TODAY’S RADIO

The Reunion

11AM, RADIO 4 ★★★★ Alexander Litvinenko met two former KGB agents on November 1, 2006, then lunched with a nuclear expert. At some point during that day, someone gave him a dose of polonium-210, one of the deadliest poisons known to man. Alexander, who had incurred the enmity of Vladimir Putin, lived until November 23, and was able to give the police vital information. Kirsty Wark talks to some of those involved in the investigation into Alexander’s terrible death.

Charlie Higson And Friends

6PM, SCALA RADIO ★★★

Arabella Weir, who worked with Charlie on The Fast Show, joins him on his chat show. They talk about the music they love and working in comedy. Arabella picks some favourite pieces, including music by Beethoven and Schubert, then reveals an unexpected offer she got from Meryl Streep after they’d worked together on The French Lieutenant’s Woman.

Sunday Night Is Music Night

7PM, RADIO 2 ★★★ The rousing theme from The

Magnificent Seven bounced off the ancient walls of Lichfield Cathedral in a concert recorded back in 2017 and repeated tonight. The BBC Concert Orchestra, with singers Carly Paoli and Damian Humbley, performed songs and music from great film composers, among them John Williams,

Ennio Morricone, Elmer Bernstein, Henry Mancini and Max Steiner.

Ricky Wilson’s Rock And Roll Classics

9PM, RADIO 2 ★★★★

Ricky Wilson, front man of the Kaiser Chiefs, presents the second of his series on rock ’n’ roll hits from the US and the UK. Ricky is a big fan of 1950s and 1960s rock and tonight, he will give us tracks from that era’s big stars, including Little Richard, Duane Eddy, The Crystals and Jerry Lee Lewis. SJ

Arabella Weir (6pm, Scala Radio)