TODAY’S RADIO

When Parents Split

11AM, RADIO 4

Parents going through a bitter divorce can poison their children’s minds. Sometimes deliberately, sometimes subconsciously, some warring spouses make children take sides; the effects can be traumatic, and may last for the children’s entire lives. Philippa Perry, a psychotherapist and author, talks to lawyers, therapists and distraught parents about the problem of parental alienation and the manipulation of children during divorce.

Siege

2.15PM, RADIO 4

Grenoble lies at the foot of the French Alps. It’s a city known for its industry, innovation and a certain independence of mind in its citizens. The Resistance worked out of Grenoble during

the Second World War, and

Green candidates have done well there during recent elections.

This chilling and topical threepart series – starring Joseph Millson and set in 2020 – follows the campaign of a charismatic National Front candidate as he makes a bid to turn this historically liberal city to the hard right.

Thinking Allowed

4PM, RADIO 4

The blues star B.B. King made a point of playing in prisons for free. Over a 25-year period, he gave concerts in 47 different prisons across America. In this programme, Les Back, a professor of sociology, talks to Laurie Taylor about the effect these concerts had on prisoners and the political impact of King’s music.

The Full Works Concert

8PM, CLASSIC FM

Jane Jones continues Classic FM’s celebration of summer with some seasonal music. She opens tonight’s programme with Beethoven’s evocative Pastoral Symphony and closes with a piece written by Elgar – who had escaped to Italy from damp, cold England – called In The South.

Joseph Millson (2.15pm, Radio 4)