today’s radio

DARK, SALT, CLEAR 9.45AM (FM), HHHH

12.30AM, RADIO 4

Lamorna Ash’s mother came from Cornwall, and Lamorna used to spend her summers near her mother’s old home. Lamorna felt she knew the place, but when she left London to live in Cornwall, she found it to be very different once the holidaymakers had gone. Every morning this week, Lamorna reads from her portrait of life in Newlyn, one of the largest working fishing ports in Britain.

THIS THING OF DARKNESS

2.15PM, RADIO 4 HHHHH

A young man has been murdered – and his father is the prime suspect – in this seven-part crime drama based on the work of forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead. In this fifth episode, the victim’s

Milton Jones (6.30pm, Radio 4) sister makes a game-changing disclosure. Well worth catching, even this late in the series.

THANKS A LOT, MILTON JONES!

6.30PM, RADIO 4 HHHH

In a whirlwind of foolishly funny puns and sharp one-liners, the comedian Milton Jones teams up with his trusty assistant, Anton

(Tom Goodman-hill), to form a Police Corruption Unit. They are not necessarily the best men for this job – or, in fact, any job. The gags are delivered at a relentless pace, so if one doesn’t make you laugh, there’ll be another one along in a couple of seconds that will. THE FULL WORKS CONCERT

8PM, CLASSIC FM HHH

By the time Mozart was 17 years old, he was already on his

25th Symphony, with plenty of other compositions under his belt. Jane Jones includes this impressive work in a concert devoted to the music of prodigies. The swooningly romantic love theme from The Godfather – written by Nino Rota, who had his first oratorio written, performed and published before he was 12 – is also on this early starters’ bill. SJ