TODAY’S RADIO

SOUL MUSIC 10.30AM, RADIO 4

★★★★

Tim Buckley’s haunting Song To The Siren draws on the ancient myths of sailors lured to their deaths by the sweet voices of the Sirens. Tim died young from an overdose, and Jeff – the son he hardly knew, who was also a singer – drowned, aged 30, while out swimming. This programme on music that touches the soul shares true-life stories connected with this mysterious track.

JACK PEPPER’S CULTURE BUNKER 6PM, SCALA RADIO

★★★ Samantha Barks sparkles amid the icicles at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the stage musical version of Frozen. Samantha is no stranger to musicals, having starred in Cabaret, Oliver! and

Les Miserables. She joins pianist and composer Jack Pepper to talk about the dazzling musical that’s lighting up London’s Theatreland.

NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS 9PM, RADIO 2 ★★★★

Songwriters hang around in Nashville, hoping that they can come up with the next big country hit. Writing a great country song isn’t that easy, though – the big hits often sound simple, but a lot of skill and hard work have gone into that deceptive simplicity. Ed Sheeran, a keen admirer of country music, looks at hits by Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift and others to find out how to write a country classic.

THE POET AND THE ECHO 9.45PM, RADIO 4

★★★

‘Come buy our orchard fruits, Come buy, come buy.’ What is it that the wicked goblins are selling, and why are their tempting fruits so dangerous? Here, Louise Welsh reimagines Christina Rossetti’s curious poem Goblin Market, setting the action in a market town where an artist becomes entranced by a sinister fruit seller. SUSAN JEFFREYS

Ed Sheeran (9pm, Radio 2)