TODAY’S RADIO

NEW YEAR’S DAY CONCERT FROM VIENNA 2021

10.15AM, RADIO 3 HHHH Bright, sparkly live music comes dancing across Europe to get the New Year off to a fresh, brisk start. The musicians of the Vienna Philharmonic will have their eyes fixed on the baton of conductor Riccardo Muti, ready to launch into a concert of marches, polkas and waltzes. They’ll be in Vienna’s splendid Musikverein and playing some oddly named works, including the fast polka Tempestuous In Love And Dance.

THE ARCHERS ANNIVERSARY QUIZ

7.15PM, RADIO 4 HHHH Kenton and Jolene are at The Bull with a stack of Archers-themed quiz questions. They will be getting Radio 4 broadcasters

Jane Garvey, Martha Kearney and Chris Aldridge to compete with a team of three keen Archers fans in a test of their Ambridge knowledge in this programme marking the 70th anniversary of the everyday story of country folk.

CORRESPONDENTS’ LOOK AHEAD

9PM, RADIO 4 HHHH Various BBC correspondents share their thoughts about what could lie ahead in the New Year for countries around the world. There are many big questions to be answered and a daunting amount of work to do. Should we be feeling gloomy or hopeful about what’s coming up in 2021?

GREAT LIVES

11PM, RADIO 4 HHHH

Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding served in the Second World War, and played a key role in saving Britain from invasion. A serious man, he gained an undeserved reputation for being cold and aloof. The comedy actress Diane Morgan, who picked up Dowding’s book by chance during the first lockdown – and has since become fascinated by his life – tells Dowding’s story, and explains why he should be honoured as a hero. SJ

Martha Kearney (7.15pm, R4)