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SHIRLEY COLLINS brought out an album of traditional songs in 1970, called Love, Death And The Lady. It was produced by her then husband, Austin John Marshall, and the unhappy state of their marriage cast a shadow over the recording. Most of the songs are dark, and one of them, The Oxford Girl, is downright creepy — causing the singer to remark: ‘It wasn’t easy music to listen to — I’m surprised anybody bought it at all.’ Shirley talks to John Wilson for this week’s MASTERTAPES (RADIO 4, 3.30PM) and takes questions from a studio audience about the album.

THE Brexit vote has been a boon to some businesses — such firms, many of them operating on Britain’s high streets, are aiding illegal migrants. FILE ON 4 (RADIO 4, 8PM) hears an undercover reporter getting

advice on how to get hold of fake documents, and an outwardly respectable firm offering to produce documentation to circumvent the UK’s immigration rules.

n THE fundamental laws of nature and physics apply across the cosmos — and in a humble cup of tea. Brian Cox and Robin Ince (pictured) are joined by comedian Russell Kane, engineer Danielle George and physicist Helen Czerski as they begin a new series of comedy science show THE INFINITE MONKEY CAGE (RADIO 4, 11PM) with an informed but entertaining account of the science of everyday life.