RADIO CHOICE

ANTONY BEEVOR is a military historian whose vivid books include Berlin: The Downfall 1945 and Stalingrad. His sources for his books include letters and diaries written by ordinary people caught up in major events. Beevor joins presenter Tom Sutcliffe for START THE WEEK (RADIO 4, 9AM, 9.30PM), along with Emily Wilson, David Christian and Jonathan D. Quick.

MANY of you will have hauled back buckets of paint, set up ladders and sanded down surfaces, and are about to spend bank holiday Monday on a spot of DIY. For some of you, it will all go horribly wrong. Do not fall into despair, but instead listen in to MARTIN ROBERTS (RADIO 2, NOON) as he talks about home improvements and gives DIY advice. Martin, who

often does his broadcasts from a treehouse studio that he built himself, presents Homes Under The Hammer, and knows a thing or two about this business. ALISON STEADMAN (pictured) stars as Hylda Baker in this biographical comedy drama OUR HYLDA (RADIO 4, 2.15PM) — about her journey from variety stage to having a hit show with the ITV sitcom Nearest And Dearest in 1968.

WAR MEMORIAL PARK in Coventry hosts RADIO 3 IN CONCERT (7.30PM) to commemorate the many local soldiers who died during World War I.