM, RADIO 4

Marie Colvin was fearless and glamorous.

She was a war correspondent who, in the course of her dangerous work, saved many lives, but met her own death in Syria in 2012. All this week, Juliet Aubrey reads from Lindsey Hilsum’s new book about brave, bold Marie.

Voices Of The First World War

MONDAY-FRIDAY, 1.45PM, RADIO 4

The schedules are dominated by programmes marking the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War this week. In this daily series, we will hear archive recordings from those caught up in the last days of the war, including British soldiers who recall the Allies’ 100 Days Offensive, and German sailors remembering the mutiny of the German High Seas Fleet.

Bruno Tonioli At The Opera

TUESDAY, 9PM, RADIO 2

The Strictly judge has loved opera since he was a child. He shares some of that passion in this new series of great music from the operas. In this opening show on the theme of love, Bruno features tracks from Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti.

Boy George & Culture Club

THURSDAY, 7.30PM, RADIO 2

Boy George and Culture Club will be performing past hits and new material in this concert, which comes live from the BBC Radio Theatre.

For The Fallen

THURSDAY, 7.30PM, RADIO 3

Charles Sorley was a poet, and was killed in action at the Battle of Loos in 1915. His poem All The Hills And Vales Along has been set to music by James MacMillan, and will be performed in this concert given in memory of the dead.

The Chris Evans Breakfast Show

FRIDAY, 6.30AM, RADIO 2

Michael Buble is in Chris’s studio for a selection of songs from his new album, Love. It’s full of classic love songs such as Unforgettable, When I Fall In Love and My Funny Valentine.