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BBC Music: Homecoming with The Unthanks

RADIO 2, 7.00PM

The innovative Tynesidebased band The Unthanks record a thrilling, grandscale concert of their biggest hits in front of a home crowd at The Sage Gateshead. The sisters Rachel and Becky Unthank along with the composer and producer Adrian Mcnally. The Unthanks have been are prolific: this year alone they have released two new albums (both based on the songs and poems of Nick Drake’s mother, Molly Drake), and they seem to have won every folk music award going.

We Need to Talk About Death

RADIO 4, 8.00PM

Many doctors will tell you the most valuable aspect of medical training is the opportunity to dissect real human bodies and study their anatomy. But how do you acquire bodies to use on the dissection table? Starting with the astonishing fact that there are currently 10,000 people in south-east England signed up to donate their bodies to medical schools after their deaths, Joan Bakewell and her panel of guests discuss the history of dissection, how it works, and why it’s such a helpful learning tool.