RADIO

Writing’s On The Wall

Radio 4, 4pm

Martin Perry delves into the secretive world of sporting superstitions. At the Muller Indoor Grand Prix in Glasgow, athletics stars reveal their good luck charms, and we hear why Argentinian legend Diego Maradona (above) once tried to get his hands (or feet) on former Spurs striker Clive Allen’s lucky boots.

There is another chance to hear the BBC National Orchestra Of Wales performing Mozart and Ravel in

Radio 3 In Concert (Radio 3, 7.30pm).

In The Essay: New Generation Thinkers (Radio 3, 10.45pm), historian Emily Cock examines prejudices concerning facial scarring.