RADIO CHOICE

BECOMING a world-class athlete requires a dedication that sets you apart from ordinary life. For ONE TO ONE (RADIO 4, 9.30AM) the Olympic rowing champion Helen Glover (pictured) talks to badminton champion Gail Emms about her worries about leaving sport. Gail, who retired in 2008 — and had a tough time earning a living — offers some hard-won advice.

MAX has been travelling the world; now, he’s returned to the UK with his Australian girlfriend, and they hope to settle down. Things look good — they’ve found a flat they like, and Max has a £30,000 inheritance from his late father to use as a deposit. Off they go to the family solicitor, who tells them that, owing to some bad decisions by Max’s father, the money is now a mere

£4,000. Max’s mother takes a very laid-back view of all this. Is it because of her hippy outlook on life, or is there another reason? Tom Forrister and Kerry

Gooderson star in THE STEAL (RADIO 4, 10.45AM, 7.45PM) an excellent, week-long drama series by Melissa Murray.

ADRIAN MOLE goes on holiday with his family to Skegness, and makes an unwelcome discovery. Harry McEntire is the narrator for Sue Townsend’s comic masterpiece THE GROWING PAINS OF ADRIAN MOLE (RADIO 4, 10.45PM).