A Plague On All Our Houses

Radio 4, 11.30am

Gregory Doran (right), director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, discusses how this year’s pandemic has as given him a deeper r understanding of how the Bard’s work was influenced by the plagues that broke out in Britain during his lifetime.

Ken Bruce (9.30am) welcomes musician and fellow Radio 2 presenter Jamie Cullum, who becomes the latest artist to take part in House Music.

In Free Thinking (Radio 3, 10pm) Matthew Sweet and his guests trace the life and career of iconic actress and singer Marlene Dietrich, who went from Germany to Hollywood.