Radio choice Charlotte Runcie

The Chalet School RADIO 4 EXTRA, 6.30AM

Yes, it’s early in the morning, but if you’re a true Chalet Schoolgirl you’ll already be up with your face scrubbed as you look forward to kaffee und kuchen. The acclaimed crime novelist Val Mcdermid recalls the particular thrills of the Elinor Brent-dyer’s wonderful Chalet School novels, which found a special place in Mcdermid’s heart and inspired her to go to Oxford University and become a writer. (If matron failed to wake you in time, the programme is repeated at 1.30pm and 8.30pm, plus it is available online.) Friday Night Is Music Night

RADIO 2, 8.00PM

It’s almost unthinkable that already we’re gearing up for another series of the BBC’S Strictly Come

Dancing, this time without beloved head judge Len Goodman. It’s a good thing, then, that Radio 2 is still revelling in Goodman’s distinctive brand of oldschool entertainment, with an evening of music, presented by Goodman himself, mixing classical pop, film scores and musical theatre hits. The concert is live from Snape Maltings in Suffolk, with special guests Kim Criswell and operatic tenor Noah Stewart.