TODAY’S RADIO

New Storytellers

1.45PM, RADIO 4 Alison, Emma and Antonio escaped with their lives from Grenfell Tower, but they lost their homes – and so much more – on the night of June 14, 2017. In this emotional programme, they each tell their stories about the nightmare of the fire and the effects – mental, physical and financial – that the disaster has had on them.

The Country Show

9PM, RADIO 2

Ben Earle came late to country music. He had pursued a career as a solo artist, worked with KT Tunstall, and made an unsuccessful X Factor bid.

Then, he got into country music, hooked up with Crissie Rhodes

and together, they became the country duo The Shires. It’s been a highly successful partnership as The Shires is the first British country music act to be signed up by a major Nashville label. Ben presents tonight’s edition of the regular country music show, and picks some old favourites plus new releases.

Steve Lamacq’s Roundtable

6PM, BBC 6 MUSIC The comedians Tim Vine, Josie Long and Reginald D. Hunter join Steve for this Edinburgh Fringe special to talk about their gigs at this year’s festival.

Short Cuts

11.30PM, RADIO 4

The Lord God bird is, or was, one of the world’s biggest woodpeckers. The bird got its name because of its great beauty – people would gasp ‘Lord God!’ when they saw it. It is likely to be extinct, but there have been some fairly reliable sightings of the bird – also known as the ivory-billed woodpecker – in Arkansas. We hear from those who are sure it lives on, their words interwoven with a ballad by Sufjan Stevens in praise of the bird.

Grenfell memories (1.45pm, R4)