TODAY’S RADIO

THE ALIEN BIRDS HAVE LANDED

11.45AM, RADIO 4 (FM) HHH Ruddy ducks were introduced into Britain from North America in 1948 by the naturalist Peter Scott. It wasn’t Scott’s greatest idea – these stout, aggressive birds took to Britain’s rivers and lakes like proverbial ducks to water. Soon, the ruddy ducks were seen as pests, and they have been shot to near extinction here. Alison Steadman compares the fate of this North American arrival with that of the Canada goose, which has been able to make itself very much at home on these shores.

BBC PROMS CHAMBER MUSIC

1PM, RADIO 3 HHHH

The violinist Nicola Benedetti is joined by pianist Alexei Grynyuk and cellist Leonard Elschenbroich in this concert recorded in 2015.

Nicola Benedetti (1pm, Radio 3) They open with a stormy piano trio by Brahms, then finish the show with a modern work of shimmering harmonies, written by Arlene Sierra; it has the lovely title Butterflies Remember A Mountain.

WE SIGH FOR HOUSES

4.30PM, RADIO 4 HHH Being the child of a compulsive hoarder is difficult. The poet

Aviva Dautch spent her childhood in a home that was so full of random items that she often had to sleep in the bath, and, when her mother died, Aviva had to clear tonnes of rubbish from the house. In this programme, Aviva recalls the chaos she grew up in, and wonders how others living in similar circumstances have coped with lockdown.

SUNDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT

7PM, RADIO 2 HHHH Ken Bruce presents a concert of guitar music – given by jazz guitarist Martin Taylor, folk guitarist Martin Simpson and classical guitarist Milos Karadaglic – which includes the hit Apache by The Shadows, plus Rodrigo’s gorgeous evocation of Spain, Concierto de Aranjuez. SJ