Drama: Murmuration

Radio 4, 2.15pm

Christopher Eccleston (right) stars in Christine Entwistle’s heartwarming drama. Barnaby hears voices in his head, but when he meets s a friendly neighbour ur (played by Entwistle herself), they bond over the birds that visit their block of flats.

Book Of The Week: Bessie Smith (Monday-Friday, Radio 4, 9.45am & 12.30am) is Jackie Kay’s mix of biography, fiction, music and memoir that paints a portrait of the blues singer’s tempestuous life.

Dr Aleks Krotoski begins a new series of The Digital Human (Radio 4, 4.30pm) by exploring the power of toys and play in shaping our technological future.