TODAY’S RADIO

THE SMUGGLERS’ TRAIL 11AM, RADIO 4

★★★★

Night is falling as Rob Lawrie, a former soldier, heads to a clearing in a forest. He’s on his way to a dangerous meeting with a gang leader and five armed men. The gang leader is a human trafficker who can make up to £100,000 a night from Channel crossings. Rob hears how this criminal trade works; then, bravely, he tackles the smuggler over his role in the deaths of a family of five who drowned when their boat sank a few miles from the French coast.

PAST FORWARD: A CENTURY OF SOUND ★★★★

7PM, RADIO 4

The England footballer David Beckham’s foot caused a nationwide groan of despair in June 1998. Greg Jenner listens

to broadcasts leading up to the round-of-16 clash between England and Argentina at the World Cup. England had dared to dream of victory – then, Beckham got a red card, and the ordeal of a penalty shoot-out loomed. Greg hears about the fading of England’s hope of victory and the rise of young Beckham’s fortunes.

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

Erik Satie’s strange, sweet music seems to float from the piano to listeners’ ears. In this programme, John Suchet includes Gnossienne No 5, one of Satie’s formless yet carefully crafted works.

CROWDSCIENCE 8.30PM, BBC WORLD SERVICE

★★★

A player rolls around in pain as the pitch-side physiotherapist runs to the rescue. The immediate problem is to work out how bad the injury is, then determine what course of action to take. A bit of massage might be applied, but, apart from dealing with cramp, what’s the point of the exercise? Caroline Steel talks to sport and medical professionals about the benefits of massage. SJ

David Beckham (7pm, Radio 4)