RADIO CHOICE

CLIMB aboard THE TRAIN AT PLATFORM 4 (RADIO 4 (FM), 11.30AM),

where the passengers include a celebrity cat heading for a careerchanging audition. It’s Friday night, and the weary train crew look forward to a weekend off — but then, the cat goes missing. Kenneth Collard (pictured), Rosie Cavaliero, Ali Shahalom and Amy Gledhill are the

stars of this brand-new sitcom from Hugh Dennis and Steve Punt, which got off to a good start last week, and stays right on track in episode two.

CUT down on the amount of clothes you buy, and repair the ones you’ve got, and you will have done something to help to save the planet. If you’re likely to throw a garment away rather than get out the needle and thread, tune in to NEW YEAR SOLUTIONS

(RADIO 4, 2.45PM) and listen to what Jo Fidgen has to say about the damage done by fast fashion.

SCHUBERT’S music, despite its complex subtleties, always sounds as if it comes straight from the heart, just like Luciano Pavarotti’s voice. John Suchet includes Pavarotti singing Schubert’s prayer of a song, Ave Maria, in tonight’s CLASSIC FM CONCERT (8PM), and the combined effect is deeply moving. The Austrian composer’s Fifth Symphony and his delightful ‘Trout’ Quintet are also on the bill.