Today’s radio

HERE’S THE THING 11AM, 9PM, HHHH

RADIO 4 EXTRA

David Letterman, a former TV weatherman who shot to fame as a late-night talk show host and comedian, talks to Alec Baldwin about his career and his quintuple heart bypass. Alec also talks to another big star who has had a serious health threat – Michael Douglas. A cancer diagnosis made Michael reassess his life; the Oscarwinning actor talks about this, as well as his marriage to the Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-jones, his late father, Kirk, and the pleasure he gets from playing villains.

RAMBLINGS

3PM, RADIO 4 HHH Mystery and myth surrounds Glastonbury Tor, making it a magnet for all kinds of Olde

Lucy Porter (11pm, Radio 4) Nonsense. Clare Balding climbs this strangely shaped hill with a duo of druids, who explain why the Tor means so much to them.

THE COUNTRY SHOW WITH BOB HARRIS

9PM, RADIO 2 HHHH The Cadillac Three keep their hair long, dress like scruff-bags, and deliver a dirty, low-down sound.

Jaren, Kelby and Neil are in the UK for a few gigs, and join Bob for a studio session, including tracks from their album Country Fuzz – which has nothing to do with a rural constabulary. If you like your country music a little rough around the edges, then these American Southern rockers will deliver just the stuff for you.

LUCY AND GINA’S SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP

11PM, RADIO 4 HHHH

Lucy Porter and Gina Yashere used to work together on the comedy circuit. They had a lot in common, and looked out for each other in the very male-dominated world of comedy. Now, they live on different sides of the Atlantic, but miss their old friendship.

Here, we listen in as they conduct a long-distance reunion. SJ