... AND YOUR RADIO PICKS
MONDAY THE PUNCH RADIO 4, 1.45PM, MON-FRI
The complicated and often painful journey of Jacob Dunne, from being convicted of manslaughter at 18 after a pub brawl, through rehabilitation and meeting his victim’s parents. Now aged 27, with a young family, a degree and a career helping others, he looks back at that fateful night in the first of five episodes.
DRAMA: YARMOUK RADIO 4, 2PM, MON-WED
Set in a vibrant multicultural part of Damascus, this threepart drama by refugee Ghassan Zakaria, recorded with a Syrian and Palestinian cast, tells of how the Syrian uprising of 2011 turned into a civil war and its effect on ordinary people and their dayto-day lives.
TUESDAY ISAAC STERN: A 100TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE, CLASSIC FM, 8PM
A whole evening dedicated to the life and work of the great violinist that includes his recording of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, his work on the score of Fiddler On The Roof and Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story performed by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
WEDNESDAY THINGS MY MOTHER NEVER TOLD ME (... ABOUT LOCKDOWN) RADIO 4, 11PM
Celebrities talk to comedian Sindhu Vee about their mothers, and particularly if the wisdom they imparted has helped them cope with the pandemic. Here, Man Like Mobeen star Guz Khan tells stories of growing up with a strong matriarch – and living next door to her now.
THURSDAY LAUREN LAVERNE RADIO 6 MUSIC, 8.30AM
Lauren Laverne announces the shortlist of the 12 Hyundai Mercury Prize albums of the year. The previously most nominated acts are P.J. Harvey, Radiohead and Arctic Monkeys, while last year’s winner was the concept album Psychodrama by rapper Dave. The winner will be announced on September 10.
FRIDAY BBC PROMS 2020: HOLLYWOOD RHAPSODY PROM, RADIO 3, 7.30PM
The ever popular John Wilson Orchestra celebrate ‘unsung’ Hollywood film scores plus a medley of theme songs from nonmusical movies in this 2013 Prom. The work of Erich Korngold, Max Steiner and Franz Waxman from such films as Casablanca (left), A Place In The Sun and Robin Hood is also featured.
SUMMER COMEDY FESTIVAL RADIO 4, 6.30PM
Over the next six weeks a comedian hosts a virtual festival with their favourite performers from stage, screen and literature. In the opening episode Miles Jupp’s choices include fellow comics Simon Munnery, Abandoman and Paul Sinha plus crime-writing queen Val McDermid and cricket commentator Alison Mitchell.