Today’s radio

DERMOT O’LEARY

8AM, RADIO 2 ★★★★

Dermot is a past master at coaxing big stars to forgo their Saturday-morning lie-in so they can rock up to his studio and perform live. Today, he’s got

Tom, Tim, Richard and Jesse – who collectively make up Keane – along to perform tracks from their new album, Cause And Effect. Very different from their previous offerings, the album deals with the break-up of relationships, guilt, depression – and hope. It marks a serious change in direction for the band, covers difficult territory, and packs an emotional punch.

GRAHAM NORTON

10AM, RADIO 2 ★★★★ Christmas is coming, and NHS staff are already sorting out the festive rotas. A&E departments will be

Nadiya Hussain (10am, Radio 2) busy during the holiday season, dealing with all kinds of bizarre yuletide injuries. Ex-doctor Adam Kay joins Graham for strange tales from his new book, Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas, while Nadiya Hussain talks about her new memoir, Finding My Voice. Beverley Knight also pops by with news of her latest album.

PICK OF THE POPS

1PM, RADIO 2 ★★★★

It’s National Album Day, so

Paul Gambaccini picks his way through the 40 bestselling albums of the 21st century to select tracks from the likes of Robbie Williams, Michael Buble, Adele and Amy Winehouse.

THE REPUBLICANS

2.30PM, RADIO 4 ★★★★

Has the President gone round the bend? Are the Republicans playing dangerous games with a hostile power? Set in 1987, this black comedy drama, based on first-hand accounts from the Ronald Reagan years, follows the bizarre behind-the-scenes action of the murky Iran-contra affair – and it makes the current White House crew seem quite normal. SUSAN JEFFREYS