TODAY’S RADIO

THE ADVENTURES OF MISS BARBARA PYM

9.45AM (FM), 12.30AM, RADIO 4 HHHH Barbara Pym was a writer with a sharp eye and a sly wit, whose novels take us from post-war austerity to the sexual revolution of the 1960s. Her books were wellreceived until the early 1960s, when her latest novel was rejected as it wouldn’t be a bestseller.

She lived long enough to see her literary reputation restored. Every morning this week, Hattie Morahan reads from Paula

Byrne’s biography of Miss Pym.

THE UNTOLD 11AM, RADIO 4 HHHH

The Longest Johns’ version of a traditional whaling song known as Wellerman was released in 2018, but became a social media hit during lockdown. J.D., Dave,

Andy and Robbie tell Grace Dent about their unexpected success and why, in the time of Covid, sea shanties have touched a nerve.

THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH 7.45PM, RADIO 4

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Kyle Soller, Barnaby Kay and Jana Carpenter are among the cast for this sequel to the mysterious drama The Whisperer In Darkness, based on the writings of the American horror fiction writer

H.P. Lovecraft. The somewhat murky plot takes us to a foggy seaside town where, in this opening episode, something nasty is coming from the water, and an investigation into a missing young man takes another sinister turn.

CROSSING CONTINENTS 8.30PM, RADIO 4 HHH

Last November, the government in Denmark – fearing that the animals carried a coronavirus variant – ordered the slaughter of 17 million farmed mink. Was the science behind this reliable, or was the decision a political one designed to appease the anti-fur lobby?

Kyle Soller (7.45pm, Radio 4)