Susan jeffreys’ Radio Week

DERMOT O’LEARY

SATURDAY, 8AM, RADIO 2 HHHH

Dua Lipa made her radio debut on one of Dermot O’leary’s Saturday Sessions in 2016. She’s back in his studio with music from her second album, Future Nostalgia.

THE LONELY DEATH OF STANLEY BATE

SUNDAY, 6.45PM, RADIO 3 HHHH Simon Heffer was transfixed by the beauty of an all but unknown Viola Concertobystanleybate.inthis programme, he does his bit to throw light on a neglected English musical genius.

THE HARTLEPOOL SPY

MONDAY, 2.15PM, RADIO 4 HHHH Gina Mckee, Michael Palin and Toby Jones star in this comedy drama set during the Napoleonic Wars, when, according to legend, the people of Hartlepool hanged a shipwrecked monkey, believing it to be a French spy.

TALK TO ME

TUESDAY, 2.15PM, RADIO 4 HHHH H.P. Lovecraft’s disturbing, weird stories achieved cult status after the author’s death. This drama documentary shows how Lovecraft’s life was almost as strange as his fiction.

RADIO 3 IN CONCERT

WEDNESDAY, 7.30PM, RADIO 3 HHHH Barber’s profoundly moving Adagio For Strings opens a concert of emotional 20th-century music by Barber, Mahler and Shostakovich, given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

HERE’S THE THING

THURSDAY, 11AM, 9PM,

RADIO 4 EXTRA HHHHH

Jerry Seinfeld could have retired from comedy on the proceeds of the TV series Seinfeld.inthisinterview,hetellsalec Baldwin why he felt the need to go back to stand-up and reconnect with his fans.

AND THE ACADEMY AWARD GOES TO…

FRIDAY, 11AM, RADIO 4 HHHH The stage musical Chicago shimmied on to the silver screen with a starry cast delivering high-kicking performances. Paul Gambaccini tells the story behind this Oscar-scooping production.