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TODAY’S RADIO
THE LIFE SCIENTIFIC 9AM, 9.30PM, RADIO 4
★★★ Worrying experiments show that people can be coaxed into confessing to imaginary crimes. Julia Shaw is an expert on false memories, and has given crucial evidence in court cases. She talks to Jim Al-khalili about her work, and how growing up with a father suffering from delusions triggered her interest in false memories.
WOMEN IN STITCHES 11.30AM, RADIO 4
★★★★
The Bayeux Tapestry is actually an embroidery, and was probably created by Anglo-saxon women famed for their needlecraft.
The central section of the work tells the story of William the Conqueror’s 1066 invasion, but along the top and bottom are stitched accounts of tragedy, fear
and bawdiness. Abigail Youngman tries to unpick the secrets of the messages in the margins.
WORD OF MOUTH 4PM, RADIO 4
★★★★
Google Translate can be a handy tool if you need to use short phrases in other languages, but how good is it for longer or subtle material? Michael Rosen examines various machine translations, and explores developments in speech recognition, AI and neural machine translation.
THE ESSAY: THE WELLTEMPERED CLAVIER
10.45PM, RADIO 3 ★★★★
In 1722, Bach published his book of preludes and fugues in every available key. The ‘clavier’ of the title referred to any keyboard instrument; the ‘well-tempered’ refers to the instrument’s tuning. In this second of a series that has admirers of Bach celebrating
300 years since the publication of the book, newsreader Clive Myrie tells us how Bach’s music inspired him as a child, and has been a source of calm and peace on challenging and sometimes dangerous assignments.