RADIO CHOICE

BEFORE the Sixties, people didn’t survive kidney failure. Certain treatments allowed sufferers to buy a little time, but the eventual outcome was always the same. Then, the artificial kidney machine was introduced, bringing hope and life to many — but also huge moral dilemmas for medics. There were not enough machines, and somehow, difficult decisions had to be made about who would live and who would

die. Sally Sheard tells the story as she continues her series of NATIONAL HEALTH STORIES (RADIO 4, 1.45PM).

BARRY HUMPHRIES, the man behind the make-up of Dame Edna Everage, has teamed up with the cabaret star Meow Meow. The two of them (pictured) are fascinated by the music of the Weimar Republic and have put together a show of some of their favourite

works from the period. They describe the songs as ‘music that Hitler hated’, and give us a taste of their show on this afternoon’s IN TUNE (RADIO 3, 5PM).

THE Rheingans Sisters are, in the world of folk music, the real deal. Rowan and Anna were brought up in rural Derbyshire and were taught music by their mother. Their father makes their instruments, and they can play pretty much anything they put their hands to. They will be on THE FOLK SHOW WITH MARK RADCLIFFE (RADIO 2, 8PM) to play a live session and talk about their summer tour.