...AND THE BEST RADIO
SUNDAY
RADCLIFFE AND MACONIE RADIO 6 MUSIC, 7AM
Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie’s guest is best-selling Norwegian thriller writer Jo Nesbo. After talking about new book The Kingdom, Nesbo reveals the first record he owned, the most recent one he’s enjoyed, and the one that means ‘everything’ to him.
THE LISTENING SERVICE – LATIN AMERICA: IT TAKES TWO RADIO 3, 5PM
As part of Radio 3’s focus on Latin America, The Listening Service charts the rise of the sexy, sinewy tango from the slums of Buenos Aires to ballrooms around the world, peaking in popularity in, of all places, Finland, which has its own version (FINtango) of the dance.
MONDAY
LOVE BY RODDY DOYLE RADIO 4, MON-FRI, 12.05PM & 10.45PM
Brendan Gleeson reads the latest novel from the author of The Commitments and Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, in which two old mates spend a night trawling Dublin’s bars and their memories of loves, life and what drove them apart.
TUESDAY
THE WEDDING DETECTIVES RADIO 4, 11AM
Charlotte Sibtain and journalist Cole Moreton are fascinated by old wedding photos and the stories behind them. Here they investigate pictures from a 1959 high-society marriage that leads them to Cornwall, Einstein and a murder trial.
WEDNESDAY
RADIO 3 IN CONCERT RADIO 3, 7.30PM This Changing Times concert is part of the Southbank Centre’s Inside Out season. Thierry Fischer conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Vivaldi’s Violin Concerto in B flat, the teenage Schubert’s Symphony No 2, plus works by Max Reger and Thomas Larcher.
THURSDAY
THE FORUM: SINGER, ACTOR AND ACTIVIST PAUL ROBESON BBC WORLD SERVICE, 10.05AM & 12.05AM
A discussion about the groundbreaking black performer (above), best known for his rendition of Ol’ Man River in the 1936 musical Show Boat, and also his support for many left-wing causes. This made him unpopular in the US, especially in the McCarthy era, and his career suffered as a result.
SATURDAY
DERMOT O’LEARY RADIO 2, 8AM
Gunners fan Dermot O’Leary admits to shedding tears when Arsène Wenger left Arsenal after 22 years. Let’s hope he remains dryeyed talking to the Frenchman about his autobiography, My Life In Red And White.