TODAY’S RADIO

MADE OF STRONGER STUFF

3.30PM, RADIO 4 ★★★★

The liver is the factory of the body. It turns food into energy, fights infections, takes toxins out of our systems and can regenerate itself. In this programme, a team of psychologists and medics talk about this mighty organ, and hear the story of the first person in the UK to donate part of their liver to a complete stranger.

SIMON EVANS GOES TO MARKET 6.30PM,

RADIO 4 ★★★★

Simon Evans, the smartly dressed stand-up whose comedy persona is that of a clever and tetchy headmaster, has been turning his thoughts to the future of our high streets. Shutters rattle, charity shops are full of cheap items that nobody wants,

and big department stores are closing down left, right and centre. Will ‘hot shops’, pop-ups and cafes fill the vacuum, or are our high streets doomed?

BLACK HILL, BLEAK SUMMER

8PM, RADIO 4 ★★★

Grim pictures of the burning carcasses of cattle became all too familiar in 2001. The

UK’S worst outbreak of foot and mouth disease was a catastrophe for many farmers. Dave Howard, who grew up in Herefordshire’s lovely Craswall valley, remembers the sense of doom and despair that filled this remote farming community. Now, he returns to Craswall, hears memories of those dark days, and wonders how the crisis should have been dealt with.

THE CLASSIC FM CONCERT

8PM, CLASSIC FM ★★★

Hymn To The Fallen by John Williams is a powerful, sombre and moving piece from the film Saving Private Ryan. John Suchet includes the hymn in tonight’s selection from his week-long series of music recorded by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. SJ