Today’s Radio

SOUL MUSIC

9AM, 9.30PM, RADIO 4 ★★★★ We Are Family, the warmhearted and enduring hit written by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, and performed by Sister Sledge, was released in 1979. It went global as people came together on the dance floor, drawn by the music and the lyrics. This morning, we hear from some of those who felt they were on the margins of life, but found joy and comfort in this piece of soul music.

AFTERNOON CONCERT

2PM, RADIO 3 ★★★★

Elisabeth Brauss has been playing the piano since she was just four years old, and is now one of

Radio 3’s New Generation Artists. Elisabeth, whose playing has been praised for its maturity and sophistication, is the soloist for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance of Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto in this programme from Mediacityuk in Salford.

THE FULL WORKS CONCERT

8PM, CLASSIC FM ★★★ Classic FM continues with its international celebration of

Christmas with a concert of music from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna Boys’ Choir. Featuring a performance of the Viennese Citizens’ Waltz, plus O Tannenbaum and the traditional carol Still, Still, Still.

THE UNTOLD

11.30PM, RADIO 4 ★★★★

John Gough served in Northern Ireland and the Gulf Wars.

Now, John lives in sheltered accommodation for veterans, but suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Since leaving the Army, he has never slept in a bed, spending his broken, sleepless nights on the floor, haunted by past memories and panic attacks. Grace Dent tells the harsh reality of John’s life, and hears that he is about to lose his home. SJ

Sister Sledge (9am, Radio 4)