RADIO CHOICE

YOU’LL never look at the humble corridor in the same light again after listening to THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE CORRIDOR (RADIO 4, 11AM). Dr Rachel Hurdley finds out how this ambiguous space ‘reflects society, influences behaviour and provides the perfect place for a chance meeting’.

IN HER raw and emotional memoir GLUE (RADIO 4 (FM), 2.15PM), the Manchester poet Louise Wallwein tells the true story of her meeting with her Irish birth mother three decades after being put up for adoption as a baby. Julie Hesmondhalgh, star of Coronation Street and Broadchurch, plays her kindly social worker.

THIS week’s FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT (RADIO 2, 8PM) is

Radio 2’s official birthday party. In a special concert, Ken Bruce (pictured) — with the help of the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Stephen Bell — recalls some of the great programmes and moments of the station’s 50-year history. Members of the Radio 2 family past and present gather at the Hackney Empire in London for a good old catch-up and to remember shows such as Open House, Breakfast Special, Late Night Extra, The News Huddlines, Waggoner’s Walk, Sing Something Simple and many more.