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NUNEATON might not be one of Britain’s loveliest towns, but it was Larry Grayson’s adopted home. Larry was devoted to the town, and that helped him to keep his feet on the ground when fame eventually came his way. Jim Lee, a fellow Nuneaton citizen, presents SEEMS LIKE A NICE BOY: THE STORY OF LARRY GRAYSON (RADIO 4 EXTRA, 1.30PM, 8.30PM), sharing memories of the kind and quietly camp performer, who died in 1995.

TO TAKE a walk around York is to take a walk through time. Two miles of city walls, built in the Middle Ages, offer views of Roman ruins, medieval towers, Civil War damage and Victorian additions. At this time of the year, the daffodils that flourish in the soil of the ramparts are blooming. RAMBLINGS (RADIO 4, 3PM) joins Clare Balding

(pictured) and local teacher Gill Callow on a walk along the walls, where Gill explains how the sights of the city have helped her to come to terms with bereavement.

HALFWAY through writing an opera — during a visit to his pregnant wife, who was expecting their sixth child — Mozart dashed off Ave Verum Corpus. A lesser composer would have toiled for months without producing so perfect a piece. Catherine Bott concludes a

FULL WORKS CONCERT (CLASSIC FM 8PM)

featuring recordings by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe with this masterpiece.