THE BEST AUDIO SHOWS TO LISTEN TO THIS WEEK

ROCKONTEURS Face to face with the biggest names in rock

Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp and bassist Guy Pratt (who’s worked with Roxy Music and Madonna, among others) are your genial hosts for this podcast, amiably chatting to their mates -– who just happen to be some of the biggest names in music. Guests include Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, Stewart Copeland from The Police, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson and The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. Each episode is chock-full of great anecdotes.

MEDICAL MINEFIELD Today’s health issues dissected

The Mail on Sunday’s health editors, Barney Calman and Eve Simmons (right), take a deep dive into the medical issues of the day. This week, can rapid temperature checks really help spot Covid? Experts tell Medical Minefield why they could do more harm than good...

GROUNDED WITH LOUIS THEROUX Return of the arch

interrogator

For this BBC Radio 4 podcast, Theroux subjects guests including I May Destroy You’s Michaela Coel, director Oliver Stone, fellow documentary-maker Jon Ronson and actor (and cousin) Justin Theroux to his trademark probing interviews. Candid and revealing.

UNEARTHED: MYSTERIES FROM AN UNSEEN WORLD Amazing botanical stories, right on Kew

This fascinating show from Kew’s

Royal Botanic Gardens looks at botanical discoveries and the importance of plants. It covers plant cures, zombie fungus, the use of plant poisons in murder, the illegal trade in endangered plants, and how we can use plants to heal the human body. Utterly fascinating.