TODAY’S RADIO

KEN BRUCE 9.30AM, RADIO 2

HHHH Natalie Imbruglia, the Australian/ Irish/english/italian singer, played Beth in Neighbours, then had a worldwide hit with her single Torn. Natalie, who’s latest album is called Firebird, tells Ken about her international career and picks her Tracks Of My Years, including music from The Beatles, INXS, Marvin Gaye and Bjork.

39 WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET 1.45PM, RADIO 4 HHH

Taking off from a cold, wet

Britain and arriving at a foreign airport, where heat rises from the tarmac, the sky is blue and palm trees rustle in a warm wind, is a marvellous experience; but it’s very, very bad for the planet. Tom Heap looks at the massive carbon

footprint of flying and hears hopeful news about electric planes and sustainable aviation fuel.

AFTERNOON CONCERT 2PM, RADIO 3

HHHH Stravinsky didn’t hear the private premiere performance of his concerto Dumbarton Oaks, as he was in hospital with TB. The work was named after the Washington estate of the American couple who commissioned the concerto. By the time the piece had its first public performance in Paris, Stravinsky was well enough to conduct it himself. Penny Gore includes this pleasing work in this selection of concert recordings.

LIVING WORLD 2.30PM, RADIO 4 EXTRA

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It’s not easy to spot a nightjar, as these grey-brown birds are well-camouflaged. They make an odd noise at dusk and dawn, like wood being chopped, and, when the female is brooding, the males make a strange jarring sound that gives the birds their name. Chris Sperring reports on these migratory birds, as they head south, in this week-long series on the approach of autumn.

Natalie Imbruglia (9.30am, R2)