Grounded With Louis Theroux

Radio 4, 7.15pm Riz Ahmed (right) discusses acting in such films as Rogue One and Four Lions, his rap career, why he almost quit Oxford University and the impact of Covid-19 on his family.

Stewart Lee, Angela Hartnett and Salena Godden chat to Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith during Loose Ends (Radio 4, 6.15pm). Music comes from K.T. Tunstall and Sleaford Mods.

Archive On 4: The Alliance (Radio 4, 8pm) speculates on why Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan met in 1982. Were they conspiring to bring down the USSR or sharing their experiences of surviving assassination attempts?