Radio Week

Will Young’s Essentials SATURDAY, 9PM, RADIO 2 Will plays some of his favourite floorfillers from his student days, including tracks from the likes of Anita Baker, Fatboy Slim and Leftfield.

Claudia On Sunday SUNDAY, 7PM, RADIO 2 Russell Brand tells Claudia Winkleman about mentors and influential figures in his life, including the counsellor who helped him to take his first steps out of addiction.

The Chris Evans Breakfast Show MONDAY-FRIDAY, 6.30AM, VIRGIN RADIO With a confident opening show – where the first song was a live rendition of Lucky Man by Richard Ashcroft – Mr Breakfast is very much at ease in his new berth. This month, former Radio 2 stalwart Moira Stuart also takes up a new role, as the morning news presenter on Classic FM.

Tumanbay MONDAY, 2.15PM, RADIO 4 The invaders who plundered Tumanbay have fled, taking the great city’s treasures with them. Now, the rebuilding starts, but plots are being hatched among the ruins. This well-written, epic fantasy drama returns for an eight-part series.

Life On Egg WEDNESDAY, 11PM, RADIO 4 Gyles Brandreth is paying his debt to society inside the Egg, Britain’s remotest prison, where Harry Hill is the Governor. This eccentric sitcom makes a welcome return with a new, six-part series.

Bob Harris Country THURSDAY, 9PM, RADIO 2 Rising country star Ashley McBryde, who’s a singer, songwriter and guitarist, joins Bob in Nashville for a studio session.

The Arthur Cravan Memorial Society FRIDAY, 6.30AM, 1.30PM, 8.30PM, RADIO 4 EXTRA Arthur Cravan was a poet, boxer, sailor, prospector, cardsharp, chauffeur, thief – and a nephew of Oscar Wilde’s. Arthur Smith gives an entertaining account of Cravan’s dodgy life and mysterious death.

ARCHERS UPDATE

The sight of Alistair pounding through the half-marathon failed to fan the flames of desire in Shula’s breast; mind you, his outfit did him no favours. Now, she stands in St Stephen’s, reading 1 Corinthians, chapter 13 – the one about being a tinkling cymbal. Jill gets so stirred up by the reading that she decides to drop a bombshell into the already fractured life of her clan. Brian strides around his new home, constantly banging into the walls as he’s not used to his reduced living arrangements, practising for his day in court – will he end up confined to an even smaller space? Jolene’s own efforts to improve Elizabeth’s life get off to a good start, then go horribly wrong, while Kirsty makes a big decision.