today’s radio

THE REUNION

9AM, RADIO 4 HHHH

British girl singers in the 1960s went on gruelling tours, sold millions of records, brought style to TV music shows and enjoyed success in Europe. Sue Macgregor unites some of the era’s girl wonders – Petula Clark, Sandie Shaw, Helen Shapiro and Jackie Trent – to talk about the highs and lows of the Swinging Sixties. Vicki Wickham, a producer on Ready Steady Go! and later Dusty Springfield’s manager, is also on the show.

CILLIAN MURPHY

7PM, BBC 6 MUSIC HHHH The Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy abandoned a career as a rock star in favour of the actor’s life. He’s never lost his interest in music, though, and this evening,

Sandie Shaw (9am, Radio 4) he plays some of his favourite pieces, including tracks from Fionn Regan, Aldous Harding, Broadcast and Nils Frahm.

THE FULL WORKS CONCERT

8PM, CLASSIC FM HHH

Classic FM has been featuring lesser-known piano concertos this week, bringing some unjustly neglected work to our ears. Here, we can hear a charming piece by Emilie Mayer, who started composing music after the death of her father in 1840.

Her Piano Concerto In B Flat is included in tonight’s selection.

GREAT LIVES

11PM, RADIO 4 HHHH

The late Maya Angelou led an extraordinary life. As a child, she was shuttled between relatives, raped by her mother’s boyfriend, and didn’t speak for five years after her attacker was murdered. Despite all this pain and trauma, she became a successful singer and dancer, then went on to become a major literary figure, living a life rich in culture and learning. Olivette Otele and Patricia Cumper celebrate the life of a great and inspiring woman. SJ