Today Saturday
Forgotten 80s Absolute 80s, 9pm
Matthew Rudd returns to the decade of big hair and big hits, unearthing songs that slipped under the radar.
Monday
In Concert: Madness
Radio 2, 3am and BBC Sounds The In Concert series draws to a close with a set from one of the great singles bands, recorded at BBC Radio Theatre in 2012. Features hits including One Step Beyond, Baggy Trousers, Embarrassment and House Of Fun.
Tuesday
Christmas House Party
BBC Radio, 5pm
In a rare link-up, Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw and Pete Tong, Radio 2’s Sara Cox, 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq, Radio 1Xtra’s Reece Parkinson and Asian Network’s Yasser come together to get the festive party started.
Wednesday
Sandi Toksvig’s Hygge Radio 4, 6.30pm
From a wooden cabin near a lake deep in the Danish countryside, former Bake Off presenter Sandi explores the concept of hygge (a feeling of cosiness and contentment) and the Danish way of life.
Thursday
Lauren Laverne
6 Music, 7.30am
New Order’s Stephen Morris chats to Lauren about his memoir, Fast Forward: Confessions Of A Post-punk Percussionist.
Friday
The Power Of Three
Radio 4, 11am
Cole Moreton presents a deeply personal account of what it’s like to have and to be triplets, as his children turn 18 and prepare to leave home. The series explores how triplets can think and feel differently to other kids, facing challenges as they grow.
Dermot O’leary
Radio 2, 8am
Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain joins Dermot to discuss her new TV series, Nadiya’s Melting Pot, in which she meets families keeping the traditions of their homeland alive through food.