RADIO CHOICE
GEMMA CAIRNEY continues her SOUND ODYSSEY (RADIO 4, 9AM, 9.30PM), in which she racks up the air miles by taking British artists for musical collaborations in countries around the world. For the fourth leg of her journey, the Radio 1 DJ takes Charlotte Church (pictured) to Kutaisi in Georgia to join in with a polyphonic singing group.
THE centrepoint of tonight’s FULL WORKS CONCERT (CLASSIC FM, 8PM) is Dvorak’s final symphony, From The New World, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the late, great Colin Davis. Music by Wagner, Albinoni, Borodin and Einaudi completes Jane Jones’s selection.
IN A new two-parter, Norman Cook — aka Fatboy Slim — tells the story of one of the most influential
albums in British pop music, YOU’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY (RADIO
2, 9PM). Twenty years after its release, Norman will reveal how he fused
together samples from a variety of artists — from John Barry to the James Gang — to produce one of the most iconic albums of the Nineties.
KEN CHENG: CHINESE COMEDIAN (RADIO 4,
11PM) has the BBC New Comedy Award finalist giving us a guide to BritishChinese culture. Ken begins his new stand-up series with his take on attitudes towards education.