ED REARDON’S CHRISTMAS WEEK

6.30PM, RADIO 4 HHHHH Will the Lock-keeper’s Arms open for the hack writer and professional freeloader? Ed has had a good lockdown, getting a commission to write Sourdough Diaries.

Now, all he needs is somewhere to lay his grizzled head and to self-isolate from his needy family.

Sarah Beeny (8pm, Classic FM) Andrew Nickolds and Chris Douglas deliver a yuletide comedy special following the adventures of cunning, curmudgeonly Ed.