Drama: Neil Gaiman’s The Sleeper And The Spindle

Radio 4, 3pm Penelope Wilton (right), Gwendoline Christie, Ralph Ineson and Gaiman n himself feature in a magical festive fairy y tale involving three dwarves, rves a mysterious plague and a soldierqueen who’s about to be married.

Prue Leith is the first of this year’s guest editors on Today (Radio 4, 7am). Margaret Atwood and Evan Spiegel are among those taking over future editions.

Archive On 4: It’s Behind You! The Weird And Wonderful Story Of British Pantomime (Radio 4, 8pm) takes a look at one of the nation’s Christmas institutions which, sadly, few of us have been able to enjoy in 2020.