TODAY’S RADIO

THE MICHAEL BALL SHOW

11AM, RADIO 2 ★★★★

Belinda Carlisle joins Michael with news of her new album reissues, which include her hit singles In Too Deep and Always Breaking My Heart. Jodie Lancet-grant is also on the show to talk about her new children’s book, The Pirate Mums, which tells the story of young Billy, whose family constantly sing shanties, dance hornpipes and keep a foul-mouthed parrot.

THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH

12.04PM, RADIO 4 ★★★★

Richard Osman unintentionally stirred up rage and fury in Tunbridge Wells with a remark about Waitrose. We find out the whole fearsome story when he talks on the theme of supermarkets in this panel show that mixes lies and truth. David

Mitchell is in the chair; Richard’s fellow panellists are Holly Walsh, Henning Wehn and Zoe Lyons.

WORDS AND MUSIC

5.30PM, RADIO 3 ★★★★ The bandoneon player and composer Astor Piazzolla was born 100 years ago, and is still considered the devil incarnate by some citizens of Buenos Aires because he dared to write new tangos. His dramatic, innovative music became known as nuevo tango and even today, old-school dancers will flounce off if a Piazzolla track is played. In this programme, we hear some of Piazzolla’s great but divisive music.

BBC PROMS 2021

7PM, RADIO 3 ★★★★

Simon Rattle takes to the rostrum at the Royal Albert Hall to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra for three symphonies by Igor Stravinsky. The concert ends with the Russian composer’s bold and dynamic Symphony In Three Movements. It was written during the Second World War, when the composer was in exile in the US. He referred to this turbulent piece as his War Symphony.

Richard Osman (12.04pm, R4)