Today’s radio choice Charlotte Runcie

Afterwords

RADIO 3, 6.45PM

The late American writer Toni Morrison is celebrated this afternoon in her own words along with context from the words of her literary peers, in this documentary produced by Shanida Scotland. The programme spans Morrison’s literary career as well as charting the history of the African-American experience, and revels in Morrison’s use of language and the power of her literature. There are contributions from Professor Farah Jasmine Griffin and from novelist Bernardine Evaristo, winner of the Booker Prize.

Sunday Night Is Music Night

RADIO 2, 7.00PM

We may be a while away from the return of Strictly

Come Dancing – in whatever post-pandemic form it’s due to take – but judge Bruno Tonioli brings a bit of Strictly sparkle to an operatic programme in this concert. Recorded at The London Palladium and featuring Joseph Calleja and Carly Paoli, and performances of Nessun Dorma, La Donna è Mobile, If I Loved You, Granada, O Sole Mio, Strangers in the Night, and Vilja, with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe.