Gossip and Goddesses With Granny Kumar

Radio 4, 6.30pm Meera Syal’s (right) comedy creation returns. The granny is lifting the boredom of being locked down without ut her family by hosting g her own chat show, and her guests include Samira Ahmed and Thandie Newton.

The third series of Ability (Radio 4, 11.30am) begins as Matt (Lee Ridley) meets a woman he likes, and they bond over their shared annoyance at people’s attitudes to disabilities.

In his new series Sideways (Radio 4, 4.30pm) author Matthew Syed sets out to explore some of the ideas that shape our world by telling us stories that challenge us to think differently.