RADIO CHOICE

THE Great Exhibition of the North is a summer-long event that praises the spirit of the North of England. LAUREN LAVERNE (10AM, BBC 6 MUSIC) joins in that celebration as she broadcasts her show from Sage Gateshead this morning. Lauren will be chatting with singer Roisin Murphy and featuring music from Rachel Unthank and Maximo Park’s Paul Smith.

THE NHS has its roots in South Wales. In 1890, various benevolent societies came together to form the Tredegar Workmen’s Medical Aid and Sick Relief Fund, which, by 1933, offered help to most of the local population. It was partly the success of the fund that inspired Aneurin Bevan to found a National Health Service. OUT OF TREDEGAR (RADIO 4, 11AM) follows

Michael Sheen as he heads into the Welsh valleys to explore the background to Bevan’s campaign. PULL on your polo shirts, legwarmers, puffy sleeves and peg-top trousers — the Eighties are back! Gary Davies is in Ibiza to kick off a big weekend celebrating three decades of dance music from the Balearic island. Tonight’s special, four hour-long SOUNDS OF THE 80S

(RADIO 2, 8PM) includes live performances from Spandau Ballet’s Tony Hadley, Carol Decker of T’Pau (pictured), The Fizz and Bonnie Tyler.