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TODAY’S RADIO
Afternoon Concert
2PM, RADIO 3
Penny Gore introduces a recording of the Russian composer Anton Rubinstein’s steamy opera The Demon, which was composed in 1871 and based on the poem by Mikhail Lermontov. It had its world premiere earlier this year at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu, starring the Latvian bass-baritone Egils Silins in the title role as a fallen angel who seeks redemption through a woman’s love.
Tracks: Chimera
2.15PM, RADIO 4
Back for a new series comes Matthew Broughton’s awardwinning conspiracy thriller. Dr Helen Ash (Hattie Morahan, who played Alice in The Bletchley Circle) discovers she’s pregnant, but she hasn’t had sex since her husband died – 18 months ago – and things are about to get stranger in a dark, nine-part mystery that will have you hooked in no time...
Radio 2 In Concert
7.30PM, RADIO 2
The iconic British artist Paul Weller performs songs from his new album, True Meanings, as well as classic tracks, live from the BBC Radio Theatre in London. The former
Jam and Style Council front man, who has 14 solo albums under his belt, will be accompanied by a full orchestra for a concert that will also be broadcast on television via the BBC Red Button.
The Full Works Concert
8PM, CLASSIC FM
If you suddenly start to see a large number of men with more facial hair than usual, don’t be alarmed. Today is November 1, which marks the start of Movember – an annual event that involves the growing of moustaches to raise awareness of men’s health issues. And to mark the occasion, Catherine Bott features music written by the hairiest composers in the business, from Karl Jenkins and Edvard Grieg to Claude Debussy and Edward Elgar.
CMA Music Festival 2018
9PM, RADIO 2
In the final programme from the world’s biggest country music festival – held in Nashville, Tennessee – the Australian country star Morgan Evans introduces music and chat from Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, Dierks Bentley, Ricky Skaggs, Brett Eldredge,
Cole Swindell and many more.