SUSAN JEFFREYS’ Radio Week

DERMOT O’LEARY

SATURDAY, 8AM, RADIO 2 ★★★★ The genial Gary Barlow joins Dermot this morning to talk about his upcoming

BBC Maestro masterclass course, in which he will be sharing songwriting tips.

YOU’VE GOT TO BE CAREFULLY TAUGHT

SATURDAY, 9PM, RADIO 2 ★★★★ Rodgers and Hammerstein fought to keep the bitterly brilliant You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught in their sun-filled musical South Pacific. In this first of a two-part series on serious social issues in the frothy world of musicals, we hear about this powerful song against racism.

SUNDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT

SUNDAY, 7PM, RADIO 2 ★★★★

Joel Grey presents a concert full of the old razzle-dazzle in this celebration of Chicago, Cabaret and other sharp musicals by songwriters Kander and Ebb.

FALL: THE MYSTERY OF ROBERT MAXWELL

MONDAY-FRIDAY, 9.45AM (FM), 12.30AM, RADIO 4 ★★★★

The naked body of Robert Maxwell was found in the Atlantic Ocean in 1991. Did he jump? Did he fall, or was he pushed from his yacht? Henry Goodman reads from John Preston’s new biography about the ruthless tycoon’s decline and fall.

THE JAZZ SHOW WITH JAMIE CULLUM

TUESDAY, 9PM, RADIO 2 ★★★★

Lady Blackbird’s sweet, husky voice evokes memories of great past jazz singers. The American west coast vocalist, aka Marley Munroe, joins Jamie Cullum for tracks from her album Black Acid Soul.

SIDEWAYS

WEDNESDAY, 4PM, RADIO 4 ★★★★ Matthew Syed begins a new series that takes a sideways look at past events with a re-examination of a trial that saw a mother sent to prison for killing her two children.

RAMBLINGS

THURSDAY, 3PM, RADIO 4 ★★★★ Anneka Rice joins Clare Balding for a walk, and admits to having had ‘a bit of a crush’ on Clare. Anneka explains why as the two of them walk along a London stretch of the Thames Path.