On the Radio Seven Days

Today

Liam Byrne’s String Theories: Friction Radio 3, 1pm

Viola da gamba player Liam Byrne selects his favourite music for strings, drawing out threads of connectivity in unusual places.

Monday

Discovery World Service, 8.30pm

Roland Pease explores how climate change and increased rains have driven an East African invasion of locusts, and asks if there is any way that science and engineering can help prevent this happening again.

Tuesday

Radio 3, 7.30pm

The soulful music of UK vocal sensation Lianne La Havas is given the symphonic treatment at the Barbican Hall by the BBC SO and its new Creative Artist In Association, Jules Buckley.

Wednesday

More Or Less Radio 4, 9am

Tim Harford explains – and sometimes debunks – many of the statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.

Thursday

The Forum: 1918 Pandemic World Service, 10am

It’s been called the mother of all pandemics: In 1918 a form of influenza swept the planet, uniting the world in disaster on a par with the First World War. What can the Spanish Flu teach us about the coronavirus pandemic? Three world experts join Bridget Kendall on The Forum.

Friday

Cillian Murphy’s Music Mixtape 6 Music, 7pm

Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy invites listeners to share his passion for music and join him on an outing through his collection.There’s another chance to hear Cillian talk to Max Porter, author of Grief Is A Thing With Feathers.

Saturday

Alan Titchmarsh Classic FM, 7am

Join Alan for three hours of the best music, including a Great British Discovery, his Gardening Tip and the Hall of Fame Hour.