Sounds Of Paul McCartney

Radio 2, 9pm

In celebration of

Sir Paul’s (right)

80th birthday, BBC radio has delved into its own archive to find amazing performances and interviews. The programme takes listeners back to the early days of The Beatles and charts almost 60 years of the singersongwriter’s amazing career.

Opera On 3 (Radio 3, 6.30pm) features ENO’s recent production of Janácek’s The Cunning Little Vixen, recorded at the Coliseum in London. Sally Matthews takes the title role.

In Sound Of Cinema (Radio 3, 3pm), Matthew Sweet showcases music from the Star Trek movies by Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner.