TODAY’S RADIO

JAMIE CRICK

10AM, SCALA RADIO ★★★ During lockdown, many of us found comfort by spending time in parks and gardens. Samantha Walton has written a book about nature and wellbeing called Everybody Needs Beauty: In Search Of The Nature Cure. Samantha joins Jamie on this morning’s art and music show to talk about the connection between nature and our physical and mental health.

NEW STORYTELLERS

1.45PM, RADIO 4 ★★★ When anyone asks Steve what his job is, he has a tendency to reply, ‘I’m only a cleaner,’ yet Steve, along with thousands of other underpaid frontline workers, is an essential part of our long fight against Covid. In this programme of a week-long series, we hear how Steve, and people like him, are so much more than ‘only a cleaner’.

OPEN COUNTRY

3PM, RADIO 4 ★★★ Windsor Great Park, once the hunting ground of William the Conqueror, is known for its formal gardens, straight paths and neat lawns, but it is also a place of ancient woodland, twisting trails and wildlife habitats. The travel writer Ash Bhardwaj has a deep affection for the Park, where he spent many happy hours in his childhood, exploring the different landscapes. Here, Ash learns about the Park’s long history and the role that the late Duke of Edinburgh played as Ranger.

THE CLASSIC FM CONCERT

8PM, CLASSIC FM ★★★ James Horner, the prolific film composer whose credits include Braveheart and Titanic, wrote a restrained yet powerful score for the film Apollo 13. This evening, in a series showcasing the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, John Suchet includes a recording of Joel Mcneely conducting the ensemble for The Launch from that score.