TODAY’S RADIO

DERMOT O’LEARY 8AM, RADIO 2

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Gary Lineker has a new book out. It’s called Match Of The Day: Top Ten Of Everything, and it expands on Gary’s hit podcast with his fellow authors. Gary, who co-wrote the book – subtitled

Our Ultimate Football Debates – with Micah Richards and Alan Shearer, shares some anecdotes with Dermot this morning.

RYLAN ON SATURDAY 3PM, RADIO 2

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The cleaning guru Sophie Hinchliffe (aka Mrs Hinch) has shown us how to de-grime our sinks, scrub away soap scum and rid ourselves of unsightly stains. Now, she’s going to get us properly organised, and has a book out called Mrs Hinch: Life In Lists; she joins Rylan to talk about the

book. The Welsh comedian and actress Katy Wix, who’s currently starring in Stath Lets Flats on Tuesdays, will also be on the show.

JTOZ 5PM, RADIO 3 HHHH

John Mclaughlin, considered one of the best 100 guitarists of all time, has played with the likes of Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones and Miles Davis. He likes to break musical boundaries, bringing rock, flamenco, classical, blues and jazz genres together. Jumoke Fashola includes a rare interview with John on today’s jazz show.

HOW AMERICA LEARNED TO LAUGH AGAIN 8PM, RADIO 4

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No one felt like laughing after the many, many deaths and traumas of the 9/11 attacks. Comedy shows were cancelled, cartoonists put down their pens, and satirists kept their mouths shut. Here,

Joe Queenan looks back at those dark times, compares them with our current crisis overload, and hears archive interviews with Private Eye’s Ian Hislop, The Thick Of It’s Armando Iannucci and the former editor of The Onion, Robert Siegel. SUSAN JEFFREYS

Gary Lineker (8am, Radio 2)