today’s radio

SOUL MUSIC

9AM, 9PM, RADIO 4 HHHH When the world is getting you down and you can hardly put one foot in front of the other, a burst of Gloria Gaynor singing I Will Survive can put the fight back in you. In this morning’s edition of the show that reveals how people’s have been changed by a piece of music, we hear from some of those who have found strength and comfort in Gloria’s powerful disco anthem.

THINKING ALLOWED

4PM, RADIO 4 HHH

Council housing estates were built for the working classes, and living on one was a sign of social inclusion. Somewhere along the line, however, living on a council estate became a sign of failure, and some of these Gloria Gaynor (9am, Radio 4) models of social housing became known as sink estates. Insa Lee Koch, who has made a study of the history of council housing, joins Laurie Taylor to talk about this shift in perception.

WOMEN TALKING ABOUT CARS

6.30PM, RADIO 4 HHHH Australia’s Holden cars were tough machines that could cope with rugged conditions. Germaine Greer shares fond memories of this mighty motor as she talks to Victoria Coren Mitchell about the cars she has known and loved.

THE CLASSIC FM CONCERT

8PM, CLASSIC FM HHH Alexander Armstrong tells the story of Peter And The Wolf in a recording of Prokofiev’s charming work for children;

Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra supply the music. John Suchet includes this popular piece in his continuing celebration of the work of Liverpool’s great orchestra. Hamish Maccunn’s tribute to the beauties of Scotland, The Land Of The Mountain And The Flood, is also on the bill. SJ