Today Saturday

Forgotten 80s Absolute 80s, 9pm

Matthew Rudd returns to the decade of big hair and big hits, unearthing songs that slipped under the radar.

Monday

In Concert: Madness

Radio 2, 3am and BBC Sounds The In Concert series draws to a close with a set from one of the great singles bands, recorded at BBC Radio Theatre in 2012. Features hits including One Step Beyond, Baggy Trousers, Embarrassment and House Of Fun.

Tuesday

Christmas House Party

BBC Radio, 5pm

In a rare link-up, Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw and Pete Tong, Radio 2’s Sara Cox, 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq, Radio 1Xtra’s Reece Parkinson and Asian Network’s Yasser come together to get the festive party started.

Wednesday

Sandi Toksvig’s Hygge Radio 4, 6.30pm

From a wooden cabin near a lake deep in the Danish countryside, former Bake Off presenter Sandi explores the concept of hygge (a feeling of cosiness and contentment) and the Danish way of life.

Thursday

Lauren Laverne

6 Music, 7.30am

New Order’s Stephen Morris chats to Lauren about his memoir, Fast Forward: Confessions Of A Post-punk Percussionist.

Friday

The Power Of Three

Radio 4, 11am

Cole Moreton presents a deeply personal account of what it’s like to have and to be triplets, as his children turn 18 and prepare to leave home. The series explores how triplets can think and feel differently to other kids, facing challenges as they grow.

Dermot O’leary

Radio 2, 8am

Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain joins Dermot to discuss her new TV series, Nadiya’s Melting Pot, in which she meets families keeping the traditions of their homeland alive through food.