THE WRONG JOB (RADIO 4, 4PM);

in the first of two parts, she hears about tests that can get the right people into the right job.

COLSON WHITEHEAD’S Pulitzer Prize-winning The Underground Railroad, set in 1800s America, follows two desperate slaves in their bid for freedom. Skin (pictured) from the band Skunk Anansie picks the novel as A GOOD READ (RADIO 4, 4.30PM), while Loyd Grossman chooses Cakes And Ale by Somerset Maugham, about a widow’s attempt to rewrite her husband’s life.