Drama: Faith, Hopep And Glory

Radio 4, 9.30am

Monday-Wednesday, Radio 4, 2.15pm Each episode of Rex Orbano’s three-part drama takes place in post-war Britain and d focuses on a different nt couple. It begins with th Clement and Gloria, who are about to realise what is most important to them. Pippa Bennett-Warner (above) and Stefan Adegbola head the cast.

In new series Life Chances (MondayFriday, Radio 4, 1.45pm) Athar Ahmad tries to understand why three of his classmates became murder victims.

Book Of The Week: How To Avoid A Climate Disaster (Monday-Friday, Radio 4, 9.45am & 12.30am) focuses on Bill Gates’ environmental plans.

Josie Long (right) returns with another er batch of short documentaries. As Sunday was Valentine’s Day, she e begins by exploring love, with the story of Ruth Coker Burks – who took care of hundreds ndreds of men during the Aids epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s – among the subjects.

In England’s Level Best (Radio 4, 11am) Sebastian Payne investigates what Boris Johnson’s plan to tackle regional inequality may mean for residents, policitians and business owners across the North of England and the Midlands.

Rana Mitter hears Majed Akhter and Samira Shackle’s views on Pakistan in Free Thinking (Radio 3, 10pm).

The writer (right) explores the history y of five different mineral waters, beginning with arguably the most famous of them all – Perrier. He investigates gates how and why the water ater from the south of France took the world by storm, and asks Nestlé about the environmental impact of its product.

Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Beverley Knight join in the fun on comedy show Gossip And Goddesses With Granny Kumar (Radio 4, 6.30pm).

New Generation Artists (Radio 3, 4.30pm) features performances by Kyrgyzstan-born soprano Katharina Konradi and Berlin-based string ensemble the Armida Quartett.

Radio 4, 6.30pm For more than 20 years, Keyes (right) ) has been writing fiction about modern women. Now she’s back for r a second run of her r series in which she’s e’s joined by her friend, actress Tara Flynn. It begins with readings from Keyes’ non-fiction work, recounting her experiences in Patagonia and an encounter with rock legend Robert Plant.

John Keats: Life And After-Life (Radio 4, 11.30am) is a two-part profile of the great English Romantic poet.

Stewart Campbell and Ian Dunnett Jr star in Drama: The Elder Son (Radio 4, 2.15pm), an adaptation of the play by Russian Alexander Vampilov.