TODAY’S RADIO

JUST LIKE THAT 2.30PM, RADIO 4 EXTRA ★★★★

Some comedy acts who were brilliant in their day just don’t last, but Tommy Cooper, who was born in 1921 and died in 1984, is still funny. In his trademark fez, he appeared to lumber around the stage, messing up magic tricks, but was actually performing a different kind of magic. Milton Jones joins other admirers to celebrate the brilliant comic timing of a unique entertainer.

GARDENERS’ QUESTION TIME 3PM, RADIO 4 ★★★

House plants have brought a lot of pleasure, particularly to those without a garden, over the past long winter. Glossy green leaves, twining stems and exotic flowers have lifted spirits and transformed interiors. Indoor gardening does

House plants (3pm, Radio 4)

offer its own challenges, though. Various pests can appear from nowhere to tuck into prized plants, while draughts, radiators and haphazard watering can turn fine specimens into withered remains. This afternoon, the horticultural experts of this longrunning gardening programme offer advice and solutions.

THE CLASSIC FM CONCERT 8PM, CLASSIC FM ★★★

John Suchet celebrates the approach of spring with a selection of music that includes the liquid beauty of Delius’s On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring, Frank Bridge’s Spring Song and Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony.

BOOKS TO MAKE SPACE FOR ON THE BOOKSHELF 10.45PM, RADIO 3 ★★★

Inez Holden worked in an aircraft factory during the Second World War, contributed to a number of national newspapers, and covered the Nuremberg trials. She also wrote some good novels, including There’s No Story There, about dangerous wartime conditions in a rural munitions factory. Tonight,

Lisa Mullen tells Inez’s story.