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TODAY’S RADIO
AYRES ON THE AIR 7AM, 5PM, RADIO 4 EXTRA
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‘Oh, I wish I’d looked after me teeth.’ Pam Ayres turned 75 yesterday, so Radio 4 Extra has put together a compilation of her poems about getting older. Pam takes a humorous view of the miserable business of deterioration and decay, and poems about being Too Fat, buying a Wonderbra and wondering Will I Have To Be Sexy At Sixty? are included in this selection.
PEOPLE FIXING THE WORLD 8.06AM, 3.06PM, 11.06PM, BBC WORLD SERVICE ★★★
All that hair that lay on barbers’ and hairdressers’ floors after lockdown could have solved a few problems. Human hair is a fantastic fertilizer, full of nitrogen that’s good for plants. Hair clippings can
also be woven into mats that can be used to soak up oil spills. Today, we hear from entrepreneurs who are keen to get this valuable resource off the salon floor and into planet-saving projects.
SITTING DUCKS 11AM, RADIO 4
Stalking is a sinister crime. It can cast a deep shadow over victims, turning their homes into prisons and making every trip away from home fraught with danger. New legislation was introduced two years ago to give victims extra protection from such persecution. Since then, Gracie Spinks and Yasmin Chkaifi were murdered by their stalkers. Lucinda Borrell asks police, lawmakers and victims about the failure of this legislation.
THE WORLD OF SIMON RICH 6.30PM, RADIO 4
Simon Rich has written for The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live and Pixar movies. He also writes novels, short stories, films and the sitcom Miracle Workers. Tonight, he’s back on Radio 4 with a show of comic tales performed by Mathew Baynton and other comedy stars. SJ