Radio choice Charlotte Runcie

The Remittance RADIO 4, 11.00AM

The Brexit vote has already had many different financial ramifications, and this programme addresses the specific issue of the change in the value of the pound and how it affects migrant workers in the UK sending money back to their home countries. Presenter Nihal Arthanayake considers the economic climate meaning that many families are trying to decide whether to stay in this country or leave, and the social implications of remittance-sending as an emotional arrangement that brings a sense of pride and success to senders.

The Essay: My Life in Music

RADIO 3, 10.45PM

The Essay this week has heard five musicians write about the music that has shaped their lives, and the series ends on a particularly poignant story. Tonight’s edition is presented by composer and viola player Sally Beamish, who remembers her mother’s passion for Shostakovich and the impact that the

Second Piano Trio had on her own work. The piece becomes a lens for viewing Beamish’s complex relationship with her mother, and how things changed as dementia took hold of her life.