Love Monday- Friday, Radio 4, , 12 midday y

y, Brendan Gleeson (right) right) reads Roddy Doyle’s s touching novel about old friends Davy and Joe, who have drifted apart over the years. On a rare night out, drink nk inspires the duo to revisit the haunts of f their Dublin youth, during which they reconcile their versions of the past.

A Natural History Of Ghosts (Monday-Friday, Radio 4, 1.45pm) charts Kirsty Logan’s efforts to find out when the notion of hauntings first began. Her research takes her to North America and Ancient Egypt.

Michael Morpurgo’s Folk Journeys (Radio 4, 4pm) is a new series in which the author explores how folk songs have reflected human experiences.