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TODAY’S RADIO
Start The Week 9AM, 9.30PM, RADIO 4 The civil engineer John Armitt is on this morning’s programme. Armitt was the man responsible for the tricky task of getting the infrastructure for the London Olympics delivered on time. He is now heading a team advising negotiators on engineering and infrastructure projects affected by Brexit. The novelist Robert Harris and the MP Margaret Hodge are also in the studio. A Dangerous Innocence 9.45AM (FM), 12.30AM, RADIO 4 Elizabeth Jane Howard was glamorous and talented. She was an actress, a model and the bestselling author of The Cazalet Chronicle. Her husbands included the naturalist Peter Scott and the author Kingsley Amis. Her love life was turbulent, and a late affair with a con man almost ruined her. Artemis Cooper, who knew Elizabeth, has written this biography of a woman who tried to make sense of life by writing about it. Shrinking Population 11AM, RADIO 4 It seems that Japanese youngsters have gone off love. They like their independence, and are reluctant to marry. Consequently, the Japanese population is dwindling, and the government is worried. Tulip Mazumdar reports. Blink 2.15PM, RADIO 4 Sophie and Jonah are shy loners, at a loss in London. Chance brings them together and love blossoms, but it’s a strange and contactless kind of relationship. It may seem odd to others, but, as Sophie says, ‘Love is not a cast-iron set of symptoms.’ Simon Mayo Drivetime 5PM, RADIO 2 Three glamorous siblings – who happen to be witches – hold the entire school in their thrall, and new girl River wants to be their friend. The author Laure Eve joins Simon Mayo to talk about her new thriller, The Graces – a book that is full of dark mysteries and drama.
Jools Holland
11PM, RADIO 2 The guitarist Chris Spedding is a singer, songwriter, musician, composer and record producer. He joins Jools for a spot of quality fretwork tonight.