Radio Week

PUCKOON

SATURDAY, 2.30PM, RADIO 4 ★★★★★

Ed Byrne, Pauline Mclynn and Barry Cryer star in this adaptation of Spike Milligan’s funny, surreal novel set in Ireland in 1924 – as the boundary between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic is drawn up.

AROUND THE PIANO WITH TOM ODELL

SATURDAY, 9PM, RADIO 2 ★★★★

Tom Odell sits down with Billy Joel to talk about the Piano Man’s life and career, which includes so many great hits.

SOUNDS OF THE 70S

SUNDAY, 3PM, RADIO 2 ★★★★

The music journalist David Hepworth challenges listeners on Johnnie Walker’s regular show to an entertaining and informative quiz based on his recent book, The Rock & Roll A Level.

MICHELLE VISAGE’S FABULOUS DIVAS

MONDAY, 7PM, RADIO 2 ★★★★

Michelle Visage, who commanded the floor with her paso doble on Strictly Come Dancing, presents showstopping numbers from the likes of Madonna, Lady Gaga, Chaka Khan and Aretha Franklin.

SCOTT MILLS’ ’90S NEW YEAR’S EVE

NEW YEAR’S EVE, 11.30PM, RADIO 2 ★★★★

Scott Mills presents a nonstop selection of 1990s party hits – including tracks from Take That, Britney and the Backstreet Boys – to take you into the new decade.

NEW YEAR’S DAY CONCERT FROM VIENNA 2020

NEW YEAR’S DAY, 10.15AM, RADIO 3 ★★★★★

The Vienna Philharmonic, under the baton of Andris Nelsons, will give us a bright and lively start to the New Year with waltzes, polkas and gallops from the flower-filled Golden Hall of Vienna’s Musikverein.

FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT

FRIDAY, 8PM, RADIO 2 ★★★

This concert from Birmingham’s Symphony Hall will be devoted to the music of Andrew lloyd webb er. the programme includes premiere performances of newly arranged orchestral suites based on music from Evita, Sunset Boulevard and The Phantom Of The Opera.